We took Juan on his first outing to the Zoo yesterday. He is 6 months and really transforming into a little person now. He is adorable and a very friendly littly boy.
The Tygerberg Zoo is the only Zoo in the Western Cape and approximately 39 km from Cape Town and 20 km from Paarl. Stellenbosch is about 15 km to the south east.
They specialize mainly in the breeding of rare, endangered and seldom seen wild life. They have about 150 enclosures which vary in size from large antelope camps to small aviaries. They don't keep larger animals such as elephant and rhino and their largest hoofstock species are zebra. There are 61 mammal species - 307 specimens, 160 bird species - 800 specimens, 63 reptile species - 320 specimens. They also have a large collection of primates - 22 species, ranging in size from marmosets to chimpanzees.
We had a very nice outing at the Zoo and enjoyed the primates playing on the ropes quite a lot. Even Juan enjoyed them playing around with each other. It is sad though to see the king of the wilderness (the Lion) in a cage and not free to roam in his natural surroundings.
There is also a lovely outdoor restaurant where we had a scrumptious lunch. For the younger children there is a farm yard with sheep and chickens, etc. - Juan is still a little bit too young to have enjoyed the farm yard, but hopefully when he is a little bit older we will be able to take him to a true wilderness area and teach him to respect and love the wildlife.
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