A Sunday Afternoon at the Jacksonville Zoo

My cousin Heather and I spent a delightful Sunday afternoon at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. It's well designed and has a nice mix of animals. I found the Florida animal section to be very informative. It's located north of Jacksonville on the banks of the Trout River. I would go again.

This guy was strutting his stuff in the African section.

I always love watching the elephants but I didn't see any younger ones.

Visitors are able to feed the giraffes leaves. This guy was very happy to participate.

This mom was getting her meal the old fashion way.

This gator was about 8 feet long.

The enclosed aviary had an abundance of interesting birds including the colorful ibis.

There was a large goat pen where kids of all ages could brush the goats' coats.

The Japanese Tea Garden was serenely beautiful.

The netted enclosed butterfly pavillion provided an opportunity to experience a variety of colorful butterflies fluttering all around you.

We saw 4 tigers roaming about in their new enclosure.