During our summer visit to Minnesota we made a trip to the zoo. The Minnesota Zoo is located just outside the Twin Cities. We arrived and saw the rather sparse entrance, which was not an indicator of how full the zoo is.
Our first view of real live animals was of the monkey pit at the lakeside terrace.
Nearby was the food court, where we had lunch, and the 3M Penguins of the African Coast (I guess they are not allowed to say Penguins of Madagascar unless the exhibit was sponsored by Dreamworks Animation).
We left Africa for Russia's Grizzly Coast by way of the Central Plaza, which was more of a central market place to buy tchotchkes and any clothing you may not have packed.
The bears started out ferocious and downgraded very quickly.
As the sign above hinted, there's more than just bears in Russia's Grizzly Coast. We saw leopards and tigers too.
Of course, they have more than just predators. We saw plenty of prey as well, including takin, bison, pronghorns, and prairie dogs.
We crossed over to a deserty area with camels who gave rides to people (though that cost money and the children were not interested, so we weren't taken for a ride) and Asian wild horses who wanted freedom from people.
The next post will have the rest of the zoo, featuring an amazing playground and the Wells Fargo farm stead!
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| Minnesota Zoo entrance |
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| Buffalo close up |
Our first view of real live animals was of the monkey pit at the lakeside terrace.
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| Monkeys on logs |
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| A parent dry-washing a child |
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| The wet wash |
Nearby was the food court, where we had lunch, and the 3M Penguins of the African Coast (I guess they are not allowed to say Penguins of Madagascar unless the exhibit was sponsored by Dreamworks Animation).
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| African Penguin hangout |
We left Africa for Russia's Grizzly Coast by way of the Central Plaza, which was more of a central market place to buy tchotchkes and any clothing you may not have packed.
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| Central market plaza |
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| Your destination up ahead, the Grizzly Coast! |
The bears started out ferocious and downgraded very quickly.
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| Looks scary, but it might have been a yawn |
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| Lazing in the sun |
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| Snoozing in the shade |
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| Why isn't there a comic book superhero team based on this? |
As the sign above hinted, there's more than just bears in Russia's Grizzly Coast. We saw leopards and tigers too.
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| Photo-shy leopard |
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| Tiger also photo-phobic |
Of course, they have more than just predators. We saw plenty of prey as well, including takin, bison, pronghorns, and prairie dogs.
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| Takin' a rest |
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| Finally a face shot of an animal! |
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| Pronghorns enjoying a leisurely afternoon snack |
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| Prairie dogs, who would probably be just a snack for Russian predators |
We crossed over to a deserty area with camels who gave rides to people (though that cost money and the children were not interested, so we weren't taken for a ride) and Asian wild horses who wanted freedom from people.
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| Camel with riders |
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| Camels enjoying a bath |
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| Asian wild horses looking for someone to open the gate |
The next post will have the rest of the zoo, featuring an amazing playground and the Wells Fargo farm stead!
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