I love our small zoo. Why? Because I can walk it and take pictures within 1 1/2 – 2 hours. But we need more land for a larger zoo. We don’t have many large mammals because we can’t house them. Right now the Sacramento Zoo is in negotiations to move to Elk Grove where the zoo could grow into 70 acres from its now 14.4 acres. That’s a lot more room for the current animals and animals to come. Aside from the longer drive time, I’m wondering whether I will love a large zoo as much as this one. That move is a few years away so let’s look at some pictures I took in my visit early in May.
Let’s look at the birds first. Where I could ID them, their names are in the captions.
Next we have one of the alligators, quiet, he’s sleeping! And the Chimpanzees are grooming each other.
The River Otters are in a glass enclosure which is difficult to photograph through, but they were in great positions.
It was a great day to photograph the Red Kangaroos in their new larger enclosure. They were just given something to nibble on.
The Cheetahs were trying to nap but this one kept lifting his head to see what was going on.
My last two pictures are of the Giraffe (They make such funny faces.) and the Red Panda.
Full and tired after finishing their bones, the big cats were sleeping. The Orangutans didn’t want to come out to play. The Zebras were still eating. Everything was as it should be at the Zoo. I can’t wait until I go visit again.
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Nice images. 😊
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Thank you Pepper!
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Enjoyed the zoo through your beautiful photos. Love these birds especially, and the pelican! 🙂
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Thanks Amy! The pelican is special. He will never leave the zoo because he has only one wing.
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We have a small zoo here in Fargo. They don’t have any extra space around them either. A larger zoo would require a move. I doubt that’s happening anytime soon. 🙂
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Zoos are changing the types of enclosures for their animals, giving them more space. When the Sacramento Zoo sent the tiger elsewhere, they gave the lions his enclosure, giving them more room. The male lion has been roaring ever since!
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Some great animal photos here. But I don’t like to see large animals such as the cheetah and chimps in small enclosures so I hope the zoo gets to move to the larger site soon!
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Thank you Sarah! Yes, it would be good for the zoo to have that much more space. I just don’t know how long it will take them to get the move accomplished.
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