Happy Boxing Day! Our day with friends was loads of fun! We began with a trip to the zoo! Jonathan and I had visited the zoo with my parents back in August, but it was so hot and humid, that we only got to see a part of it. It was cooler and overcast and we saw so much more! It was a Friday and tons of student groups were there as well. Here is one group imitating their teacher or guide.
There are a couple of primate islands. One with silvered langurs, and this one, with 3 gibbons! The female is the orangish one. She has 2 younger ones with her. A family was sitting across from the island throwing fruit to the gibbons. It was amazing how coordinated they were! From a couple of meters they could spot a small piece of fruit and catch it!
This animal, called a Gaur, lives in Cat Tien National Park! This is a favorite here in Vietnam. Many people have done research on the population in Cat Tien. He looks like a big cow with white socks!
At the elephant exhibit visitors can buy sugar cane and feed it to the elephants. It is fun having the elephants so close! It is also a bit frightening knowing that it wouldn't take much for them to get out of their enclosure, across the moat, and into the park!
This is a Sambar deer. They also live in Cat Tien. If you come to do night-spotting you will probably see them on the grassland. I think we also startle them as we walk in the forest.
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