Alamogordo Zoo, oldest in the Southwest

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I visited the Alamogordo Zoo last week, supposedly the oldest zoo in the Southwest, founded 1898, same year as Alamogordo. It's pretty podunk, but at least most of the enclosures are roomy enough for the critters to get some exercise. Here are shots of the zoo, starting with the Ring-Tailed Lemur enclosure:

The raptors were all injured and/or rescued birds...

Had this Bald Eagle in one cage...

 

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Another shot of the Bald Eagle...

This otter enclosure is larger than it appears here...

This aviary had numerous smaller birds in it, some quite colorful, but they're hard to see in the pic...

The monkeys had a jungle gym in their enclosure...

This monkey was in a separate enclosure...

There were also raccoons, bobcats, a mountain lion & a black bear, but the coons & bobcats were difficult to see and the lion & bear were sleeping in their separate caves. I'm not a big fan of zoos, but at least this one takes in sick or injured animals and nurses 'em back to health... so there's that to be said for it.