Do not go to this zoo if you are sensitive to seeing animals in bad care! Sure, it's cheap and…read morebeautiful, but continue to read and you'll understand why I didn't like this zoo.
A lot of the animals were stressed and unhappy. There were two servals in separate enclosures. The enclosures were way to small, and both of them were pacing back and forth. One of the birds I saw also did this. I am no professional in animal behaviours, but it was very clear that the animals weren't happy.
Second of all the giraffes. There were also two giraffes, and they had no way of getting to each other. Giraffes are social animals and should be able to interact with each other. Both of them were males, and sure one could have been sick or something, but I think in that case the giraffe would have been inside and under observation. One of the giraffes was in an extremely small enclosure with nothing in it, nothing! The other one was in a bigger habitat with grass, but nothing else. They didn't either look very happy.
I also saw a snow leopard there, but mind you, it was 25 degrees celsius and I have read that snow leopards can survive that, but it probably won't be ideal for it's health in the long run. Again, I'm no specialist, but that snow leopard probably wasn't happy.
Lastly, the birds. They had a lot, and I don't think any of them could fly in their area. It was to small, and there was no enrichment.
I started crying when I was in this zoo because I care for animals health and happiness, and I don't think I saw any animal that was happy.
Grace, 12 years
