ZooQuarium

While we were on Cape Cod, we visited the ZooQuarium.  The girls got a close-up look at many ocean-dwelling critters, and well as some more traditional farm animals.  Animals are, of course, always a big hit!

The very first thing we saw was turtles, including these hatchlings.  I was glad that the tanks were clearly marked with not only the name of the animal, but also a very helpful picture.  Also, there were signs prompting the kids to interact with the exhibits.  The girls enjoyed trying to identify the adults of these hatchlings in the large tank of turtles.

After checking out the turtles, we headed off to the bird show/demonstration.  The show was very informative, interactive, and allowed for some up-close encounters with some beautiful birds.  The girls even each had their picture taken with the owl.

After the show we perused the tanks with a variety of fish, crustaceans, snakes, mollusks, and other area sea life.  There was a small touch-tank, where the kids touched a variety of shells and a sea star.  They also found some of the animals listed on cards in the area.  Then, we headed outside.

The girls fed deer and sheep.

The practiced jumping, to see which animal they could jump as far as.

And saw several other animals.

This turkey followed us around the entire time we were there.

The goats also showed off for us.

They also had an exhibit where the kids were able to pretend to be a vet.  They looked at an x-ray, saw bones and other parts of animals, and learned about animal care.

The people at the ZooQuarium were also nice enough to look at the pictures we took of the sand mole/sand flea and identify it for us.  We were very appreciative of that!  It was also their signs that helped us identify the slipper shells.