Last Sunday, I went to the zoo along with my uncle. We bought the tickets at the main gate and went inside. The first thing which pleased me most was the purity and freshness of air. The sight of beautiful green trees and plants was also quite exhilarating.
As we went a little further, we saw a big lake like tank. I was greatly amused when I saw ducks, swans and other water birds swimming in water. Some of them were sitting on the banks and preening their feathers. We proceeded further, I saw a huge crowd of children and adults at some distance. As I saw carefully, I noticed a large number of monkeys and apes jumping from branch to branch.
They were gibbering and staring at the onlookers. Some children were throwing peanuts and parched grams towards the monkeys. The latter picked up the grams and peanuts and ate them leisurely. My uncle had also brought those things with him. He gave me a handful of them. I also threw them towards the monkeys.
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As the naughty animals picked them up I felt very happy. I also felt amused when I found some monkeys imitating the gestures of the grown-ups. We moved forward. In a cage we saw a lion. It was roaring. Some children were teasing it. It was very bad on their part.
Moreover, a worker in the zoo told us that it was dangerous to poke ones finger or hand inside a lion’s cage. We also saw many other animals such as wolves, bears, hyenas, deer, foxes, jackals and sparrows of many colors. The birds that pleased me most were Ostrich, Penguin and Kiwi.
In the end, I had an Elephant ride. It was the grand finale to our visit which I’ll never forget.