The other night my family and I decided to take advantage of our local zoo special, Free Summer Saturday Nights. On Saturdays from 5:00 to 9:00 PM in July and August the Brevard Zoo will have free admission.  I wanted to go and have a look and see the animals.

It was a very mild evening, with cool temperatures, but I was surprised that there weren't a lot of animals out this evening.

This guy was taking an early evening siesta. But, we didn't see any of the other alligators or crocodiles.

This little monkey was all over the place. He was putting on a show for the audience that had gathered in front of his cage to catch a glimpse of him.

Now my favorites are the giraffes.  They are so grand, and tall, too. Our timing was perfect, as the zoo keepers were feeding Jojo and Stephanie.

The momma giraffe was very friendly and curious.

Although the baby giraffe, just 14 months old was very timid and shy.

My teenage daughter, Stephanie was laughing each time the zoo keeper called for Stephanie, the baby giraffe.

After about the 6th picture of the giraffes, my camera died. It just stopped working.  I had just finished charging the battery. This was the second camera in 10 days that did this. So I took out my new cell phone and started taking pictures. I got some great close ups of the momma giraffe, but I have to figure out how to load them or send them to my computer.

This article is authored by

Sandy Shores REALTOR®, Melbourne/Palm Bay FL Real Estate

Brevard County Real Estate & Investing

I also buy, sell, rent, own and manage Investment Property.