Our first zoo on a 9-zoos-in-10-days Tour! Whew! A feature writer from the Tulsa World met as when the zoo opened and did a fun story on our adventure. Our first animal encounter was with the chimps. One little guy put on quite a show for us—diving and rolling all over the place. We saw our first collared peccaries, got a huge whiff of a male porcupine marking his territory, and enjoyed the mean-looking African Café Buffalo, a rare find at zoos. The rainforest exhibit was a highlight. The pygmy marmosets roamed free, which was a first for us. And the poison dart frog exhibit is barrier-free. I really wanted to touch one, but I didn't want to die (or get a hand slap from the docent). We toured the zoo with two new friends and four of their kiddos. A great start to our big Spring Zoo Run!

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