Berlin Zoo and Aquarium!

The first fact I remember about Berlin is that there is a very old and famous zoo there.  It isn't the history, the culture, the fact that it is the on-again, off-again capital city of Germany nor is it that the majority of the city was flattened in the Second World War or there was a wall separating it in two for decades.  It is that there is a zoo in Berlin.

What is wrong with me?!!!!

Well, needless to say that visiting the Berlin zoo was high on my priority last.  I can now cross one more item off my bucket list.

*Please note that I visited the major sights of history and interest first, making them a priority before I "ate my pudding", as it were.

Mr. U and I set out to see the fishies first (of course) and then I spent a few hours visiting the animals in the zoo.  Of particular interest to me are chameleons, and hippopotamusseses.  There is a special place in my heart for bizarre creatures, what can I say?

these little guys were called Foureyes as they have four eyes - two above and two below the water!

This guy won the staring contest - note its lack of eyelids, I had no chance of winning.

 

This frill-necked lizard was rather put off that people were staring at him.  He was downright ornery.

friends? lunch to go?

The habitat was being renovated so the big kitties had to hang out inside.

How many legs?!!!

Can you see meeeeee?  Herrrroooooo?  I can has fish?

 

HIPPOS!!!!

This was one hot teddy bear!

If I stand really still, nobody will see me here, right?  The giraffe, master of camouflage.

Sharing a private joke?

I'm absolutely fascinated by these oddball birds but boy, they sure do stink! Bleh.