Santa Barbara Zoo

A couple of weeks ago Alan and I decided to get away for the day by visiting the Santa Barbara Zoo.  We had heard from others who had been there that it was a nice zoo.  Wanting to go somewhere we had never visited before, we decided to check it out.  I meant to take a picture at the entrance of the zoo, but neglected to do so.  Although the zoo is pretty small, we had a great time.  Here are some highlights from our trip.

This little penguin was injured and had a "boot" on its foot. His name is "Lucky".  He didn't seem so lucky to me...I felt sorry for him as he had a difficult time swimming around.

I thought these two birds were beautiful.

Watching this gorilla lie on his back grabbing his feet reminded me of when my children were young and used to do the same thing while playing on the floor.  Very interesting!

A woman kindly offered to take a photo of us with the giraffe in the background.  Unfortunately, you can barely even see the giraffe.  Oh well. At least she tried.

 We just happened to be right next to the Piranha aquarium at feeding time. They feed only two times per week so we felt fortunate to be able to view the feeding.  According to the caretaker, piranha's aren't as aggressive as seen on movies.  He said you can put your hand in the water and they won't even bite you.  I had a video that I wanted to insert here, but it would not download.

The elephant closest to the building kept picking up and dropping a log.  I guess he was hungry.  He would throw it down onto the ground and then try to get to the "husk" that was inside.

All in all, we had a great time at the zoo.  Afterwards, we went to the pier and also had a great time there.