Weekend zoo fun

Last weekend, Carlos and I took some time to go out to the National Zoo and look at some of the newborn cats (there are baby clouded leopards, fishing cats, and cheetahs!) and other animals.  It was pretty crowded when we went (Saturday) -- I blame the Labor Day Weekend -- but we were still able to see plenty of amazing animals.

One of my favorites is the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) native to Southeast Asia.  These cats had two kittens three months ago and they are pretty amazing to watch as they swim in the water and wrestle in the trees.

The Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea) also had pups a while back and they have funny names (Kevin is the best!) -- sponsored by Whole Foods of course.

We spent a lot of time in the Amazonia exhibit looking at fishies, monkeys, and birds -- all the animals were out and active today and it was really fun to watch them all.

 

 

 

  

Apparently the new America Walk exhibit had just opened the day before and we were able to see the animals here too (all native to the US).

What zoo visit is complete without Dippin' Dots -- the ice cream of the future?  They didn't have cotton candy flavor this time so I tried birthday cake -- it was good!