Taking a Walk on the Wild(life) Side

This weekend was "Family Day". As part of the Rec Club organising this, I had to be up bright and early, and on my way to the Zoo to fulfil my "duties". Brought the 2 monsters with me (with maid in tow, seeing as I would be otherwise preoccupied with my duties), and it would appear they had a ball of a time. There was fun and games, a treasure hunt, feeding of the elephants, a miniature horse and a boa constrictor made special appearances, lots of little kiddies running around, and a lucky draw which included 2 PSPs to be won (evidently the highlight of the entire event)! The proceedings went smoothly enough, and we even got some additional perks due to the identities of our "VIPs"... :)

The 2 elephants that made an appearance caused a minor commotion amongst the guests. Lots of people fighting to feed fruits to them. We found out how elephants ate watermelons! :)

This beautiful 4-year-old boa constrictor made a guest appearance during the event. Apparently, they live to an average of 50 years, so this one's a toddler... There're no fangs in this one, as a constrictor kills by squeezing the life out of its prey (as implied by its name). So, go on, it's safe to stroke the guest star!

No, it's not a pony. It's a "miniature horse". And a fiesty one, this was. Kept biting the rope that was its "leash" and shaking its head whenever guests got near to pose for photos with it. Bizarre, really. To see such a stunted animal.

Getting a body tattoo. They're starting so young these days...

Feeding the manatees. *burp*

Phwoarr!! Check out the size of the catfish!!

*Huge sigh of relief* I believe that's MY duty for the Rec Club done for the year.