If Animals Could Talk

Have you ever been to the zoo? I guess most of us (if not all) have visited the zoo at one time or another. Sad to say, the memory of my first zoo experience was quite vague. It was in Cebu Zoo, that part I was sure of, but I couldn't remember what animals I have seen. So, despite my age, I still enjoy a visit to the zoo like any kid would. U.S. has lots of entertaining, numerous variation of animal exhibits and well-maintained zoos in the world. I've been to St. Louis Zoo a couple of years back, it was said to be the 3rd largest zoo in the country. That was amazing! I never thought that I would enjoy it but I did. So on our mini-trip to Memphis last Valentine's Day, a visit to Memphis Zoo and Aquarium was part of our itinerary.

The zoo was very spacious. The habitats are well-designed and well-maintained. They have thousands of animals with over 500 different species. You could easily spend hours checking out the whole place. There's so much to see and appreciate. It was definitely one of the best zoo in the U.S. Every time I see an animal that I only used to see on T.V. or read from books and magazines, I turned into a giddy 7-yr. old kid, lol! Hubby got a kick out of my reactions. I kept on exclaiming "Wow, Oh, Look at that! That thing looks amazing! I wanna go there!" and all sorts of expressions that really showed how excited I was. The whole time, our camera was wrapped around my neck and I was snapping photos here and there. The staff tried their best to mimic the animals' natural habitat but I couldn't help but wonder if the animals somehow felt trapped, claustrophobic and unhappy with their artificial environment. If animals could talk, I wonder what would they say to all the people (me included) who stared, took photos and even tried to get their attention by talking to them as if they care to listen, hehe! I'm pretty sure something is going through their minds, don't you think? Look at the photos and be the judge!

*Scroll down to view more photos* The Entrance I just thought the writings were interesting so I took a picture. First animal?!? Errr..that's me! Animals native from China are found in this area Chinese Tower Tetron Trek Habitat of young grizzly bears Orangutan Pelicans...famous for its distinctively large pouch under their beaks. Pink Flamingos...they are such pretty creatures An elephant This rhinoceros thing looks weird, isn't it? The face does not make any difference, still weird! Polar Bear Panda Bear...that's all he does, chew bamboo sticks. I find the black and white stripes on Zebras so pretty. Alligator I forgot the exact name but lemme just call this a turtle. Komodo Dragon Multi-colored Bird...(OMG, I wish I could remember the names of these animals) Tiger habitat Huge Tiger White Tiger Cheetah Puma Lion Copperhead I haven't seen anything like this before. See the shape of its body?