Our
trip down to Pine Mountain wouldn't have been complete without a visit to
Wild Animal Safari. This was SO much fun! It far exceeded my expectations and Natalie loved it too! She thought the animals were hilarious....which was good because if she had been scared of them, we would have been in for a looooong drive around the park.
You have the option of riding in complementary shuttle, renting one of their vans, or driving your own car. We had just missed a shuttle when we got there, and the next one wasn't leaving for another two hours. The van rental was relatively inexpensive (less than $20, I think), but I figured I would just save some money and drive my own car. Here's a tip for you: ride the shuttle or shell out the money to rent a van. Allen finally got tired of looking at all of the dried animal slobber and mud on my car and washed it for me last weekend. And the animal drool isn't limited to the outside of your car. I had to Windex the insides of my windows as well. Oh yeah, and a zebra tried to take a bite out of my door frame. That's not something I can say every day.
I won't bother continuing to blabber on about the park. Instead, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. This is a small, small sample of the pictures I took.
These zebras greeted us as we entered the gate. Natalie had a good laugh at these guys.
This picture gives you a better idea of what it was like driving through the park. You can see a zebra-striped van ahead of us (that we should have rented.)
Oh neat! Here comes a Highland Cow!!
You see that slimy thing to the left of Meega's hand. Yes, that's its tongue dangling over the window.
You'll need to click on this image to zoom in and fully appreciate the nastiness left on the window.
I'm not sure what kind of cow-like animal this is, but it's coming straight for us.
And now this mystery animal is sticking its muddy nose in my face.
Somebody has a case of the Mondays.
This elk kept calling. It's really amazing to hear it in person.
Don't worry, he was fenced in. I think the Jetta would have lost that battle.
A pair of alpaca.
Ummm, somebody should tell Mr. Deer here that it's rude to stare?
A fallow deer chillaxin in the shade.
Mommy pig and....
...baby pigs! I think we spent the most time looking at these little babies. They ran around and played like puppies! So cute!!
Not sure what this animal was either, but it had interesting markings inside its ears.
The llama is eying Natalie's water. Time to roll up the window!
If only I could have those lashes....but I'll pass on the whiskers.
This dude looked pretty tough with part of his antler missing.
Apparently the ostriches are nippers. Have you ever heard what happened to Johnny Cash?
A sheep was one of the few animals Natalie would touch. Smart girl.
Wow, cool! Look at those two giraffes!!
Hey, I think this one is coming closer!
Is it seriously going to bend its neck all the way down here?
That's affirmative, Ghost Rider. We have made contact.
This is a guar. Or a big, scary bull on steroids.
Aaaaaaand, now it's time to move the car because it's coming towards us.
And then Natalie and Meega got out of the car to pet the guar. Just kidding. This is us entering the walk-through portion of the park.
And I'm tired of writing captions. So enjoy the rest of these pics caption-free!
