I had a free day before the start of the workshop, so I decided to take advantage and go to the local Zoo in Bogor, which turned out to be much more than just a Zoo. It did have animals in caged areas, but the majority of it was actually similar to a drive-through safari park, where animals roamed freely and we were actually allowed to feed most of them carrots that we had bought right outside the park. For those who know my obsession with animals, I was in heaven (I think the driver might have thought I was clinically insane the way I squealed at the sight of new animals and actually talked to them). Here is a sample of the animals we were able to see and feed.
The zebras and the llamas were very brave and actually stuck their faces right into our car windows to get some carrots. One zebra even started chewing on the side mirror when we weren't giving it any more carrots. The car was completely covered with animal saliva.
We were also able to see some more rare animals such as the white Bengal tigers (walking side by side with "regular" Asian tigers) and the Komodo dragon (native to Indonesia). The areas where the tigers and lions were roaming were gated off, and we were prohibited from getting out of the car (not that I would attempt to anyway---they did look pretty ferocious).
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