{"id":3797,"date":"2019-11-06T03:37:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T11:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3797"},"modified":"2019-11-06T03:37:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T11:37:42","slug":"wild-and-sometimes-crazy-wednesday-zoo-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3797","title":{"rendered":"Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday \u2013 Zoo Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"One of my bucket list dreams is to visit the Irwin\u2019s amazing animal preserve in Australia. Yes, I love animals and I love visiting preserves and zoos. What animals do you navigate toward when you visit a zoo? If you\u2019re like me, it\u2019s the cats\u2014the big cats. Then I enjoy watching the magnificent giraffes, the majestic \"\"elephants, the comical otters and penguins, the fascinating and dramatic flamingoes\u2026 Oh, I guess I\u2019m not satisfied until I\u2019ve taken in everything.<\/p>\n

\"\"We sometimes drive out to the desert and visit a wonderful preserve for wild and exotic cats. What an interesting place. What a crazy variety of cats\u2014big and small.<\/p>\n

I know people who shy away from zoos. They can\u2019t stand to see the animals in cages. Yeah, there\u2019s that. However, some of those animals were rescued from the wilds because, for one reason or another, they wouldn\u2019t have survived in the wild. Some animals are saved \"\"from becoming extinct because of breeding programs in zoos. The condor, for example. Every California condor is tagged because the only condors hatched and alive today are the result of breeding programs. The bald eagle population in many places was seriously diminishing some years ago. It took human intervention to correct human error, which was killing off these raptors. Now the bald eagle is back and they\u2019re surviving and producing again in the wild.<\/p>\n

Have you ever watched the behind-the-scenes zoo programs on TV? Fascinating. I had no idea there was so much human contact with the zoo animals and growing affection between the animal and the caretaker until I began watching these episodes. Heartwarming.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have small children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren to take to your nearest zoo, grab a buddy and go. It\u2019s a wonderful way to spend a pretty day and support the care of some beautiful critters and creatures.<\/p>\n

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