Danish "Petting" Zoo - more that we expected!

What an adorable lille, smulle abe!



Ice Age 4...we'll be there!

The Lion King theme song running through your head too? "The circle of life...."

It's easy Max, Just put your hands up to his enormous beak!

Can we take him home, PLEASE??

Sophie preferred this side of the fence!

Our second week in Denmark Aunt Karin, Melina, Oliver and Freja took us to a petting zoo about a half hour from Herning. The drive was beautiful, with winding roads, green trees, grass and fields all along the way. Of course as we are beginning to realize - there were bicycles dotting the horizon too. We were wondering about the ominous predictions of clouds and rain, because from the moment we arrived the weather has been just beautiful. Bailey keeps asking..."Now, why don't they have air conditioning?" Fortunately, it cools down enough at night for really good sleeping!

We were so amazed after arriving at the "petting" zoo that it had much more than we anticipated...lions, monkeys, seals, and even a few animals that appeared to be straight from the Ice Age movies! Bailey, Max, Oliver and Freja fed the Parrot, while Sophie and the rest of us watched from a safe distance!

Our zoo fav's - were the baby monkey and mama, and the mystery animal pictured. ( I know we looked it up, but I can't remember what it is called. Anyone wanna help?) An honorable mention has to go to the the twenty foot python that was on display with his handler, and after touching him I think we were all in awe. Nothing quite beats the monkey pics, it is as though they can see right into our souls! Especially the wise old grandpa monkey - doesn't he just look majestic?

We took boat rides in the pond, a train ride around the zoo, stopped for a yummy lunch provided by Aunt Karin. We played in the park, checked out more animals and after that were ready to call it a day. It was really a lot of fun, and we hope to make it there again before winter.