Nebraska Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

allen_kcCard · 05-17-2019, 10:12 AM

We got to camp overnight there with my son's scouting troop. We were put into the aquarium/penguin exhibit to sleep, I slept in the aquarium part because the penguins lunar cycle was setup where there was only like an hour of darkness at the time and I didn't want to fight those bright lights all night.

The next morning we got a private tour of the zoo before they opened and they took us into the big cats exhibit before they were outside. I remember the workers happened to be getting the big male lion fed or moved...not sure, we couldn't actually see it...but that thing was right on the other side of a big metal gate/wall from us and it roared and growled so loud I could feel it the vibration in my chest. I was unnerved by just hearing how powerful that thing sounded and nervous around those cages for the rest of the time we were in it.

Was really cool. That new exhibit was just being started on I think, was about 3-4 years ago.

05-17-2019, 10:12 AM	#10
allen_kcCard Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $4373183	We got to camp overnight there with my son's scouting troop. We were put into the aquarium/penguin exhibit to sleep, I slept in the aquarium part because the penguins lunar cycle was setup where there was only like an hour of darkness at the time and I didn't want to fight those bright lights all night. The next morning we got a private tour of the zoo before they opened and they took us into the big cats exhibit before they were outside. I remember the workers happened to be getting the big male lion fed or moved...not sure, we couldn't actually see it...but that thing was right on the other side of a big metal gate/wall from us and it roared and growled so loud I could feel it the vibration in my chest. I was unnerved by just hearing how powerful that thing sounded and nervous around those cages for the rest of the time we were in it. Was really cool. That new exhibit was just being started on I think, was about 3-4 years ago.
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