The Chattanooga Zooat Warner Park is a 13 acre zoological park located in the Warner Park area of downtown Chattanooga, TN. It was opened in 1937 and in 2012 celebrated its 75th anniversary. While not as large as many zoos they have an excellent assortment of animals on display, and it is an excellent way to spend a few hours.
February 22, 2013
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It was a mild late February day in Tennessee so I decided to take off from work and go to the zoo. The Chattanooga Zoo to be exact. I guess that I’m not destined to get a good day there though, when I visited in July it was so hot the animals were doing their best to find shade and cool, and today, even though the temperature was mild, yesterday’s rain in Nashville left a heavy overcast in Chattanooga so the light wasn’t that great. Regardless, I got some pretty decent shots.
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Coyote |
Coyote |
Hanuman Langur |
Male Indian Peafowl |
Female Indian Peafowl |
East African Crowned Crane |
East African Crowned Crane |
Fennec Fox |
Chimpanzee |
Chimpanzee |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Snow Leopard |
Snow Leopard |
Snow Leopard |
Snow Leopard |
Snow Leopard |
Great Horned Owl |
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July 5, 2012
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Due to the heat I didn’t get photographs of all of the animals because they were trying to get out of the sun. The American Cougar, for example, had crawled up into a large section of pipe in his paddock and all I could see was his butt. All of the other animals are behind wire mesh fencing or windows which makes photography difficult, and some of them just plain would not get into a spot where I could get a good shot of them. The one I regret most was the Snow Leopard since that was one of the main reasons I went to the zoo, but I guess I’ll use it as a reason to make another visit when it’s cooler.
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Hanuman Langur |
Hanuman Langur |
Snow Leopard |
Snow Leopard |
Female Indian Peafowl |
Male Indian Peafowl |
Male Indian Peafowl |
Black Tailed Prairie Dog |
Black Tailed Prairie Dog |
Black Tailed Prairie Dog |
Great Horned Owl |
Tasmanian Tank |
Coati |
Capybara |
Cotton-top Tamarin |
Cotton-top Tamarin |
Cotton-top Tamarin |
Cotton-top Tamarin |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
Spider Monkey |
Spider Monkey |
Spider Monkey |
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