More photos of the Giant Pandas, Adelaide Zoo
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Over recent days I’ve been showing photos I took of the Giant Pandas at the Adelaide Zoo here in South Australia. Today I feature a few more close up shots.
The new exhibit at the zoo is excellent. It is very modern and gives the human visitors excellent close up views of the pandas going about their daily activities.
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Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Pandas, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Pandas, Adelaide Zoo
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Yesterday I wrote about my first visit to see the Giant Pandas on exhibit at the Adelaide Zoo. I had avoided the initial rush to the zoo to see Wang Wang and Funi. Even waiting several months after their arrival, the zoo was still very busy. Despite that I still managed to get very good views and some lovely photos.
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Panda enclosure, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Pandas, Adelaide Zoo
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Two Giant Pandas arrived at the Adelaide Zoo late last year in the midst of great media hype. In fact, for months before their arrival they were featured in the news media almost every day, certainly every week. As the arrival date approached this certainly became every day.
Adelaide Zoo under went a major renovation in preparation. A large new entrance gate area replaced the historic entrance gates which had been used since the 1800s. (The old gates were not destroyed; they are just no longer in use.)
Close to the new entrance gates is a multi-million dollar new enclosure specifically built for the two new pandas, Wang Wang and Funi.
In the just over 6 months since their arrival, the pandas have increased visitor numbers to the zoo by 70%. In the first month or so, coinciding with the Christmas and New Year break as well as school holidays, visitors had to book ahead to see these amazing animals. Even then there was a waiting period before getting to see them. I decided to wait until recently and even then I had to line up for ten minutes at the end of a long line of people. The wait was worth it. Over coming days I will feature the many photos I took of the pandas.
Giant Panda enclosure, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Giant Panda, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia
Cheetahs at Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Cheetahs, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Monarto Zoo is our local zoo, being only a quick ten minute drive from home here in Murray Bridge, South Australia. This zoo is primarily an open range zoo and is a part of the Adelaide Zoo in our capital city. Being so close we enjoy visiting often – and getting value from our membership cards.
Every few minutes throughout the day, a bus leaves from the Visitor Centre taking visitors on guided tours of the zoo. At various points they can disembark and walk short distances to a series of lookouts and viewing platforms. These give excellent views of many of the animals. One of the favourite animals held by this zoo would have to be the beautiful Cheetahs, shown in the photos on this post.
Cheetahs, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Cheetahs, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Cheetahs, Monarto Zoo, South Australia