I realize....

...that this is a stretch, but I thought I'd devote this entry to one of the oddities of Chiang Mai--getting to feed over sized animals. I figure that in that this is one of my greatest joys in life it is worthy of mention here (to all of you who are surprised/dismayed by this statement remember I am more easily amused than the average third grader or even monkey who has borderline intelligence).

Without further ado a few pictures:

Check out the tongue...

This giraffe had horrible, horrible breath. Seriously.

Apparently elephants eat 100kg of food a day. We gave this guy 6 cucumbers each, so no one can claim we're not doing our part

Took Maisy a little while to warm up to the elephant

I guess this falls in the 'animals that rule' category more than the 'extra large' animals category, but I couldn't help myself, I just love goats. No really can anyone name an animal that is more versatile than a goat? They can be ridden, milked, used to get rid of extra tin cans, or simply kept for pure aesthetics. You can't go wrong here.