We were staying at a hotel outside Cork which is located 2 kms from a open range wildlife park where giraffes, zebras, and other animals wandered in very large fenced areas. It was very cool.
The cheetahs were held separately, of course. Although, to demonstrate its "wildness," a dead rabbit was hung on a fancy clothes line and zipped above the cheetah's head. The cheetah gave chase, eventually getting its lunch. Cool and sad.
The other animals [pelicans, wallabies, capibara, mara] were largely allowed to roam freely around the park. The coolest were the wallabies who sat munching grass while the kids pet them. Little did Alex know he was petting the Wallinator...who passively allowed Alex to pet its back before it ATTACKED leaving a scratch across his face and ear..
He comes barrelling toward me with this look mixing terror and disbelief. I turned from the otter pen to look at what happened. Seeing this crazy look on Alex's face, I began laughing which only got him to cry more. We settled him down and even got him to laugh about it. But next time you are at the petting zoo, keep an eye out for the Wallinator
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