The monkeys are the most interesting to watch as they are mostly pretty active running around and swinging on their various apparatuses. The cappuccinos were the most fun. But this time I also got to see another type of monkey that had no sign so I don't know the species. They had furry white undersides and exceptionally long tails with which they would grab onto something and happily swing, Most were apparently young-ish because of their size in comparison to one who was sitting on a platform apparently watching over the youngsters. And when she came down and walked around a bit, I was able to take a photo of her (see below) sitting near the fence and she looked like she could be pregnant. Also saw one baboon in the next enclosure. They are not cute.
Farther down the aisle there was an enclosure marked chimpanzees. I could only see one and he/she was sitting with his/her back to the spectators. I watched for a while and he/she never moved. I felt sad because chimps are highly intelligent and who knows what was going through their mind - probably not good thoughts - especially if he/she really was alone. The enclosure was not particularly large either. Pretty depressing.
Then I moved on to the beautiful cats which I watched the other day but could view more now from the section that was closed before. There was a leopard, a puma, a jaguar and more tigers. The puma was interesting - she came to the front of the enclosure (all enclosures are made of chain link fencing) and sat down right in front of me and growled and carried on but was not looking at me - just kind of off to the side. I wondered what was bothering her - maybe she was in pain as she could have been the one that the vet was visiting the other day, I felt sorry for her.
The tigers were pacing which is sad. They just really don't belong in cages even though well fed and cared for. Interesting that one large enclosure seemed to have only one tiger and she/he had a nice large soaking water hole that she was luxuriating in as I walked up. Certainly nice to have in this climate.
There was a reptile/amphibian section and you will see a photo below of what I believe was a boa constrictor (no sign). Then there was a very nice enclosure with a water attraction for turtles - I did not feel sorry for them - I think they are enjoying the reptilian good life.
Finally, I visited quite a few different types of tropical birds like macaws, parrots, etc, They were gorgeous, colorful and had nice large enclosures. I couldn't get good photos of them because of the type of mesh fencing,
I said hello again to the zebras, giraffe and ostriches and then made my way out of the park and home. It was getting hot.
