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Miami Metro Zoo

I can see this zoo is trying to be a world class zoo but it's not quite there yet. It's huge with decent enclosures but seems a bit sparsely occupied with many enclosures containing only one animal. That said it was a pleasant visit. It was sunny and not too hot. We noticed rest areas all over the park with shade, fans and even water mist sprayers so it should even be tolerable in the summer.

The day we went was very empty. We felt almost like it was a private zoo. It's a large zoo so I'm sure they can absorb a fair number of guests. Being large there is a LOT of walking involved but there is also a monorail that you can take from one part of the park to another. There were also tours available riding on a trolley-like thing.

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Does anything say Miami more than Flamingoes?	Flamingo extreme close-up.	One of the more interesting animals was this Lizard drinking from a sprinkler.
	A sleeping Bengal Tiger.	Awake and staying cool in the shade.
Jasper the Orangutan.	Jasper enjoys a banana.	A very rare type of Cheetah.
Some sort of bird of prey.	This Sun Bear wasn't very co-operative.	The Sun Bear in a muich friendlier moment.
Cuban Crocodile.	Malayan Tapir.	Duck swimming from below.
Cool shot of a turtle (Asian Painted Terrapin) swimming underwater.	Some sort of river fish. The fins don't look too healthy.	Argus Pheasant.
The beautiful Asian Aviary.	Eastern Sarus Crane.	Chestnut Breasted Malkoha.
White-Crested Laughing Thrush.	A Meerkat exhibit hidden near the petting zoo.	Please don't lick the toads.
Asian Elephant.		Lioness.
Pretty scenic enclosure.	A family of Banteng.	Is that a banana in your pocket or are you happy to see me? A pair of Onager, a close relative of the horse.
Cape Hunter Dog.	My, what big teeth you have.	A Himalayan Black Bear doing tricks for fruit.
Bactrian Camel from Asia.
	I think this is a Nilgai, aka Bluebuck.	Dromedary Camel common in the Middle East and Africa.
		A pair of Gemsbok.
An Arabian Oryx.	Baird's Tapir	A Pygmy Hippopotamus sleeping in the pool.
A Chimp with baby.	A pair of young Chimps playing.	The Lowland Gorillas didn't look happy.
Not very good picture of an Eland.	An Indian White-backed Vulture enjoying his lunch while an Egret waits to clean up the scraps.	A lone Zebra in this enclosure.
A pair of long necked Gerenuk.	Funny looking Okapi.	A Reticulated Giraffe enjoying a snack.
A young Black Rhino.	A pair of African Elephants way off in the distance.	An Indian Rhino.
A Rhea, smaller than an Ostrich.	A Ring Tailed Lemur up in a tree.	Curly horns on this Addax.
	A couple Dama Gazelle.	A really odd looking Saddle-billed Stork.
And B-O-N-G-O and Bongo was his name-o.	A couple Galapagos Tortoises who appear to be mating.

Comments From People Like You! Miami Metro Zoo : Miami, Florida 2004	add a comment
Richie 27-Jul-2007 09:43
Beautiful pictures,,,,,,please show many more of Dahlip

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