Mini Mini Zoo

Apparently the Japanese call this the “Mini Mini Zoo”.  It’s written up in Okinawa Hai as the “Zukeran Zoo and Egg Shop”.  Either way, we thought it was worth checking out.  So I picked a Tuesday (when the regular zoo is closed) and we went adventuring.

This fellow greeted us with a cheerful “Ohayo” (pronounced Ohio"), meaning “good morning”!

Outside they had a llama, several emu, a couple of ostrich, a horse, a few pigs and this bull.

Inside we found several small birds, lizards, turtles, and various small mammals including mice, hamster, guinea pigs and a monkey.

Also among the small mammals was this flock of brightly-colored school children on a field trip.

 
We thought we were done and I was reasonably pleased by the success of our outing when we rounded a corner and found . . . a whole lot more than I expected.

Naomi seems a bit puzzled about the rabbits.

Logan was very amused by the goats.

As for the “egg shop” part of its title, this place certainly exceeded expectation.  That whole back wall is full of fresh eggs (although we didn’t see any chickens while we were there).  Even better, they have a cute little bakery.  I picked up a little cup of custard for Logan for 110 yen and snitched a spoonful—that was THE BEST custard (like a creme caramel) that I have EVER tasted!  They must make a killing off their eggs and baked goods, because the zoo part was absolutely free.  Honestly now, how cool is that?