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An Asthma Mom at the Audubon Zoo |
| Published: March 31, 2008, 5:38 pm |
| Tags: asthma girl, bio, holidays, off topic, audubon zoo landscape, audubon zoo statues, hygeia statue audubon, john charles olmstead, new orleans, new orleans photos the zoo question, olmstead audubon zoo, traveling, vacation |
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The first time I ever visited New Orleans, I went to the Audubon Zoo. I was ten years-old, and even then I remember feeling awfully impressed at the huge, lush grounds filled with animals and sculpture. Part of the city’s Audubon Nature Institute, the zoo is almost a century old but one of the most popular and progressive ones in the country. Describing the Audubon Zoo probably won’t accomplish as much as photos will, so I’ll use just a few words. It sprawls over 58 acres of southern landscape, features statues from the early 20th century much like the city itself, and houses 2,000 animals including very rare white alligators in its Louisiana Swamp exhibit. Just beyond the entrance, past the Asian exhibit and before the bulk of the zoo grounds, you’ll see one of my favorite statues, the elephant fountain. You can’t have a coastal zoo without flamingos, and you generally can’t talk to my kindergartener without her making this face at some point in [ Full article ] |
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