I took my granddaughter to the world's best zoo today

[Omaha Steve]

Monday I took her to the theater to see "Home"


I've had her all week for her Spring break. Today first we watched "The Sound of Music" here at home. At the zoo, we started with the humpback whale movie in 3D. Info below. Then the world's largest indoor desert. The walk through the butterflies was awesome. The huge exotic butterflies land on you. Spellbinding. Then the aquarium. Looking up through the glass while I walked under a shark or two, sea turtle, and assorted fish. Yes we had to do the petting zoo too.


Zoo site: http://www.omahazoo.com/


Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium wins a top spot in magazine's travel awards for 2nd straight year: http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/zoo/henry-doorly-zoo-aquarium-wins-a-top-spot-in-magazine/article_0e1ad582-d361-11e4-a3e3-733775591f9c.html


http://nerdist.com/new-imax-film-proves-humpback-whales-are-the-most-majestic-animals/





POSTED BY KYLE HILL ON DECEMBER 15, 2014


If you’ve been on Reddit or another image-sharing website in the last few days, you’ve probably seen one of these breathtaking GIFs of humpback whales doing their thing. It turns out that if you are anywhere near an IMAX theater next February, you can see an entire movie of this animal magic.

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These GIFs are from “Humpback Whales,” a 40-minute long film premiering in IMAX 3D and giant-screen theaters on February 13th of next year. The documentary was produced by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, and will be narrated by Ewan McGregor.


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Published on Oct 16, 2014
Humpback Whales 3D opens February 20, 2015 at the Challenger Learning Center IMAX Theatre. For showtimes, visit www.ChallengerTLH.com.

An extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals, Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for an immersive look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young.

Captured for the first time with IMAX® 3D cameras, and found in every ocean on earth, humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a steady recovery. Join a team of researchers as they unlock the secrets of the humpback and find out what makes humpbacks the most acrobatic of all whales, why only the males sing, and why these intelligent 50-foot, 48-ton animals migrate more than 6,000 miles every year.

[sheshe2]

1. Thanks for all those images of the humpback whales,

that is beauty in motion.

Hmmmmm, I wonder who enjoyed the zoo more, you the granddad or your granddaughter. I just bet you were both two little kids having the time of your life. It sounds like you had the most wonderful week ever. I know you will treasure it.

OS~

[Omaha Steve]

3. I'm not telling who had more fun

[sheshe2]

4. Ha!

I already know the answer!!!!



Fly like have never done before.

Love you.

[lovemydog]

2. So glad you had a great time.

Thanks for sharing that Humpback Whales 3D movie trailer. It looks awesome.

[sabrina 1]

5. Beautiful, thank you for posting. Glad you had fun at the zoo.

[Hekate]

6. Something tells me it's all happening at the zoo, I do believe it...

...I do believe it's true.

Glad you had so much fun with your granddaughter! That's really special.

[Duppers]

7. Wonderful!

[Omaha Steve]

8. Link to the films page

http://www.humpbackwhalesfilm.com/