Mark and Erika called Saturday night and suggested we meet up at The Wilds. Cumberland Ohio. I took the New Concord Exit on I-70.
I said, sure I’ll meet you there! I was excited cause it was unexpected. And who knew this place was so interesting?
It was about 130 miles for me to drive there and they drove about 90. We took a 2 1/2 hour bus ride tour throughout the 10,000 acres and saw lots of wonderful animals. Most are endangered in the wild and this conservation facility(non-profit) gives them the protected place to reproduce. It was a beautiful day.
Bactrian Camels- Mother and Child (Yes, this was photographed in Ohio)
Przewalksi Wild Horse- a female
Sichuan Takin
Zebras- Buck and bray a bit while the one looks on
Bison running away from our bus
25 cents in a machine and you can get food for the catfish. They act like they have never eaten before or will they ever eat again. I know these were Jack’s favorite.
The catfish are not particularly attractive to me.
Rhinoceros family time. Our guide says there skin is really soft. A group of rhino is called a CRASH.
All photos taken with a Canon 70-200 mm L series lens on a Canon 5D
Our knowledgeable guide Rob.
And an ordinary rabbit. Not endangered.
And if you want to travel with us on the bus, Anna captured a two minute segment of the tour! Thanks Anna for the videoing,
I’d no idea there was an animal park like this in Ohio. It’s the perfect spot for a family outing. How nice that you were able to meet your family there and share the experience.
Who knew???? Great photos of exotic animals IN OHIO!!!!!! Thanks for adding the rabbit – adorable!
Fabulous photos 🙂
These are stunning photo’s of stunning animals Ruth! Thanks so much for sharing hon. 🙂 *hugs*
Great family outing. Excellent photos. I missed this tour last year, but I’m planning on visiting it on June 26th. After your wonderful photos, I can’t wait.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
These beautiful photos should be featured in an edition of National Geographic!
Amazing. What a FUN outing. Most photographers endure very long flights to capture photos of these animals. Way to go Ruthie
I enjoyed the tour. Looks like you had a beautiful day for this .
A “crash” of rhinos – how wonderful is that?!!!! LOVE IT. Fun photos – how cool that you got to do that and with the perfect companions!
This place is so cool! You knew? Thanks for sharing!
I loved the contrast between the bison and the bunny photos. 🙂 Cool to see that Anna is a videographer too!
I wish I had known about this park when I lived in Pittsburgh. We would have gone right over to visit.
It looks like such a cool place! Thanks for sharing.