I am not much of a zoo person, but I visited Basel zoo because while searching online about it, I came to know that the Oceanium/Ozeanium here is just spectacular!!! Sadly, very sadly, the Oceanium is still only on papers and not been constructed yet!!! So anyways, here are some pictures of the place.
These snow leopards were very interested and didn't take their sight off of the meat cylinder hanging in the opposite enclosure for the Rhino! Anyways, after eating this lump a bit, this fella decided to go on a swim.
This zoo is the largest (13ha) & oldest in Basel (however area wise it is smaller than Vandaloor zoo (510ha) closer to home in Chennai. This was opened in 3rd July 1874. Here are some more of the animals & birds there! This is just gonna be pictures!!!
The section for orangutans and chimpanzees were interesting. It pretty much reminded me of Dawn of the Planet of Apes. The place was huge filled with trees and covered in mesh. One section of the entire enclosure has a unbreakable double layered glass through which we can see inside very clearly. The apes could interact with the humans keeping hands together, try to touch with the glass barrier between. Unfortunately, very unfortunately there were no apes the day I went!!!The aquarium was interesting, esp for kids, this place was a fantasy world! Esp, these 2 fishes really intrigued me - See that image of sand, there's actually a fish on it, in sand color. Go figure! The other one had sparkly golden spots on it. The last one, no, that's not a rock, that's actually a fish!!! There was a section within the aquarium, in sub-zero temperatures, meant for penguins!!!
Nearest tram/bus stop: Zoo Dorenbach, Zoo Bachletten, Basel Zoo;
Nearest metro station: Bahnhoff Basel SBB
P.S: I was invited by Basel Tourism Dept to experience the city for review purpose, however the opinions are my own and this post does not to advertise the product/service.
