Lions, Tigers and Bear....Oh.....Elephants?

So on this past Saturday, my family and I took an excursion to the local zoo. It was a great day. Sunny, a bit cool with the breeze, but a really nice time spent with my wife and daughter. Although we have been to this zoo many times over the course of our lives, it is always a interesting and cool thing to go experience. And yes, we saw lions, tigers and bear. All three were really close, but the coolest part was when the handlers brought one of the elephants right up to the rail so that the crowd could feel the skin and hair of the animal, pet it if you would. I loved the experience, especially the part when my daughter (I was holding her for a better view) decided to start crying. This is understandable of course being that the elephant is about 100 time her size. Other than that one mishap, she had a ball and loved every minute of it.