OK...we are zoo people...it is kinda in our blood. So we usually visit the local zoo when we go out of town, so we did make a stop at the Honolulu Zoo.
I an extra reason for wanting to visit the zoo. That was to see Violet. She is an orangutan that was formerly with our troop but went to keep Rusti company in Hawaii. And she was just hanging out with him and looking like she just loved the habitat...a fairly new one.
The zoo itself has some really nice aspects. It has some large open ares that are nice, but also makes me think, "Wow, could be used for some nice exhibit upgrades, especially for the elephants." You can tell they are working at trying to upgrade areas as funds become available.
Some of the areas are quite have been enhanced or remodeled more recently and look really good, and they have a great bird collection. I even got to see the nene, the endangered Hawaiian goose that has been a project that a colleague has worked on for a long time.
We did not spend as long as we could have here, having seen many of these species at our own facilities. And, we were also ready to tackle Diamondhead.
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