Sunday, November 16, 2008

ASAHIKAWA DOBUTSUEN (Hokkaido)

This is a famous Zoo. About 3 hours by car from Sapporo. This zoo was renovated about 5 years ago when it was on the verge of bankruptcy. The owner of the zoo got together with the staff and tried to think of ways to make it more interesting. The results were pretty good. At times it was more interesting to watch the people get so excited and how almost everyone had a camera. It might be cooler if they gave everyone pencils and paper to try and draw the animals or describe how they move words.

Here is a tunnel you can walk through and see the penguins swim above you.


The seals were amazing to watch as they swam under the floor and through a narrow tube to a pool above you. Everyone shouted every time the seals went up


The polar bears were also amazing to watch through a giant window as they bombed into the water with their overweight bodies

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