Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Just sharing a collection of photos from recent visits to the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens in South Carolina.

The smallest Carolina Anole I have seen yet looking for some prey on a trash can!

We stopped by to see the rhinos. Bill, the newest resident, still seems to be experiencing difficulty fitting in with this new habitatmates. We normally don't make it out to the overlook here since it tends to be crowded but we lucked out one day so we could see this handsome guy up close!

The siamangs (the largest gibbons) recently got a cool treehouse added to their habitat. They were on the far end at the time we were there (the 2 black dots in the far tree).

One of the smelliest sections of the zoo is the farm.

It is a super cute section where kids (and adults) can feed and pet goats, llamas, chickens and more. As you can see it was feeding time when we stopped by.

The farm also features a vegetable garden which is so great for showing kids how our food grows. Since the sprinkler was on at the time, we did not get to walk through.

On the wooded nature walk that connects the zoo and gardens we spotted a deer for the first time! She kept a close eye on us.

This walk gets very jungle like during the summer.

Early in the spring I showed the rock and roll inspired gardens (Prince, Beach Boys, Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen). They have all grown in beautifully! 

I love the touch of quirkiness these bring to the overall gardens.

There is a crazy tall, skinny flower from one of the plants shooting up in the air! I think it is from some form of cacti.

The edible garden is always interesting to check out. The only time I have seen persimmons grow is here.

Figs grow really well here too. 

Have a marvelous day/evening (wherever you are on the clock)! ~Val