Saint Louis Zoo

[Takama]

Hello All.

Just today I went with my parents, and brother and sister(Technically, were not related, and my Real Dad is deceased, but its easier to refer to them as such because my mom is Close Friends with them) To the Saint Louis Zoo, one of the best Zoos in the Nation. I managed to get a quite a few photos of the animals we seen. My new Camera is a wondrous piece of tech, allowing me to take photos of animals that are Very far away without Blur.   Since I Just got home, I will Start this with some photos, and post more later.

First off, theres these Statues that we seen as we walked to the zoos entrance.















Once inside, the first live animal we see are Ducks





and some Sea Lion Sculptures




From here, we took the little train around the zoo to get an idea of were everything is at, while on the train, I managed to get the rear end of a Tiger.



Heres my Sister, Brother, and Dad on the train


Once we were done on the train, we walked through a river exhibit, first thing we saw was a Blue and Gold Macaw.



yes its not looking at us, but there was no way to get at its face.


Second Animals in this exhibit are a few bears that I thought were spectacled, but were not.











Next were these creatures, I think there called Bush Dogs, and they were hiding in there pin



Im sure We all know what this is, The largest rodent on earth (Capybara)



next is the Black Rhino, but at this time, he was not around. But these Ibis birds were in his place



On up the exhibit, there were these Painted Hunting Dogs, that were all lying against the wall.



and then the rhino decided to show himself as far away as possible, but thanks to my camera, I got a decent shot of him.



RED RIVER HOGS.  Thanks to CollectA, there my favorite Pigs.



There was this cage on the pathway with birds in it. But Getting Pics of all of them was a bust, so I just got this one that stood close to us



And now we have the animal that everyone was happy to see, despite it being the most dangerous animal from Africa
Before I saw this creature in person on dry land, I always wondered why Safari LTDs Hippo Figures are Purple, but here I can see Why.







Here's a shot of them Swimming.



Spotted Hyenas






Cobra Statue



Asian Elephants. There were a lot of them, I think they were separated by Sex, but I don't know for sure.



Also This lizard was roaming freely, and it tried to attack My Sister.   :affraid:   


Just Kidding, its another sculpture.

Mommy Elephant and Baby.



also a Juvenile





FISH



also, a giant Beetle



We then made our way into the children's Zoo, were we found some more interesting animals. There was this little building that housed some small creatures, and one enclosure had these Echidnas walking around, it was a pain to get a good photo of them, because they just keep moving.









There Room mate on the other hand, was just lazy, and sat in his tree. (Its a Tree Kangaroo)



In that building, there were also Meircats, they were adorable little things that wanted attention, I managed to get some good shots of them.

[Gwangi]

Looks like a fun trip! I particularly like the bush dogs and Red River hogs, two very interesting animals. Hogs in general are some of my favorites, are you familiar with the Babirusa?

[Takama]

Looks like a fun trip! I particularly like the bush dogs and Red River hogs, two very interesting animals. Hogs in general are some of my favorites, are you familiar with the Babirusa?

Yes.  And I was hopeing they had one there.   But they did not show themselves

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

It looks like you had a fun time, and took very good pictures. I especially like the one with the two elephants! Its always interesting taking pictures of zoo animals, never knowing just what to expect.

[Takama]

After we were done in the Building, My family found a little Show, that showed off some animals.  The Show started off with a Barn Owl, but I alredy seen one of those  during Eagles Days in Iowa. So I took a look ahead, and found some Domestic alpacas





But then I saw something new at the show. So I got back, sat down, and took a Picture.



Then they brought out an Eagle





Then Finally, the were hinting at what the next animal was. They said it ate Ants, so I thought it was going to be a little Tamadua, but then when I looked to my side, there comes this weird creature, that I never expected in a children's zoo. It was a Aardvark!





Sorry about the blurry pic right here, my camera did not adjust correctly to get its face.



After the show, the woman started walking the creature as if it were a Dog, I was amazed at how tame it seemed, and I never thought that I would get this close to a Aardvark in my life.







here's my sissy, Who posed for a picture



We were now in the Playground area of the park, there was not much here. There was this Hollow Hippo Statue that the kids could climb in. and a Slide that goes through a River Otter tank.



I did not get any pics of the otters, but I did get a picture of this statue of them.



After we were done with the children's zoo, I begged my parents to let me go inside the Main entrance, because inside, were three famous Models of three Sea creatures hanging from the ceiling

Giant Squid



Great White Shark



and a Hammer Head Shark



But when we were inside, there was something that caught my eye in the zoos educational room, Is that What I think it is?



Oh Yes it was, a Giganotosaurus Model, and a Small Ornithopod Dinosaur.

[ITdactyl]

Then they brought out an Eagle

That's a beautiful Bateleur... nice.

[EmperorDinobot]

I've been to a lot of zoos, and the St. Louis zoo is my definite favorite, followed by the one in Atlanta.

[Takama]

After my visit to the North entrance, we made our way to the Reptile house. But on the way, we stopped by the lake to see the various water birds that were roaming freely in the water.

Swans





Ducks



and Pelicans,



On are way, we made a Trip through a Underwater Tunnel with Sea Lions swimming





And then we made it to the outside of the reptile house.   Outside are some Galapagos Tortoises







and a Hidden Alligator



Inside the house there were many species of reptiles and amphibians, but due to the need to keep up with my family, I was not able to get them all photographed.

Hidden iguanas



Hidden Soft-shell Turtle



Green Tree Python



Fire Salamander



Mexican Beaded Lizards (There a lot bigger then I Expected)





Another Tree Constrictor



and a Diamondback Rattlesnake with his Turtle Friend (or is it his lunch?)



and now we come to the big guns

I forgot what these were called, I thought they were Gavials, but the sign had a name that started with T





Next are the Giant Green Anacondas that were in separate pins

This one was under water



This one was more Visible



Finally, we have a black monitor

[stargatedalek]

its very unlikely for a rattlesnake (any viper really) to eat turtles/tortoises, so they are probably companion species
great pics, and black monitors, oh so cuddly they are

[paleoferroequine]

I forgot what these were called, I thought they were Gavials, but the sign had a name that started with T

   Those are False Gharials(Gavial), Tomistoma schlegelii. BTW, Gharial and Gavial are the same.

   I have to get back to that zoo, I live only 100 miles from it but haven't been there in, let's see, 17 years! Arrgh!

[EmperorDinobot]

Great pics! thanks Takama!

[Newt]

its very unlikely for a rattlesnake (any viper really) to eat turtles/tortoises, so they are probably companion species
great pics, and black monitors, oh so cuddly they are

Cottonmouths regularly eat baby turtles. But you are right, that box turtle (who seems to have an ear abscess, to which these guys are prone) is definitely not rattlesnake prey. I don't know if this is the case here, but it used to be common for zoos to put tortoises in snake enclosures, so that the trundling tortoises would force the snakes to move now and again. The public doesn't want to see a snake lay in one place all day!

[Takama]

Whos up for some PRimates?

Unfortunately, my camera was acting funny, and I could not get decent pictures of any of the creatures, but I will post them anyways.

Ringtail Lemurs



Here's one that did something nasty after I snapped this photo





Here's a Monkey that kept itself hidden





Little Black one



Up close


White Ruffed Lemurs



Here's my little Brother looking at one



Here's one cleaning himself



Another little Monkey with my Brothers Reflection



here's an interesting one





and now the Sifakas







Outside the building is this statue of what I believe is the man who started the zoo.



here's a Close up of the little chimp