Rancho Texas

As you could read yesterday we went to Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, a group of islands belonging to Spain. One of the highlights there, although not typically Lanzarotic, or even Spanish, was Rancho Texas. Rancho Texas is a very small zoo, but it all looks so very well preserved and has so much detail, that it's the gem of the island, I think. An oasis in the somewhat dry and colorless surroundings that the volcanic island of Lanzarote is.

I could make some nice animal pictures, as you can see here.

 

Colorful Cameleons. 
The one below is just about to catch a larvae with its very large tongue.



Leadbeater's Cockatoo




Armadillos





Mountain Lions



Sea Lion



Vulture



Bald Eagle




Siberian Tiger


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Komodo Dragon

Comments

  1. Nicole @ OrWhateverYouDoJuly 21, 2014 at 6:59 PM

    Wow! That zoo looks incredible. You really did find a great spot! Thanks for sharing with the Merry Monday Linky Party!

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  2. KimJuly 25, 2014 at 6:36 AM

    Looks like a great place! Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brag Pinterest Party.

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  3. UnknownJuly 30, 2014 at 2:00 AM

    you did get some good photos! Looks like a lot of the animals were posing for you :) What a fun trip!

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