点评:I love visiting zoos, and when I found out this one has dolphins, I had to go. I came with my Mom on a thursday, and spent about 3 and a half hours here. We focused on the animal exhibits since we knew we didn't have enough time to see and do everything before the zoo closed for the day. We saw most of the animal exhibits that were open in this time, except for the Forest area and the Flights of Fancy area. We, also, didn't get to see the dolphin show (we arrived too late), nor ride the train.
My disappointments for this zoo were 1) the building with the sharks and penguins was blocked off, so we couldn't see those animals, 2) the walrus exhibit was closed (this was the other animal I was really looking forward to seeing, and 3) I didn't think the zoo was landscaped very well.
On the plus side, we saw the zoo in the pouring rain, and there were still a lot of animals to see. I understand that some animals can't be outside in the rain, but at this zoo, you could see some of them in their indoor habitat. The zoo posted signs on the outdoor habits to let you know you that animal had an indoor habitat you could see them in. I, also, thought it was cool that you are not separated by a fence to see the kangaroos. You are actually in their habitat when you see them.
All the employees we encountered were very nice, and helpful. The zoo, also, honored my mother's zoo membership from the St. Louis Zoo by giving up a couple dollars off each of our tickets. If you have trouble walking, the zoo does have scooters available to rent. My mother rented one, and it allowed her to go everywhere, including the indoor exhibits.
翻译:我喜欢逛动物园,当得知这里有海豚之后,我立刻决定要来。周四那天我和妈妈一起来到这里,总共待了大约三个半小时。由于知道在动物园闭园前时间不够用,我们便把重点放在了动物展览区。在这段时间里,我们参观了大部分开放的展区,只有森林区和“奇幻飞行”区没去成。另外,我们也没能观看海豚表演(我们到得太晚了)。也无法乘坐火车。
我对这座动物园的失望之处有三点:1)有鲨鱼和企鹅的展馆被封闭了,所以我们看不到那些动物;2)海象展区也关闭了(这是我最期待看到的另一种动物);3)我觉得动物园的景观布置得不太好。
不过值得庆幸的是,我们在大雨中参观了动物园,仍然能看到很多动物。我明白有些动物不适合在雨中待在外面,但在这个动物园里……你可以看到一些动物在它们的室内栖息地中。动物园在室外栖息地的显眼位置设置了指示牌,告知游客那些动物也有可供观赏的室内栖息地。我还觉得,不用隔着围栏就能看到袋鼠这一点也相当酷。实际上,当你观看袋鼠时,你就在它们的栖息地里呢。
我们遇到的所有工作人员都非常友善且乐于助人。此外,动物园还认可了我母亲在圣路易斯动物园的会员资格。我们通过每张门票减免几美元的方式来捐助路易斯动物园。如果您行走不便,动物园也提供代步车出租服务。我的母亲就租了一辆,这让她能够去到任何地方,包括室内展览区。