Red Panda and More

 I just love seeing the red pandas.  They are cute, even when sleeping, but it's always fun and interesting to catch them doing other things too like eating.  They are adorable!

Bat-Earred Foxes and More

 This was such as weird and disappointing experience for us.  My husband and I specifically wanted to go to the zoo to see the baby bat-earred foxes.  We got there shortly after they opened and at first none of them were out.  We waited though as seeing them was all we cared to see.  After a bit, the parents and one baby came out.  We could tell something was going on behind the scenes, but had no idea what it may be.  At some point the baby was enticed to go to the back with just the parents locked out in the enclosure.  They didn't seem to mind at first because they were enjoying the treats that were left for them.  But the treats ran out pretty quickly.  The parents were okay at first, but as more time passed, they got increasingly agitated.  I couldn't bring myself to take pictures of them because it was too uncomfortable for me to watch.  And yet, we stayed and watched.  I was quite determined to not just see the babies again for myself, but for my husband to also see them.  Eventually it seemed that a zoo worker noticed that the parents were not okay and becoming a risk to themselves and gave them more treats to get them to calm down.  It was then that we finally were told that the babies were getting their vaccinations for the first time.  We lingered for a bit longer, but left pretty quickly after that as we'd been waiting at that enclosure for 45 minutes.  We walked the rest of the African area and then left.  It was probably the most disappointing zoo visit I've experienced.  

Bat-Earred Fox Kits Part 3

 Alright, these are the last pictures from seeing these precious babies.  I'll definitely be back, hopefully soon, to watch these little ones grow up.  I just can't get enough of them!  And seeing all 5 of them running around with their parents is the cutest chaos you could possibly imagine!

Bat-Earred Fox Kits Part 2

 Aren't they precious?!?!  I was so thankful to the sweet staff lady who saw me waiting and communicated with me that they would be out soon and made sure to clean both sides of the glass for me so I could get the best pictures.  She was the real MVP.