I visited a museum this week to encounter some different animals in their habitats.
It was simply amazing to me how unaffected these animals were by visitors to the park. This "buzzard" actually flew right up to the fence!
This was a neat simulation of how a bird flies. I never knew actually how their wings moved during flight.
I had never seen a bald eagle in person until today! I was quite stunned to see how...plump it was!
This was duck who was sharing a habitat with some miniature owls seen below.
I found it very interesting to see the animals that were grouped together for co-habitation. I would have never thought of an owl and a duck sharing a concealed environment.
The water levels in Florida have dropped DRASTICALLY!!! This used to be a lake filled with water with wildlife observation. Now it stays dried up hoping for rains and water levels to rise again.
The wolves were so quiet and comfortable in their habitat. There were a bunch of children in a group in front of us calling at the animals and none of them seemed to be phased by the noises.
This bob cat was curling up for a nap! The animals in this museum have become so accustomed to the interaction from visitors that it would be very dangerous for them to ever be released.
A panther :)
a H-U-G-E black bear!
More views of the dried up lake. I used to go to a camp that was connected to this museum as a child. And we would kayak through this area to a cove. It's very sad to see how different it looks today.
This alligator didn't move an inch the whole time we were here. I know they typically stay still and motionless to distract their prey, but we couldn't even see him breathe!
P-U! Skunk
This was the best thing at the museum! A baby alligator! I got to hold him and he was about 8 lbs.
He was 18 months old and has a jaw capacity to bit down up to 100 lbs!
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