My daughter, Dianne, and I signed up for a walking club that meets at our local zoo before opening each morning. I have ambiguous feelings about zoos. I know they save some animals even species and I love to see the animals that I would never see “in person” if not for zoos. On the other hand, I sometimes see animals pacing their enclosures and I know that we (humans) have driven them mad for our pleasure. So, I sit on the fence a bit, boycotting circuses but every few years visiting a zoo. My daughter feels even more strongly anti-zoo than do I.
So, how did we end up walking there? Good question. I suppose we felt we could see the animals without supporting the zoo by buying a ticket. Cheap? Perhaps, but I think it is more a rationalization. Regardless, I was disappointed that we didn’t see many animals on our first walk. A lion, a tortoise, a rhino, that was about it. But this past week we hit the jackpot by staying a little later. We saw, tigers, monkeys, wallabies, kangaroos, a grizzly bear, all kinds of birds and these, my favorites!
The slideshow below contains more shots of the gorilla and polar bear. All photos taken by Dianne Bynum.
I welcome your opinions regarding supporting zoos and any special memories you may want to share with us.
YES , IT IS SAD ANIMALS IN CAGES.
YES, IT IS SAD SEEING THEM PACE BACK AND FORTH WANTING TO BE FREE.
YES , AND NOW WE SEE PEOPLE AND CHILDREN IN CAGES .
HOW SAD IS THAT !!
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Good point.
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That gorilla is amazing!
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He was quite social.
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We have a great zoo. We should all go more often
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