Steve and I just took a road trip from Mesa,Arizona into Utah in our little red Corvette. We traveled 2,050.00 miles in 7 days! We had a great time in some beautiful country. I took a few pictures along the way and I will be posting some of them over the next few days.
When we were in Salt Lake City, Utah we decided to visit the Hogle Zoo. I had visited this zoo once about 26 years ago with my Mom and my oldest son Brinton. It's a fun zoo to visit.
The Hogle Zoo was the first zoo my mother ever visited. When she lived in Salt Lake City with her sister,Theresa, she would often go to the Hogle Zoo by herself. If you know my Mom you know that she has worked as a volunteer at the Phoenix Zoo for over 21years. Since the end of 2011 I have been able to do this with her. I always thought I would like to volunteer at the zoo when I retired, but to be able to do this along side my Mom has been so special. I truly feel blessed to share this experience with her,and glean knowledge from her!
The elephant on the bottom was born at the zoo and is maybe 3 years old. We happened to walk by just as they were doing some behavioral enrichment with her. As you can see by the pictures she would back up,lay down,stand on her head,fetch the ball and more! They say she runs the zoo!
They have a new exhibit with a Polar Bear,seals and sea lions.
Grizzly Bears!
They are building a new Savanna for their giraffes that will be finished some time in 2014. Much improved over their current enclosure!
They have many cats. This is an Amur tiger also known as the Siberian tiger.
I love the Orangutans and Gorillas! They have a family like the Phoenix Zoo of Orangutans,this is the 2 year old daughter and below is their very large Silverback Gorilla.
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It was so much fun to see this post. It has been many years since I was 6 years old and had my first visit to a zoo. That visit was to the Hogle Zoo with my big sister, Theresa. Since then, I have visited it many times, but I need to visit it again. I would love to see the improvements they have made to the habitats for their animals. Thank you for this post, Rhonda.
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