I hadn’t been to the zoo since I got a new camera, and I figured it was time. Saturday morning I jumped in the truck and headed down to Khao Kheow.
I started on the opposite end of the Zoo this time, heading directly to the Journey to the Jungle show. There was quite a bit more light this time, and I got a couple of different shots. Here is some sort of big cat doing a backflip to grab some meat off a tree branch.
And a White Tiger strolling about.
The early afternoon light allowed me to get a nice shot of these really dark furry creatures. I’m not sure what they are, but they go right over everyone’s head.
At this point, I’ve got a pretty good idea of the Zoo’s layout and can go directly where I want without too much trouble. First off, I wanted to see if the Walk Through Aviary was finally finished. It was, and it’s a beautiful enclosure, although it was somewhat lacking in birds.
I imagine they have put a few birds and a lot of food in the enclosure with the intention of having a lot of birds in a few years. In any case, there was this bird that was quite beautiful and not at all shy.
Next I headed over to see the Otters and Sun bears. A couple of out of the way enclosures full of animals that are generally entertaining. The bears weren’t doing much, but the otters were playing and having lunch.
I think they may just drop dead fish into the little pond area, the fish sure don’t do much in the way of fighting back.
It was time to head over to the elephants and mountain goats, an area that is usually loaded with monkeys. On the way I walked through the Hippo area. I was entertained by this box. It would have been fun to get a shot of a hippo inside it. No hippo, you’re not a Rhino.
I enjoy this shot. A Monkey eating a banana in front of a mountain goat looking nonplussed. Kind of normal for both, I suppose.
Just past the mountain goats, I stopped to see the elephants. I happened upon a one-elephant show and used the movie mode on my camera to capture an elephant playing a harmonica.
There is a little path that runs next to the mountain goat enclosure, up to a waterfall. It ends rather abruptly in front of a little stream that you have to hop over. Nice and quaint, something you definitely wouldn’t see in the States.
Regardless, I enjoy it because there is normally a monkey or two sitting up on a railing. There is some great light and the monkeys generally allow you to get quite close and take some nice photos.
