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A Trip to the Zoo

My husband and I, went to The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium specifically to see the new Africa exhibit a few weeks ago. This exhibit just opened in May and is roughly 43 acres. The area includes a watering hole, camel rides and an area to feed giraffes and more.  The keepers move different savannah dwelling animals in and out of the watering hole area throughout the day and they have cheetah runs twice a day. Keepers thread a string around some well placed round wheels on the ground and the winch pulls a grocery bag covered tennis ball around the large circular area which the cheetahs love to chase. Think lure chasing with big cats. We also saw ostrich and zebra at the watering hole in the morning as well as some gray crowned cranes off in the savannah area. Next to the watering hole, is the giraffe feeding area. You can pay $3.00 and you get to feed the giraffe getting up close and personal with their sweet little noses and big dark eyes for you to see. Just befo...