the alaska zoo

Riley loves looking at pictures of animals and making their noises, so a zoo is a no brainer. Anchorage has a zoo that's for animals from Alaska called the Alaska Zoo.

The animals that are kept in the zoo are mostly injured and unable to survive in the wild. In some cases animals that are going to be transitioned back into the wild are kept there as well. It's an interesting place, with many things you'd never see (or want to) without binoculars. Some pictures:

We started with Polar Bears














The Wolf cage














A Moose at its' leisure














Bald Eagle














Usually you see Dall Sheep with binoculars and they are waaaaayyy up the mountain...














Brown Bears














Daddy and boy at the Brown Bear cage














Caribou














Yaks














Unimpressed by the Black Bears














He loved the Alpacas...














His favorite thing was the rocks though














There was also a small Petting Zoo. At first Riley was a little afraid of the animals, but he warmed up to the situation quickly:

Petting a goat with Mama














Video

It was Riley's first zoo. I think there will be more in the future...


Jonathan