San Antonio Zoo

The first time Beverley visited the San Antonio Zoo was in 1993 when she was posted to Fort Sam Houston.  She was taken there by Maureen Reilly (now deceased) who was to become a very dear friend to both of us.  Maureen was so thoughtful in taking Beverley to the Zoo and she did this as she thought that Beverley might be homesick and that seeing  a Kangaroo would give her great pleasure.  Well over the 19 years that we shared a great friendship with Maureen and remain so with her family she and Dennis made 2 trips to Australia and got to see Kangaroos in their home country. 

The San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium is an Association of Zoos and Aquarium-accredited zoos in Midtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The 35-acre (14 ha) zoo has a collection of over 3,500 animals representing 750 species. The zoo's annual attendance exceeds 1,000,000.

The Richard Friedrich Aquarium was opened in 1948.

The Zoo is well set out and has animals have very comfortable homes.

Recently they have had a few new arrivals and Francois is a real cutey.

 We were fortunate to see mother and baby.  Mum is giving Francois a feed.

We enjoyed the opportunity to see the American Black Bear.  While in Fredericton we saw only one bear on the side of the road.

The Canadian Bear was not as big as these fellows.

 These Flamingos were a reminder of our time in Africa.

The Australian section provides and opportunity to gaze upon our wildlife.  So the Kangaroo which is one of the animals on our Coat of Arms rests under the shade (not of a Koolabah Tree).

While the Emu, the other animal on our Coat of Arms enjoys the rays of the afternoon sun.

The Zoo has animals from every part of the world.  The Rhino's are huge.

 The white Rhino was resting his chin.  He must have had a heavy night.

The weather is starting to cool down so it was perfect for spending several hours walking around the Zoo.

Best wishes,
Beverley and Ross