Snowy Denver ZOO! [30]

pictures from lovely chilly zoo! I've seen different ZOOs all my life but never in snow and loved it! so different, all environmentally white & snowy animals. :)

(to some, 'caged' pictures, forgive me) -

enterance..
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first animal, giggly hyena
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the shy fox!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/8ecb647f.jpg

spotted jaguar, he was too cold to stay outside. . .
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four awesome cuddly snowtigers..
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/7d70a0d9.jpg

sleepy siberian tiger..
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/d729aab5.jpg

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some peacocks! you get to see them walking around beautifully everywhere..
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and another zoo roaming-free animal.. hoppies! (of course, I thought of you, miss hoppy!)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/95231442.jpg

icy pond, ducks & a swan!
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a sweet poor polar bear..
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aren't you feeling too cold yet... ;)

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and his waterfall! :shivers!:
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curious arctic foxes.. cute!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/15a9c495.jpg

inside tropical buliding -- an alligator!
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busy alligator snapper..
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baby pondering giraffes, aw..
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/e4bc029a.jpg

and their long-eyelashed mother above me saying hello! :eek:
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dromedary (two humps) camels.. the bactrain (one hump) camels are on the other side, sleeping?
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/955b20ce.jpg

vivid red (lesser) panda walking around, up and down..
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/a911b191.jpg

and of course..zebras! they are especially pretty in snow!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/bb3ed654.jpg

then saw the one just right below me! scared me for a moment.. :o
once he saw me looking at him, he jumped over the tree! :eek: a big 0-MPH leap!
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yup, a cheetah. I'm sure he can jump over the fence if he could go 75MPH.
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and next to that who he was watching.. wild african dog - loved the tricolors!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/3df71777.jpg

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the rams!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/2b534e55.jpg

big soft mountain goats..
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/9d1b9f42.jpg

close up of fluffy adorableness.. :)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/0efc2d7e.jpg

hungry brown bear - no snow - melted by time I got to the end of the ZOO..http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/1479c2f4.jpg

lonely africa elfa - I was trying to photographing an indoor hippo across him and turned around to that "come to me please" waiting sweet face!
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a pointless photo but thought bathroom was cute! :D (baboon, zebra, tiger, gazelle, rhino & peacock)..
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/156d9212.jpg

that's all for now, folks! :)

back to roadtrip shots..

those are amazing pictures!!! i love the zebra pics and the elephants!!!

my comp only showed like half the pics :( but the ones i saw where great i just love animals and it was great you showed some to us, and shared yor experience.

I got freaked cause when i saw the waterfall i actually got shivers !!!!

*edit* i just saw the whole set of pics, GREAT!!!!

OMG i LOVE that bathroom! lol the pics were amazing !!

Pretty! I love the kitties, especially the snow leopard...I love them <3

Nice Pictures, Looks Like A Great Zoo, Thanks For Sharing It With Us!

Great photos. Wonder how the warmer climate animals cope with the cold and snow? :)

GREAT pics, Gina!! I always love visits to a zoo!! When my kids were still young, we once visited the Antwerp Zoo in the snow. It was beautiful!! But..... COLD :eek: :D

Awesome pictures Gina!! They were all great, I love the pic of the sleeping Tiger!

This makes me wanna go to the Knoxville Zoo!!! I only went once when I was like 3, and I barely even remember it! I loooove all the pics, and the bathrooms are adorable!

Awsome pictures.I just love siberian tigers.