{"id":64431,"date":"2015-07-25T00:11:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T06:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=64431"},"modified":"2021-12-29T19:42:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T00:42:00","slug":"living-desert-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=64431","title":{"rendered":"The Living Desert Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

After our day of boredom at the pool<\/a>, we decided to try something interesting like feeding giraffes in the desert. This can be done at the Living Desert Zoo in Palm Springs, where not only do they have a herd of giraffe, but also tons of other different desert species of animals.<\/p>\n

The giraffe feeding is a highlight. It happens twice a day and can include any combination of the herd. In our case, we were joined by a mother and her baby… likely the baby born at the zoo in April<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The giraffe herd at the Living Desert include four males and two females. A different female from the one we saw, Tuli, gave birth to a male calf a week before our visit; she and her baby are already roaming the savannah but are still shy so we did not get to see either of the two of them. <\/p>\n

The little guy we fed reminded me a bit of a puppy. He was easily distracted and would run off to chase the ostriches who share the savannah space with the giraffes. Then he would come back to get a “treat” (carrots) before running off again. Here’s a video of a cute baby giraffe playing in San Diego<\/a>. <\/p>\n

We also enjoyed the lizard show, which is given once a day… the African farm and petting zoo (where goats love to be brushed), and looking at zebras, leopards, foxes, birds, turtles, deer, a cheetah, camels, mountain sheep, and meerkats showing off their crazy superman-posing antics.<\/p>\n