Summer's back, so it was off to the zoo. Right when you enter the vast landscape of minilandscapes there's the petting zoo. Since you can alreay peak in from the bike racks it's the natural first stop due to high pitched demands of "there! there! there!". Sometimes animal names are attached to the theres, although goats can be mistaken for cows or monkeys in moments of excitement.
Being there is a totally different affair though. Whilest being a fearless fan of the type of beasts Safari experts call "The Big 5", free romaing goats, sheep and deer can and will induce moments of sheer panic.
There was some impressive climbing up dad's leg and trying to hide behind his collarbone. Admittedly, since there's this feed you can buy in small portions from these gumball machine type of installations, there's kind of a Darwinian vibe. Cuteness can be a weapon in a petting zoo of course. So can outright trickery (see photo). But when a pack of sharp horned baby goats squeezed Karl out of the crowd he was definitely ready to go see some lions and rhinos. Favorite animal of the day: the sleepy but still mighty panther (not pictured due to unphotogenic sleeping position behind some bush grass). 
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Ha! Im schönen München ist also Sommer. Kein Wunder das es hier regnet und regnet...
Shameless bragging: This morning Karl could remember the rhinos, the lions, the monkeys, the parakeets drinking water and the panther sleeping. So what that he was in denial about the sheep and goats. He's a baby, so he gets to be a baby about it.
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