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While a zoo definitely has it's place inspecies of mammals and more than 400 species
animal watching, it doesn't compare to seeingof birds. There are no roads into the park,
animals in their own natural habitat. After aonly hiking trails. Unless you are an avid
recent visit to Yellowstone National Park,hiker and have excellent map-reading skills,
this felt especially true for me. A traffica guide is recommended. In addition to the
jam caused by young buffalo calves and theirtrails, there are also viewing platforms
mothers crossing the road is an experiencebuilt  atop  massive  ajo  trees.
not to be missed. It made me wonder about
other places that would be conducive toThe Komodo Islands in Indonesia house the
viewing wildlife in a natural setting. Fromworld's largest population of Komodo dragons.
my research I have come up with a list ofThese animals can grow to be over 300 pounds
some of the best places to visit if viewingand up to nine feet in length. These islands
animals  in  nature  is  your  objective.are now an Indonesian national park and
permits and tour guides are required, but
In the United States, national parks are thethey make the experience much more
best place to start. For viewing sea animals,user-friendly (Komodo dragons aren't in
the best places include the Channel Islandspetting zoos for a reason). In addition to
off the coast of California. The islands areland tours, you can also take a sea kayak
surrounded by sea lions, seals, gray whalesaround the park and see coral reefs, fish,
and humpback whales. There are also numerousdolphins,  whales  and  sea  turtles.
tide pools that house creatures such as sea
urchins and anemones. Another area great forTanjung Puting National Park in Borneo is one
water animals is Glacier Bay in Alaska.of the last places to see orangutans in their
Humpback whales and sea lions are inown natural habitat. Through an elaborate
abundance off shore and on land bears andnetwork of hiking trails, you can see the
moose are often times available for viewing.orangutans up close, swinging from branch to
For a different spin on water creatures,branch, suckling their young, or building
visit the Florida Everglades, the lastnests to sleep. There are also orangutans in
remaining everglades on the planet. There youcaptivity which can be viewed. They are being
will see crocodiles and alligators co-existsrehabilitated before being returned to the
along with turtles, dear, manatees andwild. There are other jungle species as well
bobcats. The everglades contain large viewingthat can be viewed in the orangutan jungle,
towers that are devoted especially toincluding clouded leopards, civets, Malaysian
wildlife watching or you can be a bit moresun bears, deer, numerous species of birds,
daring and take a canoe ride in croc-infestedand  butterflies.
waters.
Nowhere can you see polar bears so up-close
Other national parks that make the list forand personal as you can in Churchill,
best wildlife viewing are Denali NationalManitoba. When Hudson Bay freezes, between
Park in Alaska, Glacier National park inOctober and November, this town is overrun
Montana, Rocky Mountain National Park inwith polar bears as they travel their
Colorado and Theodore Roosevelt National Parkmigration path. In early winter, they even
in North Dakota. Denali, Glacier and Rockystop to dine on the region's seal population.
Mountain offer animals such as dall sheep,For more up close views, you can take a
grizzlies, caribou, wolves, mountain goats,tundra buggy (a converted school bus) into
elk, dear, bighorn sheep and marmots.the migratory packs for a quick day-trip. For
Theodore Roosevelt is a less well known parklonger exposure, there are tundra lodges that
and therefore offers great viewing of bison,provide all day exposure to the bears in
wild horses, deer and elk without all thetheir  native  environment.
crowds.
One of the most famous places to view
Outside of the US, there are more exoticwildlife is Kenya, and what better way to see
animals available for viewing at places suchit than on a safari. Safari's can take you
as Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica, thethrough the likes of Masai Mara National
Komodo Islands in Indonesia, Tanjung PutingPark, Amboseli Game Reserve and Mt.
National Park in Borneo, Polar BearKilimanjaro to view lions, leopards,
Observation in Canada, and of course a Kenyancheetahs, wildebeests, zebras, flamingos,
Safari.black rhinos, giraffes and elephants.
Safari's range from less expensive options
The Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica isstarting around $500.00 for an 8 day
a brilliant rain forest that contains overexcursion to very luxurious safaris costing
100,000 acres of land and 5,000 acres ofup to $9,000. Either way, you get to see what
marine habitat. The park is home to 116you like most...animals.
species of amphibians and reptiles, 139



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