A few days back we had gone to the Kansas City Zoo, a trip that was very worthy of our time and money.
My 4 year old enjoyed identifying all the animals she had seen on her books and Tv. This zoo is bigger than the Topeka zoo and even the St. Louis zoo. It is 202 acres in size and houses around 1700 animals; so you can plan your entire day for this zoo.
I was really surprised to see some Polar Bear, Jelly Fish and Penguins in this zoo. However Polar bear wouldn't be bleach-white you would have seen on movies. I had thought Polar bears can live only in the Arctic and the Penguins can live only in the Antarctic. Kansas City Zoo proved it can live anywhere with the right temperature settings.
The Penguins were in a temperature controlled glass rooms which had both snow in one section and a large swimming area in the other.
I hadn't seen a Jelly fish so up close before, so it was a visual treat.
The Sea Lions demonstrated some acrobatics while the their coach narrated their life story. See video below
The zoo is divided into sections where it houses animals from different geographical locations. Australia and Africa the popular ones. You can either walk across the zoo or use one of their trams. We bought a platinum pass that gave access to their African Tram, African Sky Safari, Carousel of Endangered Species, KC Zoo Railroad and the Kenyan Cruise.
African Sky Safari:
View of the Zebras from Sky Safari
Feeding the Goats in Kansas City Zoo
You can buy tickets online for both admission and the rides on kansas city zoo website - https://www.kansascityzoo.org/
