We drove from Flagstaff to Cottonwood and went to Out of Africa Wildlife Park. We got up close and personal with many animals. First we took a bus tour and fed carrots to a giraffe.
He went the length of the bus and collected his carrots. Some brave souls put the carrots in their mouths and got a giraffe kiss.
Many animals came to greet the bus......getting to see them up close was awesome.
Our driver had some meat for one of the tigers. Some of the animals have been rescued from people who thought it was "cool" to have a wild animal.
This white tiger put on quite a performance at the Tiger Splash Show. She was raised at the park and the handlers drag toys stuffed with balloons and she jumps and swats them. They dive into the water with her. It was pretty amazing. These are not "trained" animals like in a circus and they have definite preferences as to what they like to play with. They rotate 8 tigers through the splash show. It is definitely play time for them.
Wren and Dakota got to touch a python and this little critter named Daisy....can't remember what type of rodent she is.
This ostrich had a mind of her own and the handler kept touching her as a way to calm her down.
Yes....there was even a grizzly bear.
And zebras......and a lot more that I didn't capture with my iPhone. A very nice experience.
It's on to the airport tomorrow to send the boys back to Walla Walla.
I have just read all of the Grandkid posts. What an amazing trip. Well done Grandma and Grandpa!!
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