Central Park Zoo

Last weekend my boyfriend and I ventured to the Central Park Zoo.  We went into the park on 87th street and happened to get a little lost.  The paths in the park are not straight through - they wind around.  The zoo is located on 65th street so we decided to get out of the park and walk down the sidewalk.  When we finally got to the zoo, we were frozen.  It was $12 for an adult ticket for the general attractions.  The first exhibit we visited was the Tropical Zone because we wanted to warm up. This is a huge room filled with plants found in the rainforest and exotic animals.  There were hardly any nets or glass so the birds were free to fly around.  It really felt like you stepped into a rainforest.  The colors on the animals were absolutely beautiful.  After the Tropical Zone, we saw a polar bear, snow leopard, and red panda.  Then we found the Arctic Zone which was home to one of my favorite animals: the penguin! We spent about ten minutes watching the penguins play and swim around.  There were probably about fifty penguins and they were very active and funny.  There was one that kept showing off by splashing the glass with his tail.  The last creature we encountered were the seals.  They were very smart and amusing and could do tricks on command.  Despite our very cold walk through the park, we really enjoyed the zoo.  It took about an hour to walk through all the exhibits.  It is definitely worth the visit!