awake

[bluebeard]

3am, and I'm still awake. Too much caffeine today? Perhaps. For awhile now I've been sleeping midnight-8a, much to my relief.

Tuesday, mom, dad and I went to the Memphis Zoo. According to their site, they've spent millions on the place in the past several years.. Getting there and walking around, it became apparent fast that those millions were spent entirely on appearance. What a crock. The animals are not happy there. It was really, really sad. Even the animals that travel in the wild are in tiny (average, I'd say, less than half an acre) spots. The hippos have a tiny puddle to hang out in. Gazelles in a spot smaller than my front yard. The aquarium has a lungfish in a tank half it's length. I could go on.. it was pitiful.

Disneyland's Animal Kingdom so rocked. That's really the only reason to set foot on any Disney property in Florida.. It's all safari-style, and animal is in it's own "natural" habitat. The only cages to be found were for bats and rodents.

And, on another note.. perhaps this Nevada vacation guide might be useful to someone.

Comments

[trickymartin.livejournal.com]

oh & though I havent been to the Animal KIngdom, my sister complained that the animals are never out when you go. But it kinda makes sense, i'd rather them be in a "natural" environment than forced on display.