What To Do When January Weather Is In the Seventies
North American Cougar
So here it is - January 17, and the 40-degree temperatures are the coldest it’s been in quite a while. This past weekend, for example, we reached 70! Besides constantly checking the calendar to reinforce the fact that it is, indeed, January, what do you do?
I went to the North Carolina Zoo. Just 1 1/2 hours from Charlotte, the NC Zoo has been praised and won numerous awards for it’s innovative design and dedication to conservation and education. Their concept is very logical - build the zoo exhibits grouped by continents. Most importantly, give the animals natural habitats and room to behave like animals.
So far, only Africa and North America are completed. But that is plenty, as a visit to just those 2 areas will consume the entire day. This is due to the size of the various exhibits - the African plains, for example, cover several acres - and the area is currently undergoing an $8 million expansion/renovation. Most exhibits have several vantage points from which to see the animals.
The weather was gorgeous, the exhibits were interesting and informative, and the trams inside the park were running . . . what more could you ask for?
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