Nogeyama Zoo

Today, originally to collect pictures to use in my manga, I went to the zoo near Yokohama bay! 

Like the National Zoo in D.C., this zoo (Nogeyama Zoo) was free.

Compared with the National Zoo, Nogeyama Zoo is extremely small, but it also had a lot of things that the D.C. zoo doesn't.

Like Penguins! This was the first time I've seen penguins in the flesh. They're so cute, although they stink like fish and have a noisy wail.

 Seeing them swimming in the pool, looked so refreshing...It was a hot day, so I felt like joining them, too...

There's also a petting zoo. It was Sunday, so this area was packed with little kids and their families. I kind of feel bad for the animals, since kids aren't exactly gentle with them. There were too many times I saw the kids drop the chicks on the ground...

In the petting zoo, there were mice, which were soft, but...I can't help feeling extremely disgusted by them. Hinata was okay with them, though.

She even let them crawl all over her. Ahh just touching them gave me goosebumps. Mice are so gross.......

There were guinea pigs, too. I petted one, but I couldn't bring myself to hold them. I mean, they look like giant mice. Ahhh I'm sorry, but it's just so gross...

The chicks were cute though! They were so fluffy! I wanted to take one home.

There were hens, too. I had this one sitting in my lap as I pet it. It was so warm.

Other than that, there was a very old camel. I like the way it chews its cud.

And a baby giraffe with long eye lashes.

A beautiful tiger.

 

Lions.

Flamingos.

 And my favorite was the lesser panda! Omigosh it was so adorable I wanted to take it home.

So, I usually don't take pictures of the animals at a zoo, but today, I let everything go and acted like a true tourist. It was a beautiful day for the zoo.