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Day 21 at Mesa, AZ - Visit to the Phoenix Zoo

From our resort on the east side of Mesa, it is just about a 25 minute drive to the Phoenix Zoo. On the way, we saw Hole in the Rock. There is a popular trail up to the arch that forms the "hole". Visitors to the attraction have to have a permit to climb the trail.





The Hole in the Rock can also be seen from the Zoo parking Lot:




The Phoenix Zoo is a nice zoo. We had a wonderful time seeing all the animals. The habitats for the animals are well designed and the animals appear to be well cared-for. The zoo is well supported by the community and has lots of special programs on their schedule.

The big cats are always our favorite animals and we were not disappointed. The large male was fairly active for short periods. By returning to his display several times, Lyndi got some nice pictures:







The Jaguar was very active, climbing around on a multi-platform habitat and interacting with the people:




The Rhino was very active most of the morning:




At the tortoise exhibit, a family had paid for a special treat of feeding the tortoises. The favorite food was carrots. Each child had a pair of kitchen tongs to present the carrot to the Tortoise:




This rare Maned Wolf is very appealing:




This Adean Bear climbed to the top of his tree and found a comfortable position:




Jim