Mid September, we made a short weekend outing to a small petting zoo near home, called Tier park Nymphaea, situated on the banks of the river Neckar. This quaint floral and faunal paradise is commonly called the "other zoo" by Stuttgarters (the main zoo being the Wilhelma Zoo on the north of the city.
Nymphaea is a conservation park, that lets you get real close to a few animals and birds. It is so wonderfully built, without disturbing the natural eco-system of the riverbed. It is run by a club of motivated conservationists who are ably helped by a team of school student volunteers.
My little one, now nearly two and a half, has been to 2 zoos thus far, and has never been too interested in knowing and feeling animals. I embarked on this idea of visiting a petting zoo, to try to get him interested in nature trails. So did my idea work?.. not entirely.. but somewhat!
The park fees is nominal for adults and free for young kids. Once inside, you get to see hens, roosters, turtles, wombats, rabbits, owls, bees, ducks, swans, parrots, peacocks, pigs, donkeys, goats, mice, snakes, otters and deers. Feeding the animals is the best part!. You can buy a mug of popcorn at the cash counter and feed the animals as you go! (feeding the birds is not allowed!).
For me, the highlight of the visit was feeding a deer and feeling an otter. For my son, it was probably seeing a bed of slithering snakes!. Funny, I thought he would be scared of seeing that, but no!, he was clearly impressed!.
Nymphaea is a conservation park, that lets you get real close to a few animals and birds. It is so wonderfully built, without disturbing the natural eco-system of the riverbed. It is run by a club of motivated conservationists who are ably helped by a team of school student volunteers.
My little one, now nearly two and a half, has been to 2 zoos thus far, and has never been too interested in knowing and feeling animals. I embarked on this idea of visiting a petting zoo, to try to get him interested in nature trails. So did my idea work?.. not entirely.. but somewhat!
The park fees is nominal for adults and free for young kids. Once inside, you get to see hens, roosters, turtles, wombats, rabbits, owls, bees, ducks, swans, parrots, peacocks, pigs, donkeys, goats, mice, snakes, otters and deers. Feeding the animals is the best part!. You can buy a mug of popcorn at the cash counter and feed the animals as you go! (feeding the birds is not allowed!).
For me, the highlight of the visit was feeding a deer and feeling an otter. For my son, it was probably seeing a bed of slithering snakes!. Funny, I thought he would be scared of seeing that, but no!, he was clearly impressed!.
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