Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

Ok, so there weren't any of the above, but there were some exotic animals! The other day I mentioned that the State Fair was in town. Normally there are the traditional animals that you would think of : cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens. So imagine my surprise when we strolled into a tent and found this -

Apparently this giraffe has even been in movies! You could buy carrots for $1 and he would eat them out of your hand. How he wasn't overfed throughout the day I can't tell you, but it was pretty cool! In the same tent, they also had monkeys, a ram and these -


Goats and llamas! There were probably 15 in a cage; mostly little ones, but two big ones like the one Michael is feeding below. You could buy pellets and feed them. They went CRAZY! Climbing over one another and pushing each other out of the way. Michael tried in vain to feed the little guys, but the bigger ones kept winning out. Poor things!


I didn't know the fair could be so interesting. I think I am going to try feeding the giraffe when we go back on Saturday for our concert. Wish me luck!