Today Barbara and I have started on another trip to the west coast of Florida. Today we went to Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa Florida (http://www.lowryparkzoo.com/). First we went to the Primate World and saw a Lemur and Siamangs along with Colobus monkeys and Baboons. After that we went to the African display and saw an Elephant nursing and Giraffes up close and personal. The Cheetah exhibit has 2 male cheetahs and they were amazing. The Pigmy Hippos looked like rocks until one got up and started walking around. The Striped Hyena looks like it is related to the zebra but in fact it is related to the giraffe. Then it was time to make our way over to the manatee area. On the way there we passed the Red Wolf, Florida Black Bear, Caribbean Flamingo and the Florida Panther (the panther was laying down against the fence were I could not get a picture) and last but not least the American Alligator. At the Manatee Hospital we saw the manatees that they were taking care of while the manatees recover. They have a large pool were the manatees can swim and eat and also pools to separate a manatee if it needs special care by the vet or if it is contagious. We then went on to the motel in Clearwater.
