So after six years of living in Boise, I finally went to visit the zoo. I was at Brooke and Kevin's for the weekend, so I decided to run down to Julia Davis Park and meet up with Niki (who came bearing coffee) to wander through the zoo. For a zoo its size, it actually had some pretty great things- I loved the wallaby section and it was great to finally see the Hank the Giraffe in person, after usually seeing him over the wall when I park. There were quite a lot of monkeys- maybe a little bit too many monkeys- but I loved the lions, tigers and cheetahs and the penguins.
The butterfly exhibit, which cost $1 extra, was phenomenal. The butterflies would land on us and on the pieces of fruit that were around the enclosure. It brought me back to 2nd grade, learning about the life cycle of a butterfly and also learning all about camaflogue. I loved the ones with the big eyes that made them look larger than they were. Certainly worth the extra buck. I would highly recommend it.
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| Elephant Shrew- neither an elephant or a shrew |
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| Baby wallaby |
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| Old school! |
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| My friend Hank the Giraffe! |
It's no National Zoo, no San Diego Zoo or Wild Animal Park but for the size of the town and the size of the space, there is certainly a lot to see and worth an afternoon or morning. But be careful being there in the summer- it's pretty inexpensive so moms will take their kids and if you don't like too many children, avoid until the later afternoon or once school starts.
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