We took a road trip to nearby Bloomington (IL not the cool Breaking Away town in IN) to visit the zoo. While in Abq, we joined the local zoo so that we (more often, Jill) could visit the animals any time. The polar bears there are fantastically fun.
Given that Chicago has 2 zoos and that Bloomington is a large town not far from there, we didn't expect the zoo to be large. And it is not. But here's what's nice about a small zoo:
1. Not too much walking or time and you see everything
2. Small crowds
3. Interesting small exhibits (e.g., bugs, tiny white haired monkeys, goats that may be petted)
Of course to qualify as a zoo, there must be monkeys and big cats. Done and done in Btown.
There is a rain forest building with unshy birds. Several of us almost walked into this guy.
The leopard paces behind Jill and Clara.
Our favorite animal was the sun bear -- a large-dog-sized bear that enjoys digging and overturning objects in pursuit of food.For lunch, Clara tried a pickle. Yum!
Check out the big tower near downtown. No elevator could be seen, so we're guessing that it's not an attraction a la Eiffel Tower.
Clara is now climbing objects to a standing position. So far, no major injuries have incurred other than some head knocks on the carpet. She also sometimes crawls on hands and knees, but when in a hurry, the army crawl works best.
Check out the big tower near downtown. No elevator could be seen, so we're guessing that it's not an attraction a la Eiffel Tower.
Clara is now climbing objects to a standing position. So far, no major injuries have incurred other than some head knocks on the carpet. She also sometimes crawls on hands and knees, but when in a hurry, the army crawl works best.
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