Chausuyama Zoo's Cute Lesser Pandas
秋映の晴れている日に我が小学生の子供二人を連れて、長野市篠ノ井地区の茶臼山動物園と恐竜公園に行ってきました。
動物園の目玉のレッサーパンダの可愛い事！
恐竜公園の恐竜登りの楽しい事！
改めて、秋の信州のファミリー遊びとして茶臼山が良いなと思いました。
ちなみに、２０１４年は１０月１８・１９日が茶臼山動物園祭りだそうです。いつものキリン餌やり体験やポニー乗り以外に、亀走り（？）大会や赤ちゃんレッサーパンダの名前募集など、色んなイベントがあるようです。
I took our 2 elementary school age kids to the Chausuyama Zoo and Dinosaur Park in Nagano City's Shinonoi District one recent fine autumn day.
I was reminded just how cute the zoo's lesser pandas are, and just how fun it is to climb a dinosaur.
Chausuyama makes a great play date destination for families with small kids.
By the way, Chausuyama Zoo's 2014 edition of its annual Zoo Festival takes place October 18th and 19th. Besides the normal activities such as feeding the giraffes and pony riding, there will also be turtle races (?), naming the baby lesser pandas, and other fun events.
Watch out -- he spits!
Misaki and the official triceratops pose with the Zenkoji Plain in the background
The Monorail Connecting the Zoo and Dino Park
