One Elephant Went Out To Play

Today we went to the Zoo. I was kind of hesitant to go because it was pretty chilly today. Also because the Edmonton Zoo isn't even that great in it's peak season, let alone right now. But we went anyways, and we were so glad we did. Wanna know why?

We got to stand a couple feet away from an elephant. No fences. Nothing between us and him. It was so crazy.

Because there was barely anyone there today, his trainers took him out for a walk around the zoo. They marched him right towards us (we moved off to the side of the pathway) and they kept going right past us. We literally could have reached out and touched him. Jared was so mad he didn't. I think we were just in such complete shock, seeing an animal that big so close to us.

I don't think I realized how neat it was until afterwards. At the time, the only thing that was running through my mind was the "When Animals Attack" special we just barely watched on National Geographic. I am such a scaredy cat.

Anyways, we got to stand next to it a few minutes later for some pictures. Pretty neat. They are on my camera phone though, so I need to figure out how to upload them on here. Stay tuned...