The first thing my parents and Derek and I all did together during their visit was go to the Chattanooga Zoo.
It is a small zoo, but it still has a large variety of animals, some that I have never seen before at any zoos.
They are missing some of the bigger, and my favorite animals, the lions and tigers, but that is okay. I saw banners around the zoo saying that there is an expansion in progress for an African section, which will bring in giraffes and lions.
They did have plenty of other cats, which I all love, including cougars, a serval, a sand cat (which ended up being my favorite), jaguars and a snow leopard. The leopard was either out of his exhibit or hiding well when we checked out its area, but I am sure I will be back in the future.
The animals that I haven’t seen before included the sand cat, and fennec foxes, which also became another favorite.
We walked around and saw the whole zoo in about two hours. I recommend it to anyone who visits the Chattanooga area.
