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