Dylan and I camped out at the zoo last night with some of the boys from cub scouts. It was so fun! We started out with an evening walk around the zoo, enjoyed some crafts and games, and then did a night hike around the zoo. It was fun to see some of the nocturnal animals in action! The theme was learning to communicate like animals. Here, Reese and Dylan are communicating like painted dogs. They use their shoulders to push others around as a way of communicating.
After the night hike, we went to bed. Under the stars. No tent or anything. It was kind of cool. My only complaint is that we were right next to hwy 40 - and the traffic was loud. Those semi trucks sure know how to party all night long! Dylan didn't seem to mind though - he was completely out!
In the morning, they woke us up with the sunrise. (Who are we kidding, I was already awake.) We packed up our gear, had a quick breakfast, then headed out for a morning walk around the zoo. All three walks were given by the camp instructors so they knew which animals would be out, where to go and they taught us so much! They did great at catering to 7 year old boys too. For example, did you know that elephants eat as much grass as 4 seven year old boys combined, and poop about as much as 2 seven year old boys combined? Also, snapping turtles can stay under water so long because they can also breath through their butt. Man, the boys were eating it up. :)
The boys from Dylan's pack. We got to pet the sting rays in the morning too!
Somehow these guys talked us into buying them shark teeth. They were all so excited!
Overall, this was a great experience and I highly recommend it for anyone! They do it for girl scouts too! I'm looking forward to doing it in a few years with Jackson, and then with Trevor!
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