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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
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\https://www.omaha.com/living/zoo/hen...8b21352e1.html Say what you want about Omaha, but we have the best zoo in the country hands down, and maybe even the world. If you haven't seen it, it's worth the visit. Plan on a day at least, it's friggin' huge. Check out their site: http://www.omahazoo.com/exhibits *InChiefsHell is a citizen of Nebraska but was not paid in any way for this endorsement. He just really thinks the zoo is the shit* |
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According to 2019 10Best on USA Today, it is ranked number 2...behind the Cincinatti Zoo...so for whatever that's worth...
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-zoo-2019/
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One of the most overrated places. I heard everyone talk about the San Diego zoo, but it didn’t come close to the Omaha zoo. The pandas were the only thing that made it more unique. Those won’t be around much longer though from the sound of it. Renting Pandas for that much money was a joke anyways.
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Again, it's subjective, but to say "It's not even close" betrays an ignorance of what you are talking about. It's more than close. Look into it if you want, but don't go all West Coast on me here. That you have never heard of it makes sense, it's in Omaha. But a little looking into it would show that it is a world class zoo, considered by MANY to be superior to San Diego. Just sayin'...
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I went for a run this weekend that took me past the entrance to the Denver Zoo. There were half a dozen people standing in front of it with protest signs that essentially said that the animals were being held prisoner. I think one of the signs said something like, "Confinement is not conservation."
It's kind of an interesting debate in my mind, because yeah, the animals in zoos are being confined. They're not running free in the grassland or the ocean or the swamp or whatever. One can argue that even if they're getting regular food and health care and other things that aren't available to animals living in the wild, this is still not what the animal would prefer. (As a human, would you take this deal?) But on the other hand, get real. If not for zoos, I think a lot of species would be at greater risk. I presume that zoos do good work in understanding animals that helps conservation in the wild, and I figure they're vital with keeping some species alive that are endangered. Plus, I suspect that most people would never see these animals outside a zoo, so there'a public relations, awareness, and fundraising element that zoos provide. Thoughts? I guess one could argue that the current animals in zoos are sacrificing their freedom for the good of their species. I'm not sure that they're that thoughtful, though. I'm pro-zoo in the big scheme of things.
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Oh, and there is a Broncos joke in here somewhere...
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Pandas aren't that unique, are they? When I lived in Memphis they had them at the Memphis Zoo (which was also pretty badass, by the way).
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Does Omaha still have Peone (sp) park? Went there as a kid when we went to the zoo up in Omaha. It was a really fun place for a kid back in the 70's. Looking back, it was probably white trash central. But that is what I was as a kid, so.....
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