Bronx Zoo
We drafted some children today to serve as a smokescreen for a trip to the Bronx Zoo. Our kind friends K&M joined us with their little boy and girl for a stroll amongst the cute and furry.
Enjoyable as it was, I was struck by the commercialism of this zoo, which not only had snack bars and gift shops aplenty, but also charged extra for certain exhibits like the gorilla highlands, and attractions such as the a gondola ride and an insect carousel (a merry-go-round with painted insects instead of horses). There was an implication that admissions to these things helped pay for research and conservation, in which case, okay. But there was something a little Disneyland about it compared to the Toronto Metro Zoo or even Los Angeles.
posted 14.9.08
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