Aug 11, 2008
Safari, safari, safari . . . Tommy had my camera almost the whole time but we got to see a lot of different animals. The whole thing is, of course, a scripted driving tour through a free-roaming zoo, but still fun. The last time I'd been down we saw maybe two or three different kinds of animals, but this time everything was out! Even the lion, but he was napping and we couldn't get a good photo. (The lion is always out, fed well, and his area is separated from the trail and the rest of the zoo by an impassable gully, of course). We learned that all the animals are brought in for vet inspections and feeding every night, then sent back out again to do their own thing. The warthogs have thoroughly redesigned 'their' location and made a couple of dugouts--they back into them so they can attack with their tusks if they feel threatened. We also saw ostriches (and eggs), white rhinos, elephants, some weird half-zebra-striped things, crocs, birds, two kinds of antelopes of some kind, and other stuff I don't even know.
The safari ends at another "research station" and we studied up on gorillas and making habitats for animals in your own yards (butterfly and bat houses, for example). Although I don't agree with some of their information, what they provided was a good starting point for reaching folks from all walks of life. Tommy was able to spot the Naked Mole Rats at 10 paces without an ID card (no kudos, dude, they're the only rat-like hairless burrowing animal in the world), and Daniel really enjoyed hanging out near the Ciclid display--the future marine scientist in the family.
Every afternoon at each park, Disney hosts some kind of feature parade themed for whatever park you're in. At AK its themed for jungle animals and outdoor excursions. It's also verrrrry long. Fortunately we were already stuck in a line for frozen lemonades and various snackage and had some time to enjoy it. The floats were a mix of traditional car-type floats and these funky huge marionette-type floats operated by one or two people. Those were pretty cool, I have to say, and I took a few photos just to remember them.
By the time that was over, we'd already put in a full day and just finished lunch, so we went back to the hotel to relax and swim a bit before heading over to Chef Mickey's for dinner. (To be cont'd. . . )
Safari, safari, safari . . . Tommy had my camera almost the whole time but we got to see a lot of different animals. The whole thing is, of course, a scripted driving tour through a free-roaming zoo, but still fun. The last time I'd been down we saw maybe two or three different kinds of animals, but this time everything was out! Even the lion, but he was napping and we couldn't get a good photo. (The lion is always out, fed well, and his area is separated from the trail and the rest of the zoo by an impassable gully, of course). We learned that all the animals are brought in for vet inspections and feeding every night, then sent back out again to do their own thing. The warthogs have thoroughly redesigned 'their' location and made a couple of dugouts--they back into them so they can attack with their tusks if they feel threatened. We also saw ostriches (and eggs), white rhinos, elephants, some weird half-zebra-striped things, crocs, birds, two kinds of antelopes of some kind, and other stuff I don't even know.The safari ends at another "research station" and we studied up on gorillas and making habitats for animals in your own yards (butterfly and bat houses, for example). Although I don't agree with some of their information, what they provided was a good starting point for reaching folks from all walks of life. Tommy was able to spot the Naked Mole Rats at 10 paces without an ID card (no kudos, dude, they're the only rat-like hairless burrowing animal in the world), and Daniel really enjoyed hanging out near the Ciclid display--the future marine scientist in the family.
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Every afternoon at each park, Disney hosts some kind of feature parade themed for whatever park you're in. At AK its themed for jungle animals and outdoor excursions. It's also verrrrry long. Fortunately we were already stuck in a line for frozen lemonades and various snackage and had some time to enjoy it. The floats were a mix of traditional car-type floats and these funky huge marionette-type floats operated by one or two people. Those were pretty cool, I have to say, and I took a few photos just to remember them.By the time that was over, we'd already put in a full day and just finished lunch, so we went back to the hotel to relax and swim a bit before heading over to Chef Mickey's for dinner. (To be cont'd. . . )
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