Our Homeschool group in SC, RHAH, got together and caravaned to HollyWild Animal Park/Zoo near Greenville, SC. We had a huge, fun group of parents and kids and we all had a great time! I've been to alot of zoos and worked in a few, too. But this one was very unique for several reasons. One being that quite a few of the animals had starred or held important roles in movies and commericals. Another being that there were many opportunities to get up and personal with the animals. And finally, that it was a very intimate and laid back type of place, too.http://www.hollywild.com/about.html
Jenna, especially enjoyed the hands on experience of having a camel eat from her hand, and was upset anytime the camel accepted food from anyone else. I got a little concerned at one time, because a camel had taken Jenna's arm all the way up to her elbow, into it's mouth! Jenna didn't seem to mind, though. She can't get enough of critters!
That's my hand feeding a bison from the zoo bus. Huge buckets of bagels and bread were passed out to everyone, and we fed everything from Bison to Zebras to Antelope and Watusi! It was fun having all these inquisitive creatures coming up to lick and nibble our fingers looking for snacks.
In the top photo, you can see that Jackson discovered a cat in the zoo. He adores cats and they always seem to show up whenever Jackson is around.
