点评:We are zoo geeks, often traveling places just to check out a zoo. Brevard Zoo has been on our bucket list for a while and we finally managed a trip.
It did not disappoint, it delighted us!
This is a small zoo. If you blow through it quickly you could be finished in an hour or two. But that would miss some of what makes this such a wonderful place.
The made excellent use of the natural environment in constructing this zoo, retaining the natural flora. They used boardwalks, rather than a lot of concrete. It is very pleasant walking around this zoo as a result. There's lots of shade which I'm sure is even more appreciated at hotter times of the year.
The animal enclosures are well designed to provide a more complex environment for the inhabitants. As an example, many of the primate environments have tunnels/chutes between different parts of an enclosure....it's not just a plain rectangle. I'm sure this makes life more interesting for the animal inhabitants, and it makes the zoo experience more interesting for the human viewers, too.
The lemur exhibit also has an elevated platform that you can take to watch the lemurs at their level when they are up at the top of their enclosure. Fun!
You can feed kangaroos here. I can't think of another US zoo where this is possible. You can also feed lorikeets (similar to many other US zoos), but unlike many other zoos their lorikeet aviary is a mixed species aviary with other birds to enjoy. There are also coin operated machines where a quarter will yield you a handful of nuggets to feed deer, turkeys, etc.
But perhaps the best part of our day at the Brevard zoo was the wonderful interactions with the well informed docents. The docent at the black bear exhibit was especially knowledgeable and made our viewing of the black bears so much more enjoyable.
翻译:我们是动物园爱好者,经常专程去某个地方参观动物园。布里瓦德动物园一直是我们心愿清单上的目的地,这次终于成行了。
它没有让我们失望,反而让我们惊喜不已!
这是一个小型动物园。如果快速游览,一两个小时就能逛完。但那样会错过它如此精彩的部分。
动物园的建造充分利用了自然环境,保留了原有的植物群落。他们使用了木栈道,而不是大量的混凝土。因此,在动物园里漫步非常舒适。园内有很多阴凉处,我相信在炎热的季节里,这一点会更加令人欣喜。
动物的圈舍设计精良,为动物们提供了更加复杂的生活环境。例如,许多灵长类动物的圈舍都设有连接不同区域的隧道/通道……而不是简单的矩形结构。我相信这不仅让动物们的生活更加精彩,也让游客们的动物园之旅更加有趣。
狐猴展区还有一个高台,您可以登上高台,近距离观察在笼舍顶部活动的狐猴。真有趣!
您可以在这里喂袋鼠。我想不出美国还有哪个动物园可以做到这一点。您也可以喂吸蜜鹦鹉(和许多其他美国动物园类似),但与其他许多动物园不同的是,这里的吸蜜鹦鹉笼舍是一个混合鸟舍,里面还有其他鸟类可供观赏。此外,还有投币式喂食器,投币25美分即可获得一把鸡块,用来喂鹿、火鸡等等。
不过,我们在布里瓦德动物园最棒的部分或许是与知识渊博的讲解员们的精彩互动。黑熊展区的讲解员尤其博学,让我们的黑熊观赏之旅更加愉快。