Back to the zoo

Apparently a 60-degree sort of drizzly day is the perfect day to hit the zoo. That, or the animals just REALLY like us. Here are three elephants:
The leopards were cooperative again.
Who even knew there were two? This is the second.
The sea lions were swimming loops right in front of the glass--a bit intimidating for Em.
A penguin posed in the window for us
As did a monkey--much to Emily's delight.
The gorillas (?) were up and about.
The ocelot even came near.
And a black bear.
We found more goats to pet. She liked this one because it was "chewing gum".
This polar bear was playing with a giant plastic barrel.
Then there were two others--one pacing on land, the other swimming laps.
The lap-swimmer would go over to the right, lay on his back & push off, then swim on his tummy across and start over.
Ellen really enjoyed all of this, of course.

Owls that were "a little scary" to Em.

Yet another close-up encounter: mountain lion