I was finally able to go to a place that I agree with that could be considered a zoo. This place is in Iguazú Falls, Argentina and they have wild animals who were sick or injured somehow that they rehabilitate and release back into the wild. All the animals they have are native to the area. The "cages" are actually large fenced in domes deep in the jungle. We rode on a trailer hauled by a huge tractor into the jungle. The only cement you see is the cement used to keep the cages standing...inside, is dirt, grass, trees and flowers. It was pretty amazing!
I saw a toucan, huge birds that looked like eagles but were different colors (grey, black and spotted) I saw some animals I have never seen before, there was a type of deer, monkeys, some kind of animal that looked like a short horse with long hair and a flatter face, and lots of tropical birds. There were no big cats there :( but they have had them there before.
I couldn't get a good pic of this gorgeous toucan because he kept moving his head! They had 3 there but the other two were hiding.
This parrot was much larger than he appears here. He was probably a foot tall (not counting his tail). Right after I took this picture, he decided to fly into the tree and his wings were so much wider than I expected. He was gorgeous!
This is one of the cages the birds live in
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