I was promised that the Ring-tailed Lemurs would be spectacular. They run free across the zoo complex. I wasn’t there on our last family trip across to the zoo, but there were reports of them jumping over the roof of the Education Centre and swinging from the trees.
There were spectacled bears enjoying the old polar bear enclosure - though they must have had their contact lenses in.
The strange sight of elephants stomping in the shadows of Cave Hill. No sign of Hannibal.
The penguins swimming in their pool are spectacular to watch – though difficult to photograph.
The sea lions enjoyed basking in the sun after their swim.
The zoo is owned and operated by Belfast City Council: it is good to see that my rates are being well used.
The only disappointment was that the Lemurs were nowhere to be seen.
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Cool piece, I haven't been there in, I was going to say years but it is more like decades.
I'll have to get up over the summer.
Worth a visit - though not cheap. £7.50 for adults, £20 family ticket (2 adults, 2 wee wans).
I should also point out that the weather picked up a bit after the gloomy start - though we did get caught in one shower up near the zebras.
And if you have a pram - watch out, it's hilly.
According to the Belfast City Council news article , Belfast Zoo enjoyed record numbers of visitors through it's hill-top gates in 2006.
Just over a quarter of a million people visited in 2006 - with 48,000 at Easter, and 52,500 during July.
Our three tickets must have made a difference!
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