well i didn't feed the giraffe, I had to man the camera but The Boy and The Daddy fed him while mommy was secretly jealous.

At our zoo they have it to where you get up close and personal with the giraffe's, its really cool they have this big ass ramp built so you are at their level. They use to have it to where you could pet them and all, but i guess the giraffes got a little shy and so now they have it to where you can pay 2 whole dolla and you get to feed them... from your hand... and its fucking cool.

At first i wasn't sure how The Boy would react to the whole situation and i suppose i was silently hoping he would chicken out and wouldn't want to feed the huge beast so that i could step in like a good mommy and take his place and feed the animal myself/for him... after all we did pay the 2 bills and i wouldn't want to waste our well earned money.

He entered the roped off ring on his daddy's hip and the man handing out the goods gave The Boy a branch with leaves all over it. The boy held the branch not even paying attention to the giant animal in front of him until The Daddy pointed and said give it to him then The boy cautiously gave the Giraffe his long awaited treat, and to my surprise The Boy held out his hand to to man with the goods for more, so the man gave him more and this time The Boy fed the animal like a pro, as if he himself was the Zoo Keeper making his rounds at the end of the day handing out all the animals food. When the Giraffe was done The Boy reached out for more again, so he fed him one more branch and it was time to let all the other snotty brats waiting in line have a turn. The Boy wasn't thrilled his chance was up and we had to parade him through the crowd screaming because i assume he felt that for 2 dollars he should surly be able to feed the awesome creature until the thing popped... and he would have if they allowed him.

Labels: food, giraffe, The Zoo