The Cape May Zoo

The most incredible thing I was able to see at the Cape May Zoo was a giraffe.  I always went to the Turtle Back Zoo when I was younger where I didn't see some of these rare animals. 

A few years ago my family and I took a week vacation to Avalon in the summer.  During that week we also visited the Cape May Zoo and here is a photo of the giraffe we saw.  While this is not my favorite zoo animal it was very fascinating to see in person and this close.  There were several there that day, but this giraffe actually came up to the ledge where everyone was standing and got very close. 

Another animal we saw that day was a zebra.  This is another animal I personally have never seen in person up until that point.  Similar to the giraffes there were about three zebras.  This is a photo of the zebras we saw at the Cape May Zoo back in 2017.  I think what is amazing about seeing these zebras is that normally as a kid you would only see them in a TV show or in a cartoon.  It's a little rare in my opinion to see them in person.  

While I don't consider birds like these a zoo animal they were at the Turtle Back Zoo.  I personally felt the need to mention this because as a kid I always wanted to go feed them.  At the Turtle Back Zoo you have to option to walk in or have a feeding stick which they sometimes land on.  It was always so exciting to get one of the birds to land on your stick, but I remember being afraid of it as well when I was really little.

Now I do have a few other favorite zoo animals, but these have to be the more unique kinds.  What is interesting about the zoo is seeing something you haven't seen before.  As a child you grow up knowing something through photos, but seeing it in person is a whole different experience.