Taipei Zoo

The Taipei zoo was bigger than I expected. The entrance fee of $30.00 was very low considering the size of the zoo. There weren't too many photo opportunities because the use of flash on the camera was prohibited and some of the animals housed outside were not in their cages. Out of all the animals we saw my favorite was the panda bears. The thing I like about pandas is that they're cute, but fierce.

Celina and Vanessa seemed to have had a good time. I think Celina was more interested in the aquatic species while Vanessa liked the Koala bears more. We taught each other the names of the animals in our respective languages. I think their ability to read English is better than my ability to read Chinese.

One of the more interesting things I saw at the zoo was this gum board. I think the workers at the zoo didn't want people to chew gum while inside one of the exhibits so they put a board on the wall instructing people to put their gum there before entering. Why not just use a trash can?

One of the larger animals we saw the zoo was the buffalo. I am familiar with the buffalo because they are native to the North American continent. Indians used to hunt them for food and clothing. The picture I took really doesn't show how large these animals are. It also doesn't show how much they stink.