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Today we went to the Cincinnati Zoo. It was a nice drive over. Only about two hours. Once close to Cincinnati there were rolling hills filled with lush vegitation. To the left is our tickets for the day. The cool thing was that it was a half price day. And anyone that knows me knows that makes me happy. We started off at the elephants. Every zoo has elephants and yet they are still fun to watch. These were asia elephants and were darker than the Brookfield ones.This was at the end of the day. We were hot, tired and in need of liquid. We barely made te gift shop before the zoo closed.This bear was swimming past us. There were two big windows and he was having lots of fun staying cool. It was a bit gross when he pooped in the water - his butt was facing us - yuck! As most people know I love bears. I could have watched them swim around all day. But there were 499 more animals to see... at least. This Scarlet Ibis was so full of color he had to make the highlight reel. There were tons of great birds in the Wings of Wonder house. Then we went to Larikeets and Evan and Audrey got to feed them with nectar cups. One was nipping my finger. It was great.The highlight of the day was the 2 manatees. We have never seen one in person before. They are really big and very cool. It was the best part for all four of us.This is Audrey holding a snake. Evan held it too. It is the second snake on the trip they've gotten to touch. Yesterday Evan got to feed a giraffe. He said the tongue felt hairy and dry. (and yes Kirsten they did wash their hand afterwards.)This is the Sumatran Rhino. It is the rarest rhino in the world. There are less than 300 left in the wild. The Cinci zoo was successful at breeding two rhinos in 2001 and was a huge success story. As you can tell he is hairier than your average rhino. So please save the rhinos.Dayne took this picture. These hogs were resting in the shade. They actually looked really cute all snuggled together.We are having a good time. Tomorrow is Columbus. Recently rated number 1 in the country. We'll be the judge of that. For you David Letterman fans it is the home zoo of Jack Hannah.