5/5 Sara Beth W. 3 years ago on Google
Going
in
on
a
cold
Monday
morning,
I
started
out
pretty
disappointed
that
after
15-20
minutes
into
the
one-way
loop
around
the
park,
I
hadn't
seen
any
animals!
Between
Covid
and
the
cold,
several
exhibits
were
closed
or
empty.
But
eventually,
I
got
to
the
good
stuff
-
the
seals
and
bears,
big
cats,
and
elephants.
It
takes
about
2
hours
to
go
around
the
whole
loop,
and
I
decided
to
do
a
quicker
walk-through
again
to
see
if
any
extra
animals
had
shown
up
and
was
able
to
see
the
fun
penguins
and
see
the
tiger
better.
It
was
less
crowded
the
second
time
around
as
well.
Keep
in
mind,
the
dining
options
are
very
limited
right
now,
when
I
was
there,
only
one
snack
counter
at
the
front
and
the
African
Outpost
over
halfway
through
were
open,
and
the
Outpost
only
had
grab
and
go
sandwiches
and
some
hot
soups
available.
The
carousel
is
open
but
not
the
train
or
the
tram.
In
all,
I
was
able
to
see
36ish
different
animals
and
only
13
animals/sections
(like
the
whole
Herpaquarium)
that
weren't
available.
Here's
what
was
closed
when
I
went:
the
whole
Asian
section
with
the
Tapir,
Babirusa,
Sumatran
Tiger,
Siamang,
and
Orangutan;
a
corner
with
the
Island
Pavilion
(I'm
not
sure
what's
in
there)
and
the
Komodo
Dragon;
the
HerpAquarium,
the
Metazoo
was
closed,
not
sure
what
that
is
either
(I'm
not
local)
and
no
stage
show
there;
the
lorikeet
landing
and
walkabout;
the
Sea
Eagle
Aviary
was
closed
but
you
could
kinda
see
them
from
the
outside;
no
shows
for
the
seals;
no
pigmy
hippos,
naked
mole
rats,
or
lemurs.
But
I
DID
get
to
see:
tons
of
tiny,
noisy
blue-black
penguins
(but
only
on
my
second
go-round),
black
swans
(not
even
sure
they're
a
real
exhibit!)
plus
ducks
and
turtles
in
the
lake;
a
lynx
I
want
to
take
home,
two
bald
eagles,
a
cougar,
a
very
cool
maned
wolf,
a
sloth
in
a
bucket,
a
leopard,
a
flock/flamboyance
of
flamingos
(at
a
distance
-
I
think
there
may
have
been
other
birds
in
there
too),
there
was
a
blue
macaw
but
he
stayed
hidden,
a
llama-type
guy
(I
couldn't
see
the
sign),
some
type
of
sea
birds?
I
spotted
two,
2
harbour
seals
and
a
grey
seal
(or
the
other
way
around?
-
they
are
SUPER
fun
to
watch
and
put
on
a
show
themselves),
a
HUGE
brown
bear,
a
polar
bear,
a
snow
leopard,
a
tiger,
a
silverback
gorilla
and
some
other
apes
(I'm
not
sure
if
they
were
all
silverbacks,
I
guess
so
-
they
were
all
kept
inside),
3
fat
meerkats,
3
sleepy
colobus
monkeys
(inside
enclosure,
not
out
and
about),
3
zebras,
2
camels
(no
rides),
3
elephants
including
baby
Fitz
(all
of
which
were
getting
training
at
the
time,
which
was
cool
to
see),
3
lions
(1
male,
2
female),
4
types
of
exotic
cattle
(sorry,
I
forgot
the
names),
2
giraffe,
2
white
vultures
(plus
a
lot
of
Canada
Geese)
a
sleepy
rhinoceros,
and
2
inquisitive
warthogs.
One
of
the
greatest
things
about
this
zoo
is
how
close
you
can
get
to
the
animals
and
feel
how
big
they
are!
They
often
come
right
up
to
the
glass
or
fence
though
they
have
big
enclosures
and
can
stay
far
away
if
they
like.
Also
the
styling
of
the
place
is
great
-
it's
very
successful
on
theming,
like
a
theme
park
would
do,
especially
around
the
Glacier
Run
area
with
the
seals
and
bears.
I'll
have
to
come
back
to
see
it
in
full
force
post
covid
and
maybe
in
warmer
weather.
I'd
love
to
see
the
pygmy
hippos
and
ride
the
train!
But
my
ticket,
even
with
parking
was
only
around
$15
so
I
ended
up
more
than
happy
with
what
I
got
out
of
it.
Highly
recommended!