Argentina Zoofari!
By Conor
On the way to the Lujan Zoo I didn’t know what to expect. I had read that at the zoo people could pet wild animals. I hoped that they weren’t mean to the animals to make them behave.
When we got there, the first thing we did was go to the elephants. The zoo keeper explained that these were Asian elephants and he explained how to ride them.
Caroline and I were the second to last in our group to ride the elephant. It was really cool because it feels like you are riding a wild animal.
After the elephants we headed to the camels. Since the camels there had only one hump, we had to sit in chairs hanging from him.
Next was one of my favorites, the monkey cage. When I sat down for a picture, the zoo keeper dropped seeds on my head. The next think I knew, monkeys were climbing on me, jumping on me and eating the seeds off my head. One even hung by its tail off my arm!
Next were lions and tigers. I wasn’t old enough to go in the adult tiger cage, so I hung out with a dog named Pupsy.
After that, we went to the baby lion and tiger cages - and I could play with them. They were so cute!! The baby lion cub was so small, but the tigers were much bigger.
Next was a surprise. We walked around a corner and saw the first baby bear the zoo ever had. They were unbelieveably cute!! They stumbled around and tried to bite my pants. I loved them.
Finally, we went to a big pen with deer, cupabaras, sheep, ducks and emus. It was a great trip.
