Henry Doorly Zoo

Today Daniele, Steph, Jenn, Book Lady, and I were off to the zoo! Since Book Lady is from Pennsylvania we figured we'd show her what our zoo is about. Our goal was to see everything and not leave until we did so. We went to the Desert Dome first. I had never been there before and it was neat. One thing I like about the Omaha Zoo is how the animals don't really seem like they're in cages. On some you can see the pens but others just roam free. It was really nice to go in the dome because it was really cold in the morning. After that we went to the nocturnal Kingdoms of the Night which was neat, too. We then went and saw the orangutans and gorillas. They were neat and kept banging on the glass. After the gorillas we went into the aviary. We then saw the bears and got a few pictures. The Dairy World was closed for winter and we didn't get to milk the mechanical cow but the petting zoo was open.


We should've gone off to the small animals north of the petting zoo but Daniele, the seriously insane one, and Book Lady, the one that's never been here, started going somewhere else and wouldn't stop so we were at the Cat Complex which was neat. Daniele and I walked to the ATM. When we got there I asked what she needed money for and she said for the train. We were just there and saw it was closed. What a waste of time! So we saw the cats and ate by the tigers who would periodically jump on the glass to see what we were eating. We then were deciding on the IMAX. It was between Sharks 3D and Walking on the Moon 3D. I wanted to see the moon one and Jenn did too but I knew we wouldn't go on it because Daniele blindly believes the moon landing was a hoax and honestly won't listen to reason and logic so we got our tickets for Sharks. We killed some time by seeing the aquarium which was neat as always and went to the movie.


The IMAX was neat but it seemed like it was made for little kids. The 3D was cool and it was fun to "try" to touch the images. Luckily, there was no attack or jump footage because they swam what appeared to be really close. We then went to the Wild Kingdom Pavilion which was somewhat for little kids and boring so we left and went into the Lied Jungle. That's usually the first thing I go to but not this time. We were going to make it last but I'm glad we didn't. We then went over to the giraffes which got Book Lady a little excited. We then walked along the hoofed animals looking at whatever was out. The cheetahs weren't there but we saw the Garden of the Senses which was interesting. The monkeys weren't out so we saw the sea lions. After that Daniele and Book Lady were "headed" toward the elephants and rhinos but went the wrong direction. We tried to correct them but they didn't listen. Eventually they arrived and we saw them and then we realized we still had the small animals left and walked all the way back to where we were earlier and saw what was out. We then needed to see the nursery but it was closed for renovations so we saw it all!


When we left the zoo, Steph noticed she lost her wallet. She went to the IMAX where it was in the lost and found. We then went to Krypton Comics to see their vast selection. We stayed there until rush hour was over and Daniele for some reason wanted ice cream. I didn't know any until the way out so we went to Dragon's Lair. After that she lost the urge for ice cream and they dropped me off at home. Sometimes I swear Daniele is honestly like a 5 year-old. All around it was a fun trip and I'd like to go back in the summer when things are open.