Petting skunks!

And enjoying having them eat out of our hands and laps!

The armadillos were surprisingly interactive and cute

This one even posed for me.  They liked to get belly scratches too, but can also accidentally pinch your finger in their armor.

More babies, and quality mondays!

This alpaca (upper left) was only three hours old.  He was adorable stumbling around and talking to us.  Mom was very tolerant until it was time for him to eat.  Her body language changed to a “ok, you’re done now, please leave so he can eat” stance.  The baby capybara was sooooo cute too (middle pic).  He was just chillin’ next to his massive mamma.  The quality mondays were a highlight of the visit.  The left for joy on the end of their leash when we walked into their enclosure.  They’re actually called coatimundi but I can’t spell or even say that so I just called them qualitymonday which is what it sounds like.  We got to feed them, and watch them forage for grubs while we lead them around on their leashes.  So fun!

It was baby season.

We even enjoyed the baby goats and donkeys.  Even if one of them grabbed a mouth full of Julie’s pant leg, hahahaha.

The otters were non-stop fun and adorable❣️

They enjoyed furiously searching for EVERYTHING in your pockets (upper left).  They had simulated shells and gems they loved to play with.  The upper right pic shows him playing with his favorite one.  He would always fish around in the bucket until he found that specific orange shell.  Eventually, he would put it in your pocket or pant leg…

In the bottom right, they are starting to wind down after 20 mins of crazy and it evolved into them rolling around on their backs asking for tummy rubs and belly scratches. Lower left Julie has all four of them asleep in her lap!!