点评:I've visited plenty of zoos in several countries and I can honestly say that Colchester Zoo is in my top 3 or 4 as an attraction. The pathways, the enclosures, the central lake/bridges, the viewing positions are all very well arranged, well maintained and so very clean. The animals all look well kept and as happy as one could hope for in captivity. I especially enjoyed the goat walk-through, the animatronic dinosaurs, the tunnel under the water (albeit without any sea lions right now), guinea pig village, the Amur tiger/leopard viewing areas, and the hyrax which I've never seen before in any other zoo. I was a little disappointed in the fennec fox and lorikeets which were both closed/resting while I was there, but it's understandable. There is so much to see, even though I spent most of a day there, I could visit another dozen times before I had seen everything. The larger animals - elephants, rhinos, giraffes, kudu, ostriches - are very visible, so younger visitors will be excited. Smaller ones like tamarins and marmosets require more patience and a keener eye, but I did enjoy the bridge-tube over the doorway. Loved the pygmy hippo, the weaver birds and sun bears too. Personally, I would've liked to have seen a few more birds and maybe a butterfly house, but frankly, this was a wonderful day out.
翻译:我曾在多个国家参观过许多动物园,可以坦诚地说,科尔切斯特动物园绝对能跻身我最喜欢的3到4个动物园之列。园内的步道、动物围栏、中央湖泊与桥梁,以及各个观赏点都规划得井然有序、维护良好且极为整洁。所有的动物看起来都被悉心照料着,在圈养环境中也显得相当快乐。我最喜欢的就是与山羊互动的区域、那些机械恐龙,还有水下隧道(虽然目前没有海狮可看)。豚鼠村、阿穆尔虎/豹观赏区,还有我在其他任何动物园都从未见过的蹄兔。不过,我当时有些失望的是耳廓狐和长尾雀——它们在我参观时都处于闭关/休息状态,但这也是可以理解的。这里有太多值得观赏的景点了;尽管我在那里待了大半天,但即便如此,要把所有地方都逛遍也还需要再来十几次才行。那些体型较大的动物——大象、犀牛、长颈鹿、大羚羊、鸵鸟——都很容易看到。这样年轻的游客们肯定会兴奋不已。那些体型较小的动物,比如狨猴和细尾猴,需要更多的耐心和敏锐的眼力才能发现,不过我倒是挺喜欢门口上方的那条通道式观景桥。我也非常喜欢侏儒河马、织布鸟以及亚洲黑熊。就我个人而言,本来希望能看到更多种类的鸟类,要是有个蝴蝶馆就更好了。不过说实话,这一天过得真是愉快极了。