Dead Day at the Zoo (Final Part 1)

So I finally got to visit the zoo during the first of our dead days. It was packed, so it gave me a lot of opportunity to observe people. There wasn't a whole lot of people laughing, but most of the kids were screaming in excitement just for being at the zoo.

In this scene, there was a lot of excitement and laughter from the kids as they watched the animals. Most of the laughing that was occurring at the zoo happened when the kids saw the animals or just as they were running or playing. There were a ton of animals at the zoo today that caused the kids, and me and my friend, to laugh. Here are some of the animals that were causing the laughter at the zoo. 

Inquisitive Turtle

Godzilla Lizard 

Aquatic Lizard? 

Frightened Bird 

In some of the videos the animals were moving around enough to cause us to laugh since most of the time the animals at the zoo are pretty sleepy and don't really do much. Our laughter was made up of excitement and wonder as we watched these usual animals move around. The last video with the frightened bird was particularly funny because the bird was fine and sitting still until I tried to get near it which was when it started freaking out and flying. This was funny because we weren't expecting it to freak out since it had been so tranquil before. 

In this picture, the kids were laughing because they were playing around during lunch. They were having fun jumping off of the rocks and running around. They weren't the only kids that were laughing because they were playing around at the zoo. 

These kids were playing around in the mist from the snow cone truck. There were many kids that were laughing because of the water. They were playing in the water and it was a nice break from the Texas heat.  

This is another set of kids playing in the water. When the water would shoot out of the water tower, the kids would all run in and play with the water. During this time, many people would be laughing because they were playing in the water. 

This is a photo I took after my friend started laughing. I couldn't figure out why she was laughing, but I laughed along as she explained that for a couple of seconds she thought that the black sticker was actually a real bird. This was funny because it turned out to be a sticker which she wasn't expecting. It also proved that laughter is contagious because I didn't even know why she was laughing when I began to laugh with her. We were already in a laughing mood and having fun, so at this point it didn't take much to make us laugh. 

There were a lot of people at the zoo and for the most part the kids were laughing because of seeing the animals and getting to run around and play. When the adults would laugh it would mostly be because of something their kids had either done or said. It was a really fun way to spend one of our dead days. There was a lot of laughter that we heard and contributed to at the zoo, and a lot of excited screams. Though some of the animals we expected to be funny ended up being the most calm.

Hyena                                                   Laughing Kookaburra