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Post by htmb on Aug 24, 2015 21:37:54 GMT
As zoos go, the Parc Zoologique de Paris is certainly fantastic. I enjoyed my visit last summer and had fun taking photos of the animals. I planned to return again this summer, but guess I just ran out of time.
Did it really seem more crowded to you than it did on your last visit, Kerouac? Do you think the day, time, or month had a lot to do with it, or do you just assume more people now have visits to the zoo back on their radar?
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Post by nycgirl on Aug 25, 2015 3:56:02 GMT
Fantastic report. I love the variety of birds, from the beautiful to the bizarre. The photos of the rhinos and giraffes make me wistful for Africa. But I think the manatees are my favorite. They have such sweet, kindly faces.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 4:36:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 5:32:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 12:52:51 GMT
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Post by nycgirl on Aug 25, 2015 15:25:13 GMT
Love that spoonbill. I've only seen one once from very far away.
That's such a shame about the coins. Looking at how many there are, it would be pretty painstaking work to get rid of them. Why can't people let go of their stupid, harmful rituals?
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Post by mossie on Aug 25, 2015 18:33:16 GMT
No doubt a useful addition to Paris's attractions and you have given us a good insight.
They should have got the people who built the island in parc des Buttes Chaumont to do the rocks. Those in the zoo look very artificial.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 18:47:29 GMT
You have to let them age about 75 years before they look good.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 21:03:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 21:08:00 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 26, 2015 0:03:13 GMT
Incredible variety and wonderful pictures, Kerouac. I was most interested to see how a modern zoo designs things to keep the animals from being harassed by the humans. That window on the monkeys seems designed to give them some privacy, although maybe they're still too much aware of the gawking "higher" primates.
Do you know if any of the enclosures are meant to be enclosed in the winter? Some of these animals must not be able to stand the cold.
Again, super photos!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 12:20:34 GMT
Every enclosure has heated refuges for inclement weather. On the day I went, though, it was actually cooler inside the tropical biodome than outside, but with 100% humidity I was quickly dripping with sweat. |
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Post by nycgirl on Aug 26, 2015 12:48:02 GMT
There is such a fascinating and endless variety of strangeness in the animal kingdom. Anteaters, chameleons, and bats are all weird in their own way.
Funny picture of the seagulls. They really do look like they want in.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 5, 2018 5:52:31 GMT
I returned to the zoo yesterday and found that the very smallest residents were the most interesting ones.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 5, 2018 6:03:24 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 5, 2018 15:31:59 GMT
Nature is endlessly amazing! I love the video of the ants, as it's fascinating to see them up close and not devastating my patio. The close-ups of the tortoise's shell are just beautiful.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 5, 2018 20:49:24 GMT
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Post by mossie on Sept 6, 2018 7:53:10 GMT
Fascinating to see the small ants hitching a ride, but I may be contributing to the bad dreams thread after seeing all the reptiles.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 6, 2018 15:30:28 GMT
I love reptiles and humans would be better off if we had some of the reptilian qualities.
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