Last week we went on a field trip to the zoo in Luray. It is a small rescue zoo. When I was a child, it was a very small reptile zoo with just two rooms. It has now expanded to include outdoor exhibits with many different kinds of animals.
Anything that includes animals is always a big hit with my kids, but we went with our field trip group and all of the children really seemed to enjoy it. Some of the highlights were the baby wallabees, the very active capuchen monkeys, the alligator turtle. (We even saw a copperhead passing an unfertilized egg. Our guide had quite a time explaining that to the 4-9 year olds in our group.)
Being a small zoo, our group was able to interact with the owners, asking questions about animal care and particular animals at the zoo.
One of the important things I think my children came away with is that pets are a responsibility not to be taken lightly. This is a rescue zoo. All of the animals were either exotic pets that were surrendered by their owners or animals that had been hurt and could not be returned to the wild.
Visit www.lurayzoo.com for more information.
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