Two weeks ago, Denis and I scheduled a trip to the Phoenix Zoo specifically to see their new Big Cats of Arizona exhibit. Unfortunately, Dial-a-Ride was extremely late, and the loud woman complaining about how bad the driver was only made him drive slower. By the time we finally arrived at the zoo, we barely had an hour to explore, but what we did manage to see was choice. Come join us!
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There's usually at least one egret hanging out here. Thursday was no exception. |
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| These three javalinas found some shade. That one definitely looks like it's thinking, "What are you lookin' at?" |
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went zipping around a corner and almost flattened this gopher squirrel.
Didn't seem to bother it a bit because it barely moved. |
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| Denis
and I went to the zoo specifically to see its new Big Cats of Arizona
Exhibit. It was rather fitting that the first time I saw Caipora the
jaguar was when she was pacing overhead. |
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| Caipora was very restless. |
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| She was also very vocal-- and gorgeous! |
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| Canyon Spotted Whiptail lizard |
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| Daisies always make me smile. |
I found a very informative YouTube video about the new Big Cats of Arizona exhibit. I couldn't get it to embed properly in this post, so I'm sharing a link to it instead. It's well worth the watch.
I hope you enjoyed your whirlwind visit!
How annoying that you had such a frustrating experience with Dial-a-Ride , Cathy! Still, I'm glad you had a nice visit (albeit short). Your pictures are gorgeous, as always. I'd want to visit the Big Cats part of the zoo, too!
ReplyDeleteMost of the big cats were off exhibit. Unfortunately, both mountain lions have died after living there for seventeen years. The Phoenix Zoo is known for its work with orphaned mountain lion cubs, and they're going to be getting two soon from a zoo in California.
DeleteI'm sorry your visit got cut short because of Dial-a-Ride issues. That is frustrating. But you got some gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing them. :D
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Lark! :-)
DeleteCaipora is beautiful. And so are those daisies. Both are reasons to smile.
ReplyDeleteCaipora definitely put a huge smile on my face. I was so glad we got to see her.
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