We usually go to a zoo when we visit the grandchildren in Dallas. The Dallas Zoo isn’t far but the Fort Worth zoo is an hour’s drive. Since it had been a few years, we made the longer drive with a van full of unusually quiet grands occupied with their books.
The zoo’s entrance announced the newest additions: a baby elephant! Since he was only a month old, he was only on exhibit for a few hours each day. So we headed there first.
It was worth the drive. Sam Houston was born on April 1, weighing in at 285 pounds. He didn’t wander far from his mama, Bluebell, pausing frequently to nurse. 8 month-old Lady Bird was wandering around with her parent, too.
Elephant Springs is a fantastic zoo habitat. These endangered Asian elephants have a safe place to live, wander, and reproduce. I could just stand and watch them for a long, long time.
Waite for it... 