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Saturday, June 04, 2005
Monkeying Around At The Zoo
The boys, my dad and I went to the St. Louis Zoo today. Wonderful, as always. No wonder it was rated the #1 zoo in the nation in the US Family Travel Guide.
There is a new "fragile forest" area that's really interesting. And they're constantly updating the habitats. The River Walk area is awesome, with only one complaint. They have an amazing cheetah breeding program, and you used to be able to see all of those magnificent cats run. Now, because of all the natural landscape they've added, you can't see them. (Yeah, yeah, I know... the cheetahs are happier.)
T1 did have a good point, though... it's probably best to go to the zoo in the spring or in the fall. Many of the animals were napping in the shade to get out of the heat of the day (and it's just the beginning of summer here in STL). On the other hand. the penguins and puffins were having a good time in their 45° habitat. And the Asian elephants didn't seem to mind the heat- they just sprayed more water onto their backs.
One area the boys went into for the first time (and I've lost count of how many times they've been to the St. Louis zoo) was the 1904 Flight Cage. You see, my mom has this "thing" about birds (IOW- she's scared of them), so a gigantic bird cage that you walk through just isn't her idea of a good time. Since she stayed home to baby her foot, we took the boys through the flight cage. Very cool.
I have to admit, though... the prairie dogs are still my favorite.
There is a new "fragile forest" area that's really interesting. And they're constantly updating the habitats. The River Walk area is awesome, with only one complaint. They have an amazing cheetah breeding program, and you used to be able to see all of those magnificent cats run. Now, because of all the natural landscape they've added, you can't see them. (Yeah, yeah, I know... the cheetahs are happier.)
T1 did have a good point, though... it's probably best to go to the zoo in the spring or in the fall. Many of the animals were napping in the shade to get out of the heat of the day (and it's just the beginning of summer here in STL). On the other hand. the penguins and puffins were having a good time in their 45° habitat. And the Asian elephants didn't seem to mind the heat- they just sprayed more water onto their backs.
One area the boys went into for the first time (and I've lost count of how many times they've been to the St. Louis zoo) was the 1904 Flight Cage. You see, my mom has this "thing" about birds (IOW- she's scared of them), so a gigantic bird cage that you walk through just isn't her idea of a good time. Since she stayed home to baby her foot, we took the boys through the flight cage. Very cool.
I have to admit, though... the prairie dogs are still my favorite.
