Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to bedtime Stories with mister jim Ho.
Speaker 1: I was just getting ready for bed, are you as well?
Speaker 1: Oh good? I hope you brushed your teeth and found
Speaker 1: all of your comfy things like pillows and blankets and stuffies.
Speaker 1: Oh yes, oh good. Well, as long as you have
Speaker 1: all those things ready, then it's time for our story.
Speaker 1: But first we must close our eyes so that we
Speaker 1: can travel to an imaginary world. The Nighttime Zoo is
Speaker 1: a special place that only opens as the sun sets.
Speaker 1: They do not have elephant habitats or giraffes you can feed.
Speaker 1: There are no lion or tiger exhibits. If you are
Speaker 1: looking for animals that rise with the sun and sleep
Speaker 1: as the stars fill the sky, then you've come to
Speaker 1: the wrong place, you see, the Nighttime Zoo can only
Speaker 1: open at night because it's filled with nocturnal animals. Visitors,
Speaker 1: when the sun is gone and the moon has made
Speaker 1: its way into the sky, come to the zoo in
Speaker 1: your best pajamas, wearing slippers on your feet as you
Speaker 1: explore the exhibits. The zoo doesn't open until after dinner time,
Speaker 1: so be sure to eat before arriving. If you get hungry,
Speaker 1: during your visit, stop by the Midnight Snack Shop for
Speaker 1: a tasty treat. There you will find some favorites like
Speaker 1: milk of all varieties and cookies of every flavor mmm.
Speaker 1: Grab a chocolate or strawberry milk to go and begin exploring.
Speaker 1: Enter the cave at the entrance and explore the home
Speaker 1: of the bats. They will likely be fluttering around catching
Speaker 1: bugs to eat. They will return to hang upside down
Speaker 1: from the cave ceiling. Listen as they chatter and squeak
Speaker 1: to one another. Walk through the trees in our forest habitat.
Speaker 1: What's that flying above? Oh? Don't mistake the flying squirrels
Speaker 1: for bats as they soar over your heads between the trees.
Speaker 1: See if you can spot their nests in the knots
Speaker 1: of the tree trunks. Or maybe it is an owl
Speaker 1: swooping overhead. Listen for its hooting call as it's perched
Speaker 1: on the branch above. Woo oooo. They may be claiming
Speaker 1: the tree as their own or talking to other nearby owls.
Speaker 1: Watch for the flash of feathers as its soars in
Speaker 1: the sky searching for something to eat. If you have
Speaker 1: a good eye, you may be able to tell if
Speaker 1: it is a brown barn owl or a white snow
Speaker 1: owl cruising by. Be sure to grab a pair of
Speaker 1: nose plugs before entering the next exhibit. The skunks are
Speaker 1: out exploring and they're not afraid to spray. Walk through
Speaker 1: their habitat carefully and quietly so as not to scare them.
Speaker 1: Scared skunks are stinky skunks, and it's best to avoid
Speaker 1: their spray. If you do get sprayed, don't worry. Use
Speaker 1: our complimentary scrub station to wash off the stinkiness. Be
Speaker 1: sure to grab a fresh pair of pajamas too. They
Speaker 1: have a lovely skunk and heart pattern on them. If
Speaker 1: you happen to make it through the skunk habitat without
Speaker 1: becoming stinky, continue on to the moth garden. The nighttime
Speaker 1: Zoo takes pride in their moth garden and believes it
Speaker 1: to be even better than the butterfly gardens of daytime zoos.
Speaker 1: Watch as all different spe sheies of moths fly around,
Speaker 1: marvel at their colors and patterns. If you see a
Speaker 1: resting moth, we suggest waving from a distance you see.
Speaker 1: Touching a moth may damage their beautiful wings. Did you
Speaker 1: know the powder on their wings as actually tiny scales.
Speaker 1: Speaking of scales, the next exhibit at the Nighttime Zoo
Speaker 1: is the reptile Exhibit. Our nighttime snakes are protected in
Speaker 1: their homes, slithering around by moonlight. Ball Pythons and night
Speaker 1: snakes curl up on rocks still warm from the sun.
Speaker 1: Don't be scared as you approach our biggest reptile cage
Speaker 1: of all. The boa constrictor's long body stretches out, ready
Speaker 1: to show off all ten feet of its long But
Speaker 1: if you need to shake off the spookiness of our reptiles,
Speaker 1: find the Petting Zoo. There are wheels and little plastic
Speaker 1: igloos all around housing our smallest little nighttime friends. Reach
Speaker 1: in and pet a mouse or pick up a fuzzy
Speaker 1: little hamster. Soft touches only for our littlest animals challenge
Speaker 1: our mice to make their way through mazes to find
Speaker 1: a special treat. The Nighttime Zoo as a napping corner
Speaker 1: if you need a rest during your trip. Our animals
Speaker 1: may be nocturnal, but you and me are not. Curl
Speaker 1: up on a cozy bed beside the stream and watch
Speaker 1: the beavers get to work. Ar work very hard on
Speaker 1: their beaver lodge and their dam is almost complete. They
Speaker 1: hope to be able to swim in their own personal
Speaker 1: pond right outside their new waterfront property. Very soon, as
Speaker 1: the sky begins to lighten and the sun gets ready
Speaker 1: to rise, our animals will begin to yawn. They have
Speaker 1: had their dinners and are ready for some shut eye.
Speaker 1: By the time the sun peaks its brilliant light from
Speaker 1: behind the horizon, the gates to the nighttime zoo will
Speaker 1: be closed. The animals inside are sleeping, resting the day
Speaker 1: away as they dream of another night full of activity
Speaker 1: and fun. The end. Wow, my friends, as we curl
Speaker 1: up in our cozy beds with our pillows and blankets,
Speaker 1: may you have very sweet dreams. Good night m hm.