Members observed that many animals remained indoors, which a staff member attributed to the onset of the season’s first cold snap.
As a result, the animals preferred their heated enclosures, reducing photo opportunities of certain species due to limited natural light and thick glass barriers in indoor viewing areas.
In response, some participants focused their attention on the zoo’s paper mache animal displays, part of the Wild Lights event running through the Christmas period. The extensive array of animal and bird figures distributed around the grounds appeared particularly noteworthy.
After photographing various species such as seals, tigers, snow leopards, and all available African Savanna animals, the group concluded the outing with refreshments at the Meerkat Restaurant.
Some images (click on an image to open in full-screen mode) from the outing can be seen below:
