From Elephant Trails to Bird Tales

An exhilarating view from above is offered as you cross a bridge suspended over the Asian elephant enclosure. Standing atop the bridge we watched one of the zoos elephants as it rambled along the pool in its large yard, munching on straw and throwing it up onto its back with its trunk. The elephants can…

The Beauty of Birds in and out of the McNeil Avian Center

With the many animals I’ve worked with – reptiles, insects, mammals or birds – I must admit I’ve always found that birds easily show their unique personalities. I mention this because of one of the birds we met along a path at the Philadelphia Zoo that caught my eye. Strutting along the fence of its…