More exotic birds and monkeys awaited inside a building within this area, but in typical two-year-old fashion, my now tiring little one refused to venture inside. "Go to zoo," she insisted. I believe she thought going inside meant leaving the zoo behind and that her dear old ma must be crazy to be telling her that monkeys lived in a building. Ah well, the good news for winter visitors to the zoo is that there are some indoor exhibits where you can warm up for a spell on a blustery day... if you're not toting a toddler.
Don't Hibernate! Head to Roger Williams Park Zoo
By Kim Knox Beckius, About.com Guide
In the Pink
Flamingos strut their stuff in the zoo's Tropical America area.
© 2005 Kim Knox Beckius
I saw flamingos last winter... in Florida! I didn't expect to encounter them in New England in the dead of winter, walking on their spindly legs through the snow. Still, these fascinating birds, located in the Tropical America area of the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, seemed to be in the pink of health on this January day.
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