This past weekend I was graced with the opportunity to go to an institution of which I had not heard of before. Nor had I heard of anything like it. I went to Lazy 5 Ranch in North Carolina and it was one of the best experiences I’ve had in a while, and an eye opening one at that. Basically, imagine taking a zoo and releasing all the animals into one big plot of land, and then allowing people to enter with the animals. Actually, that’s exactly what it is. And it’s great! There were everything from camels to giraffes to kangaroos, and I got to touch almost every one of them.
Now, if you know me, you know I love animals. So this was an absolute blast. I got to drive through a park filled with exotic animals, feed them and pet them. It doesn’t sound that great, but have you ever touched a zebra? Probably not. Have you ever seen a baby kangaroo get into its mother’s pouch? Once again, probably not. But I have!
The animals were always ready to be fed, so as soon as you held out your hand, they opened their mouths and stuck out their tongues. Now, I had never seen the tongue of a bull or a buffalo, but trust me, it doesn’t look or smell nice in the slightest bit. If I’m going to be honest, I saw some disgusting parts of animals that I hadn’t thought existed. But take a look for yourself, so here’s a bunch of pictures for you to enjoy of my one of a kind day trip!
The inner-workings of my mind 