Hi fellow Hiveians,

Today I wanted to share the last batch of photos from the recent zoo trip we took a few weeks ago!

Meandering Around the Zoo

The zoo will still be one of the places that we like to go to even as our son gets older. I know that it tends to be cooler for kids who are of the younger age, but we still thoroughly enjoy it. I think what the cool thing about it for us is getting to walk around for so long and see so many different animals throughout the day!

This zoo is pretty well managed, and that's a good thing. It's not in the middle of the city, which can make it challenging to get to for some people and I understand that issue however it's far better for the animals. The zoos that are in the middle of, or very closely adjacent to a big city like New York, or LA and others, are very often poorly managed and cramped. This doesn't give the animals a good opportunity to enjoy and thrive the way that they should be considering they are in captivity.

I think it's cool that the zoos also have some of the last remaining animals in the world of a particular species. Yeah it's a little sad that they aren't in the wild in their natural habitat but at the same time, with how poorly managed some of these countries are (and that is likely intentional but a WHOLE different discussion...) it's no wonder that the animals are hunted or poached near extinction.

As many issues as the United States has, one of the really important things that we do have is really good wildlife management. There are certainly some species that are endangered in the country but I don't know of many species that are close to extinction because of a shitty management situation such as with Tigers in Asia and Rhinos in Africa. There are certainly other examples of this on both sides, but I'm just using it for reference. It's great to see these animals in the zoo, still alive!

Mamma has big sharp teeth! LOL

There are pretty good enclosures for the bigger animals here which is also nice. In the past, the enclosures for animals like tigers and lions was very small in relative terms, meaning they only got a few hundred square feet to roam around. In the most recent enclosures we are seeing here, they've got a couple acres of land to roam about and I think that's wonderful. It's important to give these wonderful animals a very similar habitat to where they are originally from so that they can enjoy something that is better than just walking back and forth in a tight square.

The monkeys and primates (I know there is likely someone who will correct me on whatever this animal is :D) are in pretty good shape where this zoo is. The enclosures aren't gigantic but they do represent a pretty big tree-like habitat for them which is nice. The enclosures for most of the monkeys are about 15-20 feet tall with lots of branches and things for them to climb up and onto, with food and other treats and toys laid about the whole place.

This is good for them because it gives them entertainment apart from the mundane of just hanging around in the enclosure, looking at these bigger cousins of theirs walking around pointing squares at them that sometimes make noise, and the very small versions of them yelling or trying to throw things at them which the big ones get mad and scold the small one for.

Every now and then though, we do get to see animals that we don't normally see at other zoos! We don't often get to see things like hyenas and that was cool, they had a few of them at this zoo. It was funny when we were there, this one looked like it was dead until one of the zookeepers knew which one it was and called out its name, which it popped up its head and came alive. I honestly thought it was a rock on the ground LOL.

We had a great time at the zoo and will likely take another trip here in the fall when the temperatures cool to see how they've made changes to it over the summertime. Since we went last year they've already done work on expanding some of the enclosures which is nice! Always great to see and support a place that is good for the animals.

What about you, do you like to go to zoos and other places where animals are at for you to enjoy? Let me know in the comments!

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