Zurich Zooh! April 4, 2010
Posted by tiffany in : Zurich , trackbackWe stared the day with a great breakfast at the hotel; soft boiled egg, Croissant, cold cuts, yogurt, and a variety of cheeses. We pocketed some cheese for a snack for later (we figured at SFr 14.00 each, we should get the most bang for our buck). It was cheaper than the bakery across the street at SFr 23.00 each for a buffet breakfast.
After we went for a walk in an area just outside of Kloten. It was nice, nothing too spectacular, but we did get to see some farm lands and a pretty good view of Kloten and the mountains in the distance.
We walked for about an hour and then took the train into the city. We road the Tram around, sampling the city you could say, looking for a good place to get off and explore. We thought about going into Zug and the surrounding mountains, but that area was just outside of our ticket’s zones. So we ended up at the zooh! which is right down the street from FIFA.
The zooh! turned out to be a great idea! There were many animals that I had never seen before and Zurich’s zoo is much different than the ones in the states. wild animals are allowed to go into other wild animal’s habitats (such as an anteaterneating lunch in the parrot habitat),there were relatively wild fowl roaming the grounds (including storks), and the fences were mostly about two feet high. The pictures shown below are a Shoebill and Chris is feeding a free-range Chicken at the zoo.
The best part was the Masoala Regenwald which is an 11,000 sq meter, completely enclosed Madagascan habitat. There are no fences keeping the animals and people separate; just a path that they ask visitors to stay on. Red Ruffled Lemurs called and jumped from tree to tree around and a
bove us. I loved every minute of it. This was definitely the first time I stood face to face with completely wild animals without any walls between us. It truly was a magical experience!
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