Yuan Yuan Feeds a Giraffe - We have the pictures to prove it.

This past week, despite the record breaking heat, Yuan Yuan and I drove most of the way to Charlotte to visit a sort of private zoo called the Lazy 5 Ranch. This place is like a petting zoo but there aren't just sheep and goats (though there were some of those as well). They had Water Buffaloe, Long Horn Cattle, Llamas, pot bellied pigs, Emus, Ostrich's, Zebras, a Rhino, and, my favorite, Giraffes. As you can see from the pictures we were able to touch and feed all of these animals. You can't do that at the zoo. We are big supporters of the zoo. We buy a family membership every year and go down to Asheboro often but this place was better in a lot of ways. All the animals were "prey" animals so there weren't any lions or bears. All the animals were tame and looking for a handout. So, there are a few animals that the zoo has that this place didn't but here you can feed the Giraffes! How cool is that. They are like living dinosaurs. Look at the faces on them. Anyway, enjoy the pictures. I'm going to start sending out bills to you guys if you don't start posting.

Steven