Our niece Kate is a big animal fan and a volunteer at her home town zoo. We took a trip into Anchorage to visit the Alaska Zoo. It has been a while since we have been there and there is a new entrance but the basics of the zoo are the same.
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| Chase's Mom had specifically told her no moose selfies, but this one is just a baby and it's behind a cage. |
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| We got to watch the snow leopards guard their food from each other and come close to the fence. |
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| What about a selfie where you are the moose? |
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Brown bear.
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The next day, we decided to build on their love of animals. First, we stopped at the Iditarod National Headquarters. At the headquarters, there is an opportunity to go for a short ride in a cart pulled by sled dogs. There is also the opportunity to meet some of the puppies. We had a hard time convincing everyone that the pups didn't need to come home with us. A tour bus pulled in and we decided it was time to go.
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| Riding on the "sled" behind the dogs. |
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| Puppies! |
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| Mush! Gee. Haw....for about two minutes. |
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| The puppies were sleepy. |
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| Puppies |
We hopped in the car and headed across town to the Williams Reindeer Farm. The boys and I visited the farm years ago around the Christmas holiday but this was our first summer visit. I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in Alaska mammals. Another tour bus arrived so we skipped the slideshow and got on a small private tour with us and just and another families. While we waited for the tour we got to visit with the farm bunny, chickens, and kitten. Then it was in to the reindeer pen. The reindeer are somewhat determined to gather the feed cups for you to hand-feed them, however, as soon as they know you know longer have food, they loose interest in you.
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| Kate gave this guy exercise and lead him around the pen. |
The next part of the tour took us to visit the moose. After some coaxing he stood up and we were able to feed him and Kate, Chase, and Grayson got a kiss. We then took time to visit the bison and elk. Finally, we embarked on some feats of strength. I think Chase won.
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| This selfie is ok? Right mom? |
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| Moose kiss. |
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| Family photo in front of the antler arch. |
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| Chase's turn for a kiss. |
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| Grayson said feats of strength are difficult. How do moose walk around with these things on their head? |
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| Elk. |
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| Kate's kiss. |
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| Landon was a close second in the feat's of strength. |
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