It's like a match made in heaven. Jordan loves to watch animals, but is also wishes they would keep a respectable distance. Zoos are not only okay with this; they make sure it happens.
Jordan and Mark finally found a nice day to visit the Manhattan Zoo. We got there at 4:00, thinking that would give us an hour of animal viewing before it closed. As we were going in, the lady at the ticket booth mentioned that they put the animals away at 4:30. And so began a very hurried attempt to see a lot of animals in 30 minutes.
Overall, it worked out well. It was still a little chilly, so a short stop wasn't a bad thing. Plus, Jordan didn't want to be "down" for much of the trip, so Mark's back appreciated less carrying time.
Jordan enjoyed the anteater and red wolf that were living together in one of the large pens. It was a while before he stopped pointing in their direction and asking to go back to the "animals." But, we found a creepy emu who followed us around for a while, and that captured Jordan's attention (there was a fence between us, fyi).
He also enjoyed the Tigers who came right up to the edge of the cage (about 5 feet away). There were red pandas (picture above), flamingos, racoons, ducks, and tons of other creatures. The animals he talked about the most, though, were the little monkeys.
Jordan was disappointed that we couldn't find the chimpanzees in their cage. As he pointed out, they were "hiding." But, he did get to pet the statue out front.
Jordan and Mark finally found a nice day to visit the Manhattan Zoo. We got there at 4:00, thinking that would give us an hour of animal viewing before it closed. As we were going in, the lady at the ticket booth mentioned that they put the animals away at 4:30. And so began a very hurried attempt to see a lot of animals in 30 minutes.
Overall, it worked out well. It was still a little chilly, so a short stop wasn't a bad thing. Plus, Jordan didn't want to be "down" for much of the trip, so Mark's back appreciated less carrying time.
Jordan enjoyed the anteater and red wolf that were living together in one of the large pens. It was a while before he stopped pointing in their direction and asking to go back to the "animals." But, we found a creepy emu who followed us around for a while, and that captured Jordan's attention (there was a fence between us, fyi).
He also enjoyed the Tigers who came right up to the edge of the cage (about 5 feet away). There were red pandas (picture above), flamingos, racoons, ducks, and tons of other creatures. The animals he talked about the most, though, were the little monkeys.
Jordan was disappointed that we couldn't find the chimpanzees in their cage. As he pointed out, they were "hiding." But, he did get to pet the statue out front.
