A wet day was forecast, so I thought a visit to the zoo could be nice. If there was rain – then I could shelter looking at the indoor animals such as the nocturnal house and reptile house. My previous visit had been only two weeks before. But on that visit I had missed the new baby Tamarin monkey, and there also been some new additions – more baby Squirrel Monkeys and a new baby Fenec Fox (called a “kit”).
As it turned out, soon after I arrived, it did rain – and it was heavy. So at first I retreated to the Reptile House and spent a fair while there. Each visit to a place like this, different snakes and lizards are active. So there are always plenty of subjects to observe and photograph.
It was still raining whenI left, so I hurried quickly to the Nocturnal House. Surprisingly, to many animals seemed to be active this time. When I ventured back outside the rain had nearly stopped.
After lunch, I went to the new Squirrel Monkey walkthrough enclosure. It was then closed (it is only open for a few hours in the morning and afternoon), but I was able to get some good photos through the glass. I could see lot of baby monkeys!
Then, I headed off to see if I could spot the new Fenec Fox kit. No activity there, so I headed to both the Tamarin Monkey enclosure. There new enclosure gives a better view of the monkeys, but I could not spot a baby. So I went down to their old enclosure, and luckily soon spotted a very small baby being carried on its mother’s back. It was hard to discern the baby. Patient waiting allowed me to get some reasonable photos.
Then back to the Squirrel Monkeys. Now it was open and I could walk around and photograph inside.
Later, at the Fenec Fox areas, I saw a keeper scattering food inside their enclosure. So I waited a while. At first only the parents came out of their shelter. But I could see another fox inside. It did make a few brief appearances outside – being watched carefully be its father.
Fenec Fox kit
More photos from the day are online on my website here.