If you've been reading here for a while then you know that I love cats no matter the size, and I'm an avid visitor of zoos while I'm traveling. I know zoos are controversial to some people - keeping animals out of their natural habitat and everything - but I'm a fan of zoos that let the animals live in habitats as natural as possible. The Denver Zoo opened in 1918 after the mayor of Denver was given a black bear cub. At that time there were only monkeys, elk, bison, and birds, in addition to ... VIEW POST
Why You Should Spend a Day at the Denver Zoo
An Award Winning Zoo in New Mexico: The ABQ Bio Park
I got to feed a Lorikeet! Before you say anything: Yes, I saw a lot of animals in Albuquerque. That's, like, one of [er, the only] benefit of leaving a city and venturing into nature. Anyways, I digress. Like I'd mentioned in my first post about my trip to Albuquerque, the ABQ BioPark (aka the zoo) is the winner of the Quarter Century Award. If you need a reminder, the Quarter Century Award is given to zoos that show they've maintained AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquarium) standards for at ... VIEW POST
My Experience at the Dublin Zoo (Dublin, Ireland)
When I started reading through my Lonely Planet: Dublin guide, I read all about the Dublin Zoo and immediately decided to go when I read that they had a world famous, and incredibly old, lion breeding program. You know the lion that roars at the beginning of MGM movies? That lion was born at the Dublin Zoo. I'm a huge animal lover (especially of cats, large and small) and hugely regret not going to the Warsaw Zoo while I was in Warsaw so I made a point to go on my first morning in ... VIEW POST
