Trip to the Fresno Zoo

I recently I had the opportunity to go to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo with my mom and sister.  I've grown up going to the Fresno Zoo and must say it's grown quite a bit over the years.  There is a relatively recent addition, the "African Adventure" which I haven't had the chance to see and which is honestly the main reason why we were headed there in the first place.  When I say recent, I mean within the last couple of years--I've been so busy with school that I was not able to attend the exhibit earlier, even though my family are members of the zoo and attend fairly regularly.  The new exhibit is so much nicer!  I'll admit that going to the zoo reminded me a lot of my nieces and how fun it would be to bring them along (though I'll admit they'll have a ton more energy and want to see a lot more than what we actually did last Friday).


We left early, getting there right when the zoo opened.  Going early is a must!  It cuts down on crowds and with it being so hot lately, we selected a day where it was going to be a bit cooler (93 degrees fahrenheit, around 34 degrees for my non-American friends) though it helps to be there before the worst of the heat. My sister was posed to play Pokémon Go and catch Pokémon she had never been able to see before, while I was more focused on seeing the new exhibits.  **As a side note, even though I was really into Pokemon when it first came out and I'll openly admit that I have at least one game in each generation, I never downloaded the Pokémon Go game and I don't think I will--I just have to much going on that I know I won't really get very far along; and if I was going to play Pokémon, I would focus on the ones I can play with my Nintendo DS.



The African Adventure exhibit is very nice!  Wide/open air and even though the pictures don't quite do it justice you can get an idea of how expansive it is.

I know the lighting is a little wonky here, but since he was in the shade my phone was having a difficult time focusing on the elephant.  Figured it was best to see our new friend and not necessarily focus on the background.

This elephant came up close and personal to us!  Our buddy for the day.   There was a hole with food near the observation area and he wanted to grab a mid-morning snack while we were there.

Kelly even got to feed some of the giraffes (the tallest one was definitely the most persistent one of the bunch, he definitely wanted that lettuce!).



We were only there for a few hours, but it was a fun time!