Wildlife Experience

I wanted to have some fun with mom and dad before my break is over. We planned to go to the Firefighters' Museum in Denver, thinking it would be fun and interesting and something new for us all. However, after reflecting a bit, we realized that the museum is just blocks away from Civic Center Park, the home of a Tax Day Tea Party. Considering that we all prefer to avoid crowds, (meaning more than 10 people, according to dad) rowdy crowds in particular, and wacky protest crowds ESPECIALLY, we decided that the Wildlife Experience on the other end of town would be preferable to the Firefighters' Museum. Also taking into consideration Nicco's fear of firetrucks, (what the what???? I do not know where that fear came from, and how he even thinks firetrucks are something to be afraid of is quite beyond me) the animal exhibit was a much better choice.

This fun place has ever-changing exhibits. The current collection is called Animal Grossology. One section was all about poop, another featured blood sucking critters like leeches, mosquitoes and tics. There was a wide variety of body functions and creepy looking creatures from air, land, and sea. Here, Nicco is pumping blood into a leech. Mmmm...

Here he is listening to an animated fly discuss fly habits, including vomiting on people picnics.
The next shots are in a different section, all about forest animals. Here he is in an eagle's nest,

Now he is crawling out of a cave, home to bears, bats, and foxes,

and here he is inspecting some insects under a magnifying glass.

We had lots of fun and enjoyed the art and sculptures and playing with the interactive exhibits. All in all, I think this was a much better day than we would have had with the tax day protesters.