Home, away from home
Indoor stadiums are known but indoor forest................Yes, "Lied Jungle", the huge,green and beautiful indoor rain forest,unknown and unseen by me earlier, was the star attraction in the Henry Doorly Zoo,one of the well known zoos in US and the premier tourist destination in Omaha,the largest city in the state of Nebraska.This lovely concrete jungle is populated with the fauna and flora,characteristic of the rain forest such as the howler monkeys,leopards and the exotic birds.
A similar attraction of the zoo is the "Desert Doom",world's largest indoor desert and the IMAX theatre.Sadly,they had to be sacrificed for want of time.Butterfly Pavilion is the home of charming,colourful butterflies and distinguished insects.We enjoyed the sweet looking jellyfish,coral reef,sea turtles,lion fish,puffin,sharks,sea anemones,the lovely penguins etc. in the aquarium.Our forefathers, the apes,monkeys,gorillas,chimpanzees and camels,zebras,polar bears,big cats,peacock,orangutans and some others are the notable exhibits in the zoo.
Located at a distance of 200 miles and a 3 hrs.30 mins.drive from our place, Overland Park,this sprawling zoo of 130 acres, getting updated periodically is worth spending a whole day,of course, for the adults also!
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