Zoo in Rome

Back in May, again....(What? I had just had a baby. I'm trying to catch up.)

We went to the Zoo!

The tall ones!

It was because of this trip that when Stella went to Laura's farm back in the states, she kept saying she "Wanted to feed the elephants" (aka goats)

The real goats.

This is even though we saw about 20 different kinds of goats at the zoo. Really, I was surprised at how many goat varieties there were.

We also saw the classic monkeys...

Studying up on future behavior.

Pensive monkey

More monkeys

And ugly vultures. Gross!

Blurrily ugly

My thoughts exactly, Emma.

"What's with this bird?!"

Lemur. I think.

Stella (and Laura) were very excited to see the zebras.

We just called them horses.

The capybara, the largest rodent in the world, may look a little scary, but I think it would be way more fun than your traditional gerbil pet.

Half guard dog, half killer rat.

The peacocks were just freely roaming the zoo. Stella kept trying to pet them.

Beautiful birds

Cows. Or the more exotic cow cousin. We couldn't tell.

Baboons. Both with red hair. :)

Here's the smallest monkey in the world.

Just the right mix of creepy and cute

Clearly part of the monkey family.

Stella: "Uh. There's an unidentified monkey on my back!"

The ring-tailed lemurs were my favorite to watch. They played the most and put on a show.

Lil' buddies

Then when they got tired, they took a break.

This is what I feel like I look like when I'm stretched out.
Awkward. Too much leg. 

Although the big scary animals are always sought after. They are always the boring ones.

Sleeping

Sleeping

Sleeping

They still believed us that the big blob was alive.

The elephants made a bit of an impression though.

And another favorite were the bears.

Roman bears. Like Maine bears.

"Bear!"

Here it looks like Stella is doing a magic trick. Just watch the cast.

Abra-cadabra!

And then Emma appears out of the mouth of the bear. (works better when you don't have to scroll through the two pics)

These mangy things were certainly worthy as a family backdrop.

"Watch out! They spit!"

Emma and Laura paid a little extra to go into the butterfly garden. I sat outside and nursed Dieter and watched Stella sleep. 

Is this an "I like butterflies" face?

Nope, this is!

Adorable. 

Big zoo. Lots of walking. Good times. Naps for everyone all around!