Zoo

Photos From Auckland Zoo
A photographic tour of Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo is my local zoo and a very good one. I enjoy visiting it with my camera and decided to finally use all those photos and create a guide to the entire zoo. This guide sadly isn't finished yet, but you are looking at the beginnings of it. Auckland Zoo is a great place to take the kids or just wander around on your own - they are constantly upgrading, so it's always different, and they do a lot of conservation work. The animals are generally well cared for, the enclosures suitable f...

Teton Trek at the Memphis Zoo
Teton Trek
I absolutely love zoos!  My all time favorite zoo is in Memphis, TN.  They have been improving and adding new addtiions to the Memphis Zoo for years.  Every time I go, it is like a new adventure. Their most recent addition, called Teton Trek, opened Oct. 2, 2009.  I am thrilled to say that for my birthday my husband took me to Memphis the very first week it was open.  It is stunning!  The Memphis Zoo has really outdone itself with this gorgeous exhibit.  Not only is Photo by Sylvestermouse t...

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens : Florida
Hey all you sleepy heads -- this is your wake-up call -- time to visit the Jacksonville Zoo in Jacks
You who! It's the Jacksonville Zoo! W00t! Yes, I'm talking to YOU! Hey, all you sleepy heads out there in Jacksonville, Florida -- when is the last time that you made it to YOUR zoo? Let me tell you, if you are looking for a full day of entertainment to delight the entire family, you need to head on out to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens! It is your natural resource right under your noses! Lions and tigers and bears oh my! Jaguars and chimps and elephants indeed! Butterflies and flowers and...

Moscow Zoo
Did you know that Moscow Zoo is one of the oldest Zoos in Europe? Its first name has been Zoological Park and it was open for visitors since 12th February year 1864. Since then more then 140 years went by. Through all these years of peace, war, revolution - the Zoo was open. Even during the year 1941 it had 1 million visitors. Nowadays it appears to be right in the middle of the great city. Thanks to the Government of Moscow the Zoo was fully transformed. Reconstruction took place and now uni...

Al Ain Zoo
Al AIn Zoo and Resort
In 1968, the late Sheikh Zayed founded Al Ain Zoo. Being concerned about the wildlife and nature of his homeland all his life, he established this unique zoo in the Middle East with the vision of creating natural habitats for animals to live freely. He was a true visionary and a man who saw the undeniable value of conservation and preservation. In his life-long aspiration to preserve the nature and wildlife of our nation, he banned animal hunting, especially of the Arabian oryx, which was ab...