The zoo is part of a big lovely park in Jamaica Plain, some of which is not manicured.
Park has a little natural stream.
Fall color
A confusing hike through the park to the zoo, but I found it.
Sculptures at the entrance face toward the zoo's interior
Here they are from the inside.
The African Wild Dog exhibit, set up well for photography and viewing. Very attractive.
Wheelchair ramp for this first exhibit
Three beautiful males, two stood still
The dogs were very active both times I walked by
Snoozing
Rolling in the grass
One of the entrances to the Tropical World
A sign explaining enrichment
Some of the graphics were faded
Mandrill exhibit. Mother and young son. The female kept well away from him.
Mother in the back, son at front. Exhibit was smaller than it looks. Lots of climbing options.
Ruppell's Griffon Vulture. What gorgeous birds! Well displayed. They have hopes for breeding.
I took LOTS of pictures of these guys. Look at those feathers!
Unidentified ducks in with the vultures
Tawny frogmouth exhibit
African pygmy falcons.
Nice gorilla group in a fairly sizeable exhibit. The outdoor portion was closed.
Green anaconda, not all that big--yet
Nice wading bird exhibit. Scarlet Ibis, Yellow Billed Stork, Saddle Billed Stork
Saddle Billed stork
Scarlet Ibis dabbling in the running water
Sleeping worthog
Ringtailed Lemurs
Baird's Tapir, dozing
Ocelot
Local and international conservation
A simple pasture, but the animals looked great
Grevy's Zebra with an itch
No, with two itches
A white tiger taking up zoo space? The sign almost won me over. “White tigers are not an endangered species.”
Sargant's folly, an old artifact within the zoo
A pair of bactrian camels
Children's Zoo
The biggest donkey you ever saw
Red footed tortoise, through glass
Interactive sandbox for kids
Amur leopard, phlemen
Film crew was gone. The movie is/will be “The Zookeeper.” Wait for it!
Bird's World.
Bird house. Lovely old thing.
Kea fed in a box to thwart mice.
Kea. Some beak on those guys!
Flamingos
A very old (1903?) free-flight aviary now housing Andean Condors. That's the condor on the right, wings half open.
Condor preening, head down. Pumpkin in the background.
