Into the wild..!!

After coming to U.S. , this was my first trip. International Students Association organizes a trip to local areas every year for international students. We had gone to Kansas City Zoo, which is an hour drive away from the University. There were around 40 students and we all went in same bus.

It was a wonderful sunny day! It had started to get cooler as the Fall was approaching. It was like that particular day specially reserved for our trip! :D

The idea of zoo was born, anchoring Kansas City as the kid "edu-tainment" capital of the Midwest. The zoo is one of the top 60 zoos of the United States.

The main attraction are the arctic polar bears! We saw two bears Nikita and Berlin dive into the pool, amuse themselves with the enrichment items or laze around on the rocky terrain. The pool is maintained at 65 degrees to make them feel more at home. The zoo gives the conservation message of the polar bears to the masses.

The Helzberg Penguin Plaza features both cool pool for cold water penguins and a warm wet area for warm water penguins! The Southern Oceans gallery provides views of five exhibits. These exhibits connect all the oceans through a colorful coral reef aquarium, floating moon jellies and a mesmerizing schooling fish aquarium. 

There is the sea lion show for a fixed hour each day. It is awesome!

The zoo also features Keeper Chats, elephant painting demonstrations and many other opportunities for animal encounters. There is a Safari boat ride across the lake in the zoo's African plains, where visitors can see hoofstock, including zebra, giraffe and more. There were various entertainment activities for kids. 

Breathtaking panorama view on the rope way across Africa!

Dancing monkey!

Remember Baby's Day Out? ;)

The visit to Kansas City zoo is like a journey around the world! You roam around in Asia, then you exit and step into Australia! I have never seen so many animals even in zoos in India, as I had seen that day in the zoo!

The Zoo gives a beautiful message to all the visitors: