Captivate the Mind: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

As you might have guessed by now our kids love animals. Since we have the membership to the Erie Zoo we have the luxury of going to the reciprocal zoos as well. One of my goals for the summer is to visit all of the free zoos within 2 hours of us, my parents house and Drew's parent's house. First on our list was the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. It's much larger than our zoo here in Erie. It was well kept but for our first time there, confusing.

At first, I felt like I was in the labyrinth. After we went further into the zoo it got better. Exhibits that stood out were the elephants, the Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine, the sharks, and the seals. Something else that we loved was the African drumming and dancing in the Elephant's Crossing area. Benjamin was so intrigued with that that when we tried to leave he grabbed onto a pole and wouldn't let go. As we went through the exhibits we read about the animals; where they live, what they eat and other random facts. I am sure that we missed some animals but at least we'll have something to look forward to the next time we go. One thing that I am sure we missed was the rain forest. We actually didn't see the building until on our drive out of the zoo.

The Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine- Looking at x-rays of a turtle and a snake carrying eggs.

The surgical room that you can actually sit and watch them do procedures. We thought that was awesome! Emma would like to be a zoologist and so we thought this was great for her!