Taking off work early to go to the zoo in the middle of winter is a unique experience. It's mainly that there is nobody else there. An empty park has the draw back of having no one to talk to about what you seeing and none of the side attractions, like snack shacks and tour guides, that your use to seeing. What it offers, however, is some of the animals paying as much attention to you as you are to them.
The Emu's were the most active as I approached their enclosure. A pair of the world's second largest birds fallowing me around is an odd type of fun. Sadly, my poor photography skills lead to pictures of fence posts, not birds. All the problems I had with the camera I borrowed lead to me missing the best photo opp I day all day in the giraffe house.
The high light of my day was walking into the giraffe enclosure and meeting Billy whom happens to be the tallest living creature in north america. He approached the window I was at and began rubbing his head against the plexiglass. Seeing an animal with a head the size of my upper body mere inches away was a humbling and awesome moment.
I'd like to think of myself as Tarzan or the Jungle Book's Mowgli living and playing with these animals. It doesn't happen much on a day to day basis so these zoo moments are special.
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