Every Zoo has them Giraffes, Tigers and Lions. However there is usually something to set each one apart from the rest. Some zoos stand out because they have animals from a particular geographical area, some, because they they have only a few barely-heard-of animals. (Read: Oakland’s own Little Africa | Exotic animals of Happy Hollow) And some zoos have a few animals whose images stay with us long after we have visited. Next in line was the Oregon Zoo in Portland.
It was on a cold Pacific Northwestern Spring day that we found ourselves strolling (with a newborn in a stroller and a happy four year old skipping beside it) around Oregon Zoo. The zoo was seeing a lot of maintenance work and it didn’t seem to be in its full glory but there were some animals that stood out:
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| Rocky Mountain Goat |
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| Western Painted Turtles |
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| Wood Duck |
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| Bats aplenty!. Go here and you will never complain of not having seen bats. |
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| Nile Monitor |
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| A playful Polar Bear and his best friend — a red ball. |
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| Black and White Colobus Monkey |
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| Bald Eagle |
You might want to check out:Oakland’s own Little Africa
| Exotic animals of Happy Hollow
Awesome photos
Thanks a ton, Rupam. 🙂
Wonderful!! Glad you shared these.
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Thank you for the visit, Niranjan.
Love these little creatures… but how come your posts are not coming in my email ? it seems I missed quiet a few posts…
The painted turtles? They were adorable. Those wood ducks were also interesting I tried to get a good pic of their heads but didn't manage to get it. You should look them up online; very different looking.
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No wonder I've been missing your comments, here.
I have subscribed again… could be some problem with feedburner….
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Thank you, Prasad. Happy Diwali to you.
great photos self explanatory
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Thank you Paresh.
I would love to see those expressions of 'four year old' 🙂 Well, if you are in Oregon just check out Oregon Gardens too. I found it a great place for numerous flowers and butterflies!
And congratulations! I read a 'new born in a stroller'!
Thanks a ton, Kusum. Now you know why I've been playing truant here in the blogosphere ;). A trip to the zoo was one of those easy trips with the baby, a few months back. The baby is now an 8-month old. 🙂
I'll keep Oregon Gardens in mind. The little ones will surely like to see the butterflies.
Thanks again, Kusum.
Amazing pics of the zoo inmates, Divya! Lovely post! Wishing you and your family a happy Diwali:)
Thank you. 🙂
Here's wishing your family a fabulous Diwali.
Well taken all of them. I like such action shots. 🙂
Thanks, Indrani 🙂