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I can tell that this is a zoo where they try to en...

I can tell that this is a zoo where they try to ensure that the animals get a habitat which is sorta nice and suitable for them rather than simply put them in concrete or steel cages, which is nice. That said, it's not a big zoo and so they don't have a very varied selection. We found that of the animals they do have they are often found resting all the way at the far end of their respective habitats, so rather hard or even impossible to see for visitors. There tend to be large areas of bushes between the fences and pavements and they are tall bushes at that, which makes it even harder to actually see anything. That's pretty weird. I'm six feet tall and these bushes are obstructing my view considerably. Imagine bringing children. I understand that there is probably a reason for the bushes, such as keeping people from banging on the glass or fences for example for the comfort of the animals, but there's got to be a better way. Perhaps the bushes and such just need to be maintained a lot better. The same could be said for glass enclosed habitats. At some places the glass is quite dirty which doesn't benefit the viewing experience, and this is not just from kids putting their hands on it. The rainforest exhibit is basically a small room with a few bats hanging from the ceiling a few birds and a sloth, and it smells a bit foul in there. The reptilian exhibit is also small but it has a few snakes and lizard-like species in different enclosures. The highlight for me was the sea lions. At least there was a good view on them and they were active. The elephants were decent as well. One thing you should definitely be aware of is that the zoo is extremely hilly. On the one hand this is kinda interesting but on the other it is exhausting and it makes the zoo perhaps not very suitable for people with reduced stamina or physical disadvantages. All in all we made the most of it while we were there but I feel no need to come back and when compared to other zoos I've been to ultimately there really is no point coming here.

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