I had wanted to visit Randers Tropical Zoo for some years, and finally decided that now would be the time to do it. So I met up with @cashisking and his girlfriend in his home town Randers and spent the day watching exotic animals from all around the world.
Some facts about Randers Tropical Zoo
The zoo opened in 1996 and has gradually been expanding through it’s 21 year lifespan.
It now consists of three domes that covers 3.200 square meters. The three domes have about 275 different animal species and more than 450 different plants from Africa, Asia and South America.
There is also an outdoor exhibition covering about 700 square meters which has farm animals of various sorts and a couple of panthers as well.
The zoo also has a large section with aquariums displaying various fish from the Caribbean.
Randers is a city in the mid/northen part of denmark.
The three domes of Randers Tropical Zoo are actually way bigger than they appear in this photo. You could litteraly spend an entire day going through them.
The experience
After paying for our entries (about 30 US Dollars), we decided to check out the outdoor exhibition first. You could go up to most of the farm animals and pet them, which was a huge hit among the children. However it wasn’t all of the animals you cold pet :D
The jaguars were my absolute favorites and we were lucky to arrive just before they fed them.
This one was staring right at me with a hungry look on it’s face :D
When the feeding started hundreds of people gathered around and there was a speaker telling us about the jaguars and why they feed them the way they do. Some people thought it was a cruel way of feeding them, but it turns out it's actually a way of keeping them healthy. These big cats don't get a lot of exercise, so they need to have a workout once in a while. The best way to do that is by having them work for their food.
It just sank it’s teeth into the cadaver and hung like that for about 5 minutes waiting for the goat to tear apart
After finishing up outside we decided to check out the domes with animals from Africa, Asia and South America.
The first thing that hit us when we entered the dome was the immense heat and humidity. It was like stepping into a real tropical forest, and we were sweating like pigs within a few minutes. There were waterfalls and river streams all over the place and most of the animals roamed freely.
Going through the domes, you start at ground level and follow little paths through the jungle taking you both underground and way above the treetops, giving you the feeling that you are on a real adventure.
It felt like being in a real jungle
It’s hard to see, but the roof of the dome was pretty high up
This furry little guy were one of the first animals to greet us
Caimans chilling under heat lamps
Comodo Dragon
Everytime you turned a corner there were beautiful statues and murals. It gave the place an authentic atmosphere and you almost felt like Indiana Jones cutting his way through a dense jungle looking for a rare artifact inside some ancient temple.
We finished off in the aquarium section. Sadly it was very hard to take decent pictures there because of the glare in the thick aquarium glass. Luckily I managed to get a few ones that were OK.
Grumpy-looking dragonfish
I can't remeber the names of these fish, but man did they move quick when you are trying to take a picture of them :)
That's all I have for today, and thanks for reading my post
What do you think about it, and have you tried going to a Zoo like this before?
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Wow, great photos thanks for sharing :)
I'm glad you liked it @road2wisdom.
Thanks for dropping by :)
Anytime :)
great photos. I love visiting zoos too! lovely animals...
Thanks my friend, and yeah it's a great way to spend some quality time :)
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Thank you @screenname :)
Those artifacts look like the one in Cambodia. Another great post by the awesome cryptodan! Thanks for sharing
Really? I would love to go there.
Much appreciation for your kind words and support my firend :)
wow, your photos are insane
Thanks for the compliment :D
Great photos! Big cats are amazing! I'd love to have a tiger, but the wife says no.
Not fair lol :D
Love big cats they are natural posers for the camera :)
Nice place and I suprise that Denmark has tropical zoo! :)
I would recommend anyone going there, it's amazing.
I'm definitely going to visit them again in the future :)
Very well done post! Thank you!
Thank you @velimir
I'm experimenting with the content I'm posting, so I appreciate your feedback :)
Cool that Denmark has a tropical zoo!
Did you watch till the goat cadaver tore under the jaguar's body weight?
We decided it would take to long for all of it to tear of, so we went inside after waiting a good while :)
hehe well, still an awesome sight to see a jaguar hanging in midair like that :)
I LOVE going to the Zoo. Probably one of my most favorite things! You should travel down to the zoos in Germany. I really liked the Nürnberg zoo. They have the Maned Wolf which has to be one of my favorite animals. I had never saw them before! I probably sat there watching them for an hour or more. Husband was impatient with me, but I couldn't stop watching. They're so tall and lanky. Weird looking animals. Haha.
Wow, I never hear of them before, so I justed googled them.
They look so graceful, and I get your husband, that's a long wait lol
I'ts a bit far to Nürnberg from where I live. ( yeah we Europeans don't have the same view on distances as you americans lol)
But I will definitly try to remember your tip, if I'm ever in the area :)
Good weekend trip distance!
amazing post ; great pictures :)
i will show this posts to my kids they will comment you:) lol
thanks for sharing original & awesome content
always supporting you
@machhour
Good idea my friend, and they are very welcome to comment and ask any questions :)
Thanks for your loyal support, you are highly valued :)
Amazing photography! I had no idea that Denmark had such a zoo! So cool!
Thanks buddy :)
You should definetly check it out if you ever decide to visit Denmark :)
Great pictures (y)
Thanks :)
Thank you :)
Great shots and info, sound like a type of Zoo I would love to visit
Thank you :)
Wonderful photos friend, it's really amazing nature, thanks for sharing
Thanks for the compliment friend :)
great pictures
Thanks :)
Nice photos! I have been to a few zoos, but I generally tend to dislike them because I usually feel the animals have too small cages. However, some zoos are a lot better than others ;) going to zoos is a really cool experience the first few times, and I have so many good memories of going to hem when I was young :)
I feel the same way @valth. Sadly we don't live in a perfect world, but it would be preferable if more was done for zoo animals around the world.
This Zoo actually does a lot of good helping amazonian indians, protecting the forrest and combatting poachers among other things :)
Thanks for the compliment and for sharing your thoughts ;)
Exactly. I don't expect the zoo animals in Denmark to have it bad, but it's so sad to see zoo images from places like China or India where they have cages that are smaller than most living rooms.
Giving some of the zoo profits to real conservation efforts is really good! :)
Really nice pictures and post... Nice to meet you ;)
Thank you @michaelvagas
Nice meeting you to :)
great pics i never visit zoo thanks for sharing
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IT is really fascinating and full of adventures. You had a great time.
What a fun day we had :-) next time let's go to the Safari Park @cryptodan
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