Day Twenty-Seven - Year Two

We spent our last day in the area at the Omaha Zoo.  This is a big zoo!  We spent half our time there in just the first three exhibits, and then realized we had not even seen a third of the place!  One of the really cool exhibits is the Lied Jungle, which is a multi-level indoor rain forest with jungle plants, waterfalls, caves, and lots of creatures.  While we were in there, the howler monkeys became upset with some other monkeys across the way, and they all started screaming at each other.  What a ruckus!  Now I know what the howler monkeys sound like, so if I am ever walking in their jungle, I won’t feel the need to run if I hear it!  J

Another great exhibit is the Dome Desert, which is a desert exhibit depicting four different desert environments around the world, all under a geodesic dome.  An acre under glass!  The meerkats were posing for pics, and the peccaries (furry pig-like animals) followed us everywhere.

We decided to ride the skyride over the African exhibit to save some time, and we had a good bird’s eye view of the giraffes and white rhinos.  The last hour of the day, we decided to stop by the Madagascar exhibit to see the unique animals to that area.  We finally got to see an aye-aye – Sam was thrilled!