Ilkeston Cam on Holiday

w/e 13 October 2024

All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300

Part 07 - Paignton Zoo

After our busy day in Paignton and Brixham, we spent a more relaxing day on the morrow mainly at Paignton Zoo and these are just a few of the many photos taken.

Flamingos

Before we even reached the zoo entrance we passed a pond full of pink flamingos on our walk from the car park.
Entrance

We arrived mid-morning and there was a short queue at the entrance gates but this quickly diminished and allowed everyone access to the zoo.
Souvenir Shop

There is a souvenir shop on the right at the entrance/exit with a large display of cuddly tigers.We briefly stopped but then moved on to find the real animals. There would be time to have another look round the shop on the way out.
Big Cats

The animals themselves were a little less cuddly and many of them were still having a lie-in. It's a hard life being a big cat.
Ring-Tailed Lemurs

I think the ring-tailed lemurs too were felling a little antisocial as most of them had their backs turned to the passing visitors.
Eastern Bongo

There are some unusual animals in the zoo. This one looking like a cross between a cow and a zebra is actually a "large, critically endangered ungulate (hoofed) mammal" of the bovine family and is known as an Eastern Bongo.
Swinging

On our walk around the zoo we crossed a valley on a rickety footbridge that swayed back and forth and up and down as more people either climbed on at one end or got off at the other. A more sturdy structure was crossed with ease by agile swinging orangutans in their enclosure.
Tall Animals

Like any zoo, Paignton has a variety of creatures from the very small to the very tall.
Small Animals

Some of the smaller animals were housed in a circular walled (for want of a better expression) pit - it reminded me of a much larger bear pit we had seen in Switzerland many years ago. The creatures here in Paignton were either sunning themselves in the open of scuttling under the vegetation. They were about the size of a large rat or small cat and are dwarf mongooses.
Artificial Animals

So we'd seen tall animals and small animals and far too many others to be shown here but on the way out we also saw some colourful artificial animals drawing attention to the many endangered species that live in the wild. The next day would be our last full one in Paignton and we decided we'd visit Buckfastleigh and the Abbey.
Back to Part 06 - Goodrington - Part 08 - Buckfast Abbey

 

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