{"id":1153,"date":"2010-04-26T11:16:18","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T16:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snapshotchronicles.com\/roadtrip\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2010-04-26T11:18:26","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T16:18:26","slug":"its-all-happening-at-the-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snapshotchronicles.com\/roadtrip\/2010\/04\/26\/its-all-happening-at-the-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s all happening at the zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve always loved the zoo, and this month, I visited two.<\/p>\n

Columbus Zoo<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

During a business trip to Columbus, Ohio, I had a a full day to spare before my flight home due to last minute changes in my travel plans<\/a>. The good news, however, was that friend Christina McMenemy (A Mommy Story<\/a>) was free that day and suggested we go to the Columbus Zoo<\/a>. We only had time for a few exhibits, but I was impressed with the\u00a0facility\u00a0— especially how clean it was, and look forward to a future trip to Columbus to see more.<\/p>\n

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Baby Elephant, Columbus Zoo<\/p><\/div>\n

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Red Panda, Columbus Zoo<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gray Wolf, Columbus Zoo<\/p><\/div>\n

Stone Zoo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Douglas decided he wanted to go to the zoo too, so I took the afternoon off yesterday from book editing, and we went to a small local zoo, the Stone Zoo<\/a> in Stoneham, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

You can see the whole zoo in about 90 minutes, but it is a pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon, and the staff is very friendly. One zookeeper pointed out a little turtle — wild — that had moved into their pond, and when we said we hadn’t been able to spot the Snow Leopard, offered to walk back and point her out to us.<\/p>\n

The animals in the Stone Zoo are mostly American (North and South) native animals, with a couple of Himalayan species for good measure. Sister zoo, the Franklin Park Zoo<\/a>, has the African mammals and will be our next zoo destination.<\/p>\n

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Mexican Gray Wolf, Stone Zoo<\/p><\/div>\n

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River Otter, Stone Zoo<\/p><\/div>\n

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Douglas, Stone Zoo<\/p><\/div>\n

Soundtrack for this post: At the Zoo, by Simon and Garfunkel. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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