Sunday, November 22, 2020

The Detroit Zoo during the Winter

  Detroit Zoo
in the winter!

                  We took a ride to the Detroit Zoo.   Our zoo is great any time of the year.   There are wide paths to walk on between the exhibits.   Perfect for Social distancing!  Not many animals were out frolicking in the cold.   Not even the Polar Bears!   But, we had a great time!

           The Detroit Zoo opened the new Polk Penguin Conservation Center that was perfect on a cold winter day in Michigan.   When you first walk in you can view the little rock hopper penguins swimming around and diving under the water.   The guide instructed us to walk down the ramp to view the penguins swimming under water.   The ramp is surrounded by a 360 degree video of Shackleton's  ship and icebergs.  Very interesting and gives you the feeling of going deep into the ocean.

           These penguins at the end of the tour were having a great time walking around on the ice and diving into the cold water.    My granddaughter really enjoyed watching these Black and white very entertaining birds.





            There were many beautifully colored peacocks was strolling around the grounds of the zoo even thought it was about 30 degrees and windy that day.    This fellow just wanted to show off his lovely tail feathers.    He followed us around as we walked the zoo paths.


  
           We also found a nice warn place to visit with the giraffe family.   Here are three of the four family members.   The baby giraffe is up front with mother giraffe peering over the baby's head.   The father giraffe, the tallest on the right, was in a separate area but could visit anytime he wanted.

           As you can see the sign on the right says "QUIET".  The giraffes don't like a lot of noise.  Shhhh!


           The Detroit Zoo is a great place to take "children of any age".

Enjoy the winter season wherever you live. 



Beti

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