Monday, September 10, 2012

Jenni's visit part 2: The Maryland Zoo! and Museum!

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore!

The Maryland Zoo is the third oldest zoo in the country! Officially founded in 1876. Info from The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
After paying the first thing you see is Prairie dogs! (genus: Cynomys)

 so cute!
Then you take a tram ride to the rest of the zoo!

The "Africa Journey": Vulture, sitatunga and stork






African Watering Hole: addragazelle, lesser kudu, white rhino, zebra and ostrich




African Aviary: birds of Africa
 neat spoon billed bird!










 Okapi!!!!! The only living relative of the Giraffe. Scientific name: Okapia johnstoni



This is Kirk's Dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) - so small!:


Wart hog!

Later, the Baltimore Museum of Art!




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