We had a nice time strolling down the shadowed ave...

We had a nice time strolling down the shadowed avenues of the Kansas City Zoo. However, I couldn't help but feel a bit of nostalgia. I remember back when our zoo was a great attraction. Children were educated about animal anatomy, behavior, and dietary habits during school field trips and family excursions!

There are various vacant enclosures. The Penguin, goat, and tiger exhibits are the best ones. We go to remain educated about and immersed in the ephemeral but logical world of our wild earth companions. Unfortunately, we were left still parched for knowledge with an ever widening chasm between man & beast.

I remember when my daughter and her friends, during their high school years, worked at the zoo. It was an awesome adventure. My children and I enjoyed watching the human like faces of the gorillas; being in awe of the humble yet majestic elephants, and feeling adoration for the beautiful bears that were the substance of legend and myth!

The food is now overpriced, inhabitants are loath to present themselves, and zoological education is a benefit of the not so distant past.