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The Woodland Park Zoo actually was once a private residence owned by Guy Phinney - not as a zoo of course, but as an estate with a traditional English park with a formal rose garden on his land at the shores of Greenlake in Seattle. However he did design a deer park and at the time of his death in 1893 there was a small established herd. He had built a large house on the land, that also had a pump house to bring water from Greenlake to water his impressive gardens.
The property was turned into the zoo and changed, added on, becoming more impressive and focusing on the animals and giving them good lives. You can read about the Z
My Littles were the tour guides ....
We stopped at the penguins and I got some of the best penguin pictures of my life (still in 2021 when I'm actually writing this - I adore these photos)
My little Kaedyn feeding one of the birds in the bird exhibit .... and Nathan feeding one below that.
We got some amazing photos of the Gray Wolves too....
This is Selat, Woodland Park Zoos' resident Komodo Dragon.
We have the Anteaters and the Meerkats - those three humanish looking Meerkats were new additions to the zoo!!
On our way out of the park.... we caught the elephants, the big bear.... the antelope and the majestic tigers ....
THIS IS SOMETHING WE WOULD RECOMMEND AND WE WOULD DEFINITELY GO HERE AGAIN (and we do).
..... SAD NEWS .....
150-pound Komodo dragon at Woodland Park Zoo dies
Selat the Komodo dragon lived a long life, by Komodo
dragon standards.
The 150-pound geriatric reptile lived almost 19 of his
20 years at the Woodland Park Zoo, where he was euthanized
Tuesday due to osteoarthritis and joint deterioration. He was
in the top 10th percentile of oldest Komodo dragons in the
North American population.
The Woodland Park Zoo had been working with SOUND
Veterinary Rehabilitation Center to care for Selat as his
age-related health issues worsened.
Selat’s health-management plan included laser treatments
and massage therapy, which he received with a calmness
that belied his species’ reputation, according to a Seattle
Selat continued to receive veterinary attention until the end,
but caretakers said his condition deteriorated rapidly in
recent days.
“The quality of Selat’s life was compromised, so we made
the humane decision to euthanize him,” the zoo said.
