Wild Animal Park

One of the mini vacations taken this summer was to the Wild Animal Park in Escondido, CA. During our "safari" we saw God's creatures roaming free in great open land, not behind itty bitty cages like in a typical zoo.

I'm not sure if this horned fellow is an antelope, but it was majestic.

These giraffes are siblings. They were very young, and could barely reach leaves on the lower branches. We saw plenty of baby animals during our visit.

These babies were soo adorable. Don't remember what they are called anymore,

but they look like Bambi.

The Lorikets were my favorite bird. They bring back good memories of when Nina and I took "Subreena" and "Aletz" many years ago. One has the opportunity to feed them nectar, but their bellies were full by the time we got there. The benefit was that they are so used to people that they allowed me to get close and snap some pictures with great ease.

Had to get Eli on Mr. Rhino. We saw a momma Rhino with her new bundle of joy as momma stood on guard. I was sad to hear that only 7 white Rhinos live today, and the park has 1.

Momma and Daddy Perez in front of the Gy-gormous bird nest. Oh, yeah, I am showing off my recycled, Bohemian Burlap Purse. What better place to sport it, than a conservation park.

My munchkins! They are so darn cute.

Miss Cheetah Girl. She has a twin sister. We made sure to watch the cheetahs get fed. Since they were born at the park and fed by humans, the trainer said the cheetahs were domesticated. Despite that, she was very aware of their whereabouts and kept her sight on them at all times.

Mr. Leo could care less about the paparazzi trying to photograph him. He wasn't gonna turn and smile at any camera. This exhibit was new. A thick glass separates the lions from us. I wonder what will happen when the "Big One" hits CA?

Momma elephant was so protective of her baby. It was super cute. Additional good news was that our admissions cost is a tax write off because it is considered a donation since it's a conservation park. I'm glad the "safari" guide announced this tid bit.