Giraffe skulls and tigers - we must be at Animal Kingdom

A trip to Animal Kingdom is still one of my favorite, because...animals!!!  The Safari ride is always great. The Giraffes seem to be comfortable near the cars - when they find a shady spot on a sunny day, they don't even bother to get up.

Zebras, too. In fact, many of the herbivores don't mind us.

The aviary was full of nest builders overhead. In spite of the risk of standing under birds, everyone was staring up at them.

One of my new favorite things is giraffe skulls. This is so close to what a Dragon skull should look like - I want one!

Gary and Erin kept telling me that the adorable Meerkats are sort of mean. How could this cute thing possibly be mean?

Loved the bats! These big boys were just chilling; their wings are so thin and supple that they look like the little bones would poke every time they moved.

And the pièce de ré·sis·tance - two tiger cubs! They are several months old, which is old enough to be out with Mom. Today one cub was sticking close to Mom. 

The other cub was adventuring, exploring the artistically placed fountain ruins.