to the Zoo
with with two Chow Chows to the zoo
On August 18th 2005, I went with Ine to Burgers Zoo in Arnhem. Burgers Zoo is one of three zoos in the Netherlands that allows dogs to visit (the other two are Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen and the zoo in Amersfoort), so we took Callisto and Chimay with us.Frank and I had been to this zoo before with Nemo and Pandora. We noticed they had no interest at all for the wolves. Pandora got really exited when she smelled and saw the big cats. The tigers even got restless from Pandora!
Nemo liked the warthogs and the meerkats.
One warning before taking your Chow Chows to the zoo, you are an attraction yourselves and will hear all day "do the really have a blue tongue?"
 -1- Ine and Anita together on the picture that was made entering the zoo |
 -2- at first we went to look at the animals from the African savanne |
 -3- Chimay and Callisto thought giraffes were strange animals |
 -4- again no reaction near the wolves, but the jackals were intresting |
 -5- One of the jackals and Chimay looking at eachother through the glass |
 -6- Chimay thought the jackals were mighty interesting |
 -7- one more picture of the jackals and then we go, there is more to see! |
 -8- next stop at the meerkats, one of them is on guard |
 -9- Callisto liked to watch the meerkats |
 -10- when the meerkats discover Callisto, more of them come to watch her |
 -11- and even more curious meerkats gather when Chimay is looking too |
 -12- although you almost overlook Chimay between the crowd |
 -13- An orangutan with her child... |
 -14- ...got Callisto's attention |
The birds were the most facinating to Callisto and Chimay, or actually the birds triggered their hunting instincts. Keeping a Chow from hunting and handling a camera at the same time is not possible, so no photos from them with the birds. When they saw an emu, they even started to bark (the special high hunting bark) to this giant "chicken".
We were glad with the haltis Callisto and Chimay wore, that way they were just manageble.
It was a great day at the zoo.
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