As you guys know, I love sharing photographs when I've been to animal attractions. I last went to Blackpool Zoo in Nov 2011, and I posted a thread which can be seen here:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-36201.html
Back then I enjoyed my visit, but was upset with the lack of care for the tortoises and some of the other animals. Last night I decided I wanted to go again, and this morning just before leaving the house I found out that the zoo has new owners and they're slowly making big changes to the care of the animals. You can really see it as you walk around - lots of the habitats have clearly been designed rather than thrown together, and many of the animals look healthier. The zoo still has a long way to go, but I wanted to share pictures again:
First picture is a great one, not for the quality but for the story. The first image in my previous thread was of two monkeys cuddled up together. I went back this time, and they have a child! Here's the little tot, with Dad in the background:
And some other shots from today:
In case you can't enlarge that picture, here's a zoom in on one of the wallabies. Say hello to the little guy/girl!
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/856807_10151501576565746_1345203380_o.jpg{/IMG]
[IMG]http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/841307_10151501576680746_1579873324_o.jpg
As always, tortoise/turtle pictures have been split out from the rest:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-36201.html
Back then I enjoyed my visit, but was upset with the lack of care for the tortoises and some of the other animals. Last night I decided I wanted to go again, and this morning just before leaving the house I found out that the zoo has new owners and they're slowly making big changes to the care of the animals. You can really see it as you walk around - lots of the habitats have clearly been designed rather than thrown together, and many of the animals look healthier. The zoo still has a long way to go, but I wanted to share pictures again:
First picture is a great one, not for the quality but for the story. The first image in my previous thread was of two monkeys cuddled up together. I went back this time, and they have a child! Here's the little tot, with Dad in the background:
And some other shots from today:
In case you can't enlarge that picture, here's a zoom in on one of the wallabies. Say hello to the little guy/girl!
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/856807_10151501576565746_1345203380_o.jpg{/IMG]
[IMG]http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/841307_10151501576680746_1579873324_o.jpg
As always, tortoise/turtle pictures have been split out from the rest: