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Toledo Zoo

We took a trip to the Toledo Zoo today. 


It was cloudy and kind of chilly, but lots of animals were out and active.  We saw the polar bear.


In the reptile house Jameson really liked this anaconda.


One of my favorites was the hippos.  They were in the water for a bit.


And then one got tired of water and got out.


It was exciting to see the elephants.  The little one kept playing with a cut tire.  It would lift up the tire and place it on its back kind of like a scarf.


Then the elephants moved into their barn and we watched them inside for a while.


Evelyn and Jameson said their favorite part was seeing the gorilla up close.


We watched the orangutans for a bit and then Jameson asked to go back and see the gorilla one more time.


We were lucky and caught the dive show at the aquarium.


Our last animal we saw on our way out was the tiger

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