Jacksonville Zoo

So we decided 2 weeks ago to go to the Jacksonville Zoo. It was a smaller zoo than we thought it would be and we got through the whole thing in less than 3 hours. We tried to see their little shows/classes, but the ones we went to, no one showed up from the zoo to actually do them. Oh well. Omar had been wanting to see the bearded dragon - he really likes Chinese and Japanese things. It was large, but really just stayed laying in the same place the whole time. We realized that the best time to really go to the zoo is early, when it first opens. That is when all the animals are awake and want to interact. Our favorite thing I think ended up being the giraffes. I think that was a shocker for us. But people can pay a dollar and feed the giraffes some tree branches - the line was really long to do it, so we chose not to. But we loved watching people feed the giraffes. There was this one giraffe that would steal everyone else's food right out of the other's mouths. This one baby giraffe was trying so hard to get food, but that one giraffe hog wouldn't let him have any. I never realized but giraffes spend about 90% of their life eating. They only sleep 15 minutes a day!!! If it was not for the lack of sleeping, I think Omar would be a giraffe.