Otter World

Great visit at the zoo last week learning about Otters. My kids are really warming up to everyone and trying to pass out papers and hold pictures up for people sharing. Even Dexter keeps going up to the teaching to give her high fives. After touching a ferret (cousin of the otter) and learning some facts, we did Otter Ethogram- observing their behavior for minute intervals and checking if they were playing, eating, sleeping, swimming, vocalizing (they are loud!), other and then graphing our results. Thankfully the otters were so entertaining and the kids were fascinated with all their activity. They actually did everything except sleep. I am actually learning quite a bit too. It's cute to hear the kids identify what the animals are when we walk through the zoo (bird, reptile, mammal).












Afterwards we go to Denny's (kids eat free day) and meet up with Daddy. I just find Paulina the most entertaining thing to watch. Hope she doesn't gross you out, but it puts a smile on my face.