Animal Faces – at Woodland Park Zoo

It had been years since we visited Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, so we headed north on the sunniest day of the week, and the animals were happy to pose for us.

Gray Wolf

Once common in Washington State, by the 1930’s they were wiped out by hunters and settlers. With the help of state and federal protection, they are returning again.

Generally shy to people, they are very social with their own kind.

Canada Lynx

Endangered in Washington State, there are estimated to be between 40 and 60 remaining.

I love cats, but I wouldn’t want to encounter one of these in the wild.

Brown Bear

Coastal Brown Bears and inland Grizzlies are the same species and were once found by the thousands in Washington State. Today only few Brown Bear remain in Washington, while smaller Black Bear are common. Woodland Park is helping recover Grizzlies in the North Cascades.

Orangutan

These intelligent great apes are critically endangered and found only in Borneo and Sumatra today. They live high above in the trees and mostly feed on ripe fruit. What’s not to love?

My hand

Giraffe

We didn’t have enough time to explore the African Savannah, but I managed to see this handsome Giraffe in the distance.

The Zoo closed early for a private event the day we were there so we didn’t get to see everything. But since it was close to 80 degrees and also overrun with tiny humans who arrived on yellow school buses, we didn’t mind the shorter stay. 🙂

~ Susanne

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