点评:I went in with low expectations because of Tripadvisor/ reddit reviews but this zoo actually ended up being pretty good.
We went on a weekday and it wasnt crowded. Some of the exhibits could be a bit bigger/better, especially for the small primates but many other exhibits were the same size/enrichment Ive seen at multiple AZA zoos.
They had multiple babies, which was fun. Over half of the small primate enclosures had a baby. The 6 cheetah cubs were adorable, though a bit hard to see due to distance.
The dog/cheetah combined enclosure was something new and i learned that dogs are routinely used as emotional support for cheetahs in zoos.
The budgie area was super fun and we went in around 2pm after multiple people already had been. Feeding the giraffes was super fun too.
The actual concession stand wasnt crazy overpriced, compared to other zoos Ive been too. My son also really liked the playground next to the food concessions by the petting zoo.
It was a bit out of the way for me as we live in Newport News, but we'll likely come back once a year.
翻译:因为看了TripAdvisor和Reddit上的评论,我原本对这家动物园的期望值不高,但结果却出乎意料的好。
我们工作日去的,人不多。有些展区可以更大一些,设施也更好一些,尤其是小型灵长类动物的展区,但其他很多展区的大小和环境都和我在其他AZA认证的动物园看到的差不多。
他们有很多小动物,挺有意思的。超过一半的小型灵长类动物展区里都有小动物。6只猎豹幼崽很可爱,不过因为距离有点远,不太容易看清。
狗和猎豹共用的展区让我眼前一亮,我了解到在动物园里,狗经常被用来给猎豹提供情感支持。
虎皮鹦鹉区超级好玩,我们下午两点左右去的,当时已经有不少人进去了。喂长颈鹿也超级有趣。
跟其他我去过的动物园相比,这里的食品摊位价格还算合理。我儿子也很喜欢动物园旁边小吃摊附近的游乐场。
我们住在纽波特纽斯,所以去那里有点远,但我们可能每年都会来一次。