Something Linnea had spotted when we drove out to Hunnebostrand, was the zoological park 'Nordens Ark'. We had decided to wait with a visit until Nathan came.
It was a bit of a grey day, but the rain held off luckily; but we were
almost the only ones in the park. I guess off-season has its perks.
Nordens Ark is a wildlife park that has existed since 1989, with the goal to be a leading force in the conservation of endangered species. They have about 60 species and breeds from all over the world.
The park is rather large, and for the beginning of our walk we saw NO animals, as the enclosures are so big (good for the animals!) that they were probably hiding somewhere in the back, in the bushes or up in the rocks - and we spotted nothing.
Finally, we started to see some urials, wolverines and owls:
Look at those claws!!
There was also a Turtle Ark inside the Wetlands House, with turtles, tortoises, frogs and reptile species:
We didn't manage to see any red of their red pandas, dholes, lynx, pallas cats or maned wolves... but we got to meet the big cats, like the snow leopard. He was gorgeous!
We were also lucky at the end, to get to see the new amur tiger cubs that had been born in July. Mama tiger was busy feeding them, right up by the glass, so we got a good luck at the little cuties:
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