Scarlet Macaw - Common in the Amazon basin, these macaws create strong pair bonds and mate for life. Mates sow affection by mutual preening and licking faces. Somehow I can't imagine being licked by a giant parrot!
Baja Blue Lizard - from the deserts at the tip of Baja California.
Pink Toe Tarantula.... insy winsy spider climbed up the water spout...
No, this isn't a rental in Sydney - they are Madagascar Hissing Hockroaches, and they are HUGE.
Military Macaw from Mexico through South America.
Polly want a cracker?
Blue and Gold Macaw - most of the signs read soemthing scientific about the animal, this one said... These expressive birds from Mexico and northern South America will cock thier heads, vocalise, ruffle freathers, prance and shake thier tail feathers. Shake it shake it shake it baaaaaby.
Chilean Flamingo - did you know Egyptians used the flamingo hieroglyphic as the symbol for "red". There you go - I bet your day is better now that you know that.
Ring-tailed Lemur - I wanted to bring one home for Boston, so cute!
Humboldt Penguin - they were malting, and so looked a little sick.
A strange attraction - appeared to carry a large amont of small humans that made a lot of noise.
Hardly needs an introcution... but you can see the nice view that the Zoo has.
Cacti
Girrafes - not as funny as the ones at Sydney Zoo.
Caught Murray snoozing :)
Red-tailed Hawk - from California.
White handed Gibbon.
Amur Leopard- China
Blue Crowned Pidgeon
Snow Leopard
Domestic Sheep! Yes - thats right - sheep at the zoo! Clearly they weren't the most popular exhibition.
All in all, pretty good. A little disapointing as much of the zoo was closed for renovations. Probably only 3/4 open. But a nice small zoo all the same.
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