quite different from the zoo's I've visited back home. For instance in
the tiger enclosure there is an area that's very similar to the zoo in Tulsa,
but the tiger was in a cage right beside it and if you wanted you could jump
the fence around the cage and stick your fingers in it. It was the same
with the lions. There were some young boys that had jumped the fence and
were poking the lioness in the cage with a stick. It really pissed me
off that they would do this and I told my friends who went with us I thought
it was an awful thing to do, then I glared at the boys. They kind of
backed off for a minute until I left the area. Then at the area where
the bears were, people were tossing them oranges and potato chips. I was
impressed that one bear never missed catching the food that was tossed but at
the same time I though that would never happen back home (at least in the few
zoo's I've been to, the zoo keepers are picky about their animal's diets)
I was told they had a Panda bear at this zoo, but one of the attendants said
the Panda had just had a baby and therefore wasn't on display. We'll have to
go back when the baby grows up a little. After viewing the animals we
let the 
girls ride a few of the
rides at the zoo. It only costs 2 yuan for adults to get in the zoo and
children are free, but then they get you with the rides. Each of them
cost 2 yuan. The favorite was the trampoline. It was also the best
bargain. For 2 yuan each, my daughters got to jump and play on the
trampoline for as long as they wanted. I think they stayed in there for
about 45 minutes (and did they ever sleep good that night) I'm sure the
zoo and park will become one of our favorite places to visit.
