Pittsburgh Zoo: Jungle Walk

 The Jungle Walk area is the latest addition to the zoo's themed areas.  It is not a jungle.  It is a walk!  The pathways are lushly planted with a wide range of beautiful trees and shrubs and perennials.  As the grow to create a canopy and create shaded pathways, it will become more jungle-esque; so it's a work in progress.  

With the hot sun bearing down and the brightness of the light, most of the handful of animals were shade seeking.  I did get to see a Two-toed Sloth and an Ocelot that were not in a space to be photographed, and then was able to get a couple of photos of the Giant Anteater and the Pygmy Hippopotamus.  The collection has no geographical logic.  Perhaps a better name for the area might be "Jungle Hodge Podge".  

GIANT ANTEATER

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

This little guy was nestled in some cool mud under a bush in the far corner of his habitat and honestly if I did not know it is a Pygmy Hippopotamus, I might think I was looking at a seal!

PYGMY HIPPOPOTAMUS

Choeropsis liberiensis