Lions and Tigers and Bears...Oh My!

Today Jon and I went to the Singapore Zoo. So. Freakin. Awesome. We almost peed our collective pants. On Friday night, we decided that Saturday morning we would attend the Jungle Breakfast at the zoo which entails a buffet breakfast, and a wildlife show. This wildlife show mainly revolves around the Orang Utans, which come down during breakfast to visit and take pictures with the tourists. Kitsch, I know, but Jon and I do like our tourist activities. Not least of all when they involve Orang Utans. Unfortunatly, one member of the team set the alarm clock for 5:30pm instead of the desired am. This caused a great problem because we slept until almost an hour after we were supposed to leave the house. We considered booking it down to the zoo (which is approximately an hour and a half away from where we are) but decided to go back to bed instead and try again on Sunday - today.

We made it to the zoo at 8:10am this morning (a full 20 minutes before they had suggested we be there - but we certainly didn't want any repeats of Saturday's disasterous morning). The breakfast was five star, Orangu-tastic awesomosity. We were lucky enough to be there when they had a new baby Orang Utan addition to their family. This little guy made me realize what I want out of a child. A drunken toddler type thing with full body bed-head, and the softest, wispiest hair. Ever. (IT'S SO FUZZY!)




After the breakfast was over, we walked around the zoo for a few hours until it was White Rhino feeding time. I don't know how many of you know this, but Jon has been on the hunt for some Rhino since landing in Asia (downtown Singapore has thus far been a bust). But here at the zoo, we had the opportunity to get right up close and personal with these bad boys. Also known as the Squarelipped Rhino, for reasons you can see below, these guys liked their food and were willing to get down and dirty for it.

It was an excellent day, and we are completely pooped. It is time for bed, and we leave you to imagine the rest of the adventures we had with all the wild beasts at the zoo today.

Much love,
Kaela and Jon