Yesterday I told you about our trip to Big Cedar Lodge. We live outside Chicago so it was an eight
hour drive each way. On our way back
from southern Missouri, we decided to take our time and make a pit stop along
the way. We stopped at the Wild Animal Safari Park in Stratford, Mo. We
had picked up a flyer showing a liger on it.
I’d never seen a liger which is a hybrid cross between a male lion and a
tigress. Next to Yertle and Snappy, engaging
with these animals was a big highlight of our trip. The girls both fed the tigers raw chicken through
their cage with a pole. How many people
can say they have done that? My favorite
part was feeding Sheldon - a sweet baby giraffe! There is a walk through part with a petting
zoo (not the Lions, Tigers and Ligers) and a drive through where you feed
animals that walk up to the car. We had
just bought a new car so my husband was a little nervous about donkeys, zebras,
camels and antlered animals coming up to the car for a treat. It all turned out well and having a zebra
stick its head in the car was great, if not a little intimidating! Oh and the emus? They blocked the car until they got more
treats! It was a beautiful sunny day and
just the perfect cap off to a great vacation.
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| Feeding the Tigers |
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| Sheldon the Giraffe |
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| Zebra Up Close and Personal |
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| Beware the Emu |
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| Donkey! Donkey! Donkey! |
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| "I'm a llama and I know it!" |
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