We took Elodie to the zoo to show her some real lions. She's mad about lions. Forever roaring and carrying her little lion book around. So I was really looking forward to seeing her reaction to a real lion. Pretty underwhelmed really! She did roar but took all the animals in her stride. Just accepted that the images she'd only seen in books could also come in a big furry form too. We had a great day and were privileged to have two cubs race over to look at us (actually I think they were checking out Elodie for food) . The first time I've felt noticed by an animal at the zoo!
Zoos tend to offer me a mix of emotions. I love to see the animals but often find that I end up feeling slightly sad for them. Especially the big cats. It must be awful to be peered at all day long.