Remember me told ya that when we could go to zoos again me will totally go bananas and go EVERYWHERE me can? Remember? Well, we ARE going to a lot of places lately and it hard to keep up. BUT me really want to tell you about me visit to WILDLANDS again. WILDLANDS is a zoo in Emmen, the Netherlands, and it is very natural. Me love going there. ZOOS ARE OPEN! So it ZOO TIME and me visited a lot of zoos lately. So on July 2nd me went to Blijdorp in Rotterdam. It was a nice warm day and we saw so many animals. It was also the first time Berry went to see the bigger sharks (and she no was scared) in an aquarium. Me posed with some sharks too. It was amazing. Wanna see the pictures? Then read along. 
Yippee! Last Sunday me and Bamboo went to the zoo (about that, we will tell you later next month in a Monday At the Zoo story) to meet our dear friends Aapie and Gary! They even brought Baby Yoda. It was sooo nice to explore the zoo with them. Just look at the pictures we took! (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
Me went to Texel, me went to Texel! Tee hee! Me went on vacation in the beginning of June and me told you a lot about me vacation last Saturday, but me left out the bestest of best parts: me visited Ecomare! Yes me love to visit this educational and rescue centre, because you can learn so much about the Dutch North- and mostly Waddensea. And there are seals!!! Me just love seals. They look soooo adorable with there big eyes. Just like me, hihi. (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
After weeks of being closed the zoos started to open again thanks to lifted corona rules at the end of May. Me no could WAIT to go to a zoo again. It had been such a looooong time. Luckily the sun was shining and Berry and her dad and me made a timeslot reservation for Safaripark Beekse Bergen. And… we went! It was a BEAUTIFUL day and me was just soooo happy me no could stop smiling. (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
You do know me visit DierenPark Amersfoort A LOT because we have a season pass, right? Well… me do. And this year me went to the zoo in February again. It was a little cheating, because Berry also works there, so we are there A LOT anyway hihi. So… after work hours we visited our animal friends on a cold and rainy February 27th afternoon. Just enjoy some of the pictures Berry made. (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
Before the corona rule closed all the day trips – including zoos – me had a zoo adventure at DierenPark Amersfoort. On January 24 2020 we went for a stroll at the zoo. It was winter, but there was no snow. And somehow me totally forgot to take some selfies (silly me). But me sure have some lovely pictures to share of the animals who live at this zoo. O boy, the last zoo me want to talk about for the At the Zoo 2019 visits is WILDLANDS in Emmen. It a very large and very natural zoo. The enclosures have a real natural feel and the people of the zoo have used walls and water and such to keep the visitors out of the habitats (hihi). Me love it in Emmen, even when it is a colder day in November. There is just so much to see and to do! Maybe that is why it called an Adventure Zoo right? (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
Me love Texel. Me think you know that already, right. Me love the island. The breeze. The food. The sheepies and the seals. The beach… Texel even got its own zoo! Last year me visited the seals at the rehab centre where sick and lost seals and birds are brought: Ecomare. Also Ecomare have exhibits and educates us about the life in and around the North Sea and the Waddensea. Texel ZOO has beautiful birds and butterflies. Me gonna tell you all about it today. (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
Last year me only visited Ouwehands Dierenpark once. That was a great day, because it was also an instameet and you have read about that on a Saturday (if not, just check the menu on the left called ‘Cookie meets a friend’). But me also wanted to tell you more about this beautiful zoo full of fluffy friends! There is truly a lot to see. (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
Maybe it a little weird to talk about 4 different zoos in 1 article. But if you know that all these zoos are owned by the same company, than is not weird AT ALL. And last year we went to visit all of them. That was so much fun. Although owned by the same company, all four zoos are completely different. Okay there are similarities, but each zoo has its own unique thing. Like the safaris you can make at Beekse Bergen, the walk through habitats in ZooParc Overloon, the easy overview of Dierenrijk and the aquatic animals in AquaZoo Leeuwarden. It fun to see and experience it all. (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
The reason to go to Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem last year was a very very VERY special one. You must know Burgers’ Zoo is a zoo who has these beautiful walk-through habitats, made to look like a typical biotope. Like, there is Burgers’ Bush which is like a Rainforest, and there is the Ocean which is, well it in the name right, all about aquariums filled with tropical fish. Also there is the Desert and the Mangrove. In these themed enclosures live animals you could find in the wild in the same environment. Cool huh! Well… however me love to visit every part of Burgers’ Zoo, last year we mostly focused on the Mangrove because someone really special can be admired there! (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
On December 17 2019 me and Aapie went to DierenPark Amersfoort for some zoo fun. Me also brought Honeydrop, our little bear, and a Baby Yoda for Michelle (Aapie’s mom) to adopt. It was a surprise for them! A very good one too. Me was really excited to see Aapie again. He is a sweet naughty little monkey, and me just love him! Me showed him all around me favourite zoo. But first… you guessed it… it was NOMMIES time! Hihi. (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
Because me is having fun thinking about all the adventures me had last year at the museum and with friends, me now gonna tell you more about all the visits me had at the zoo! Because me visited some zoos multiple times, me will bundle them in one episode. So for this week, you can prepare yourself for LOADS of pictures we took in DierenPark Amersfoort, because we visited that zoo 11 times in 2019. Okay, we have a zoo subscription here, so we go many times. Me especially love this zoo, because if it not for the glass, you can almost cuddle with the animals. Me would not do that though! So… enjoy loads of pictures taken last year! (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
ROAD TRIP! On April 30th 2019 Berry and me and our new familymember Moo went to the trainstation to pick up our friends and their humans! It was a BLAST! Aapie had brought his brother Abu too. Destination: Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen. We really wanted to see the panda bears (and me wanted to see them again hihi) and just have fun together. So we had a great road trip talking, laughing, snacking, singing, eating, drinking, cuddling until we got to the zoo. (pictures by Berry de Nijs)
You know me elephant buddies Keith and Richie right? Well, me thinks Berry and their human Tessa are quite good friends already. You know why me think that? Well, we went on an instameet. Again. O no me not complaining, because me love those little elephants very much and Tessa is real sweet too. On October 9 2018 me and Berry picked them up at the trainstation in Amersfoort and together we drove to the Dolfinarium in Harderwijk. This is a zoo with all kinds of aquatic animals. Like sealions, seals and walrusses. There is also a little beach to enjoy.
FINALLY! After a year of texting Berry and Po’s mom made a playdate for me and the panda family. And because DierenPark Amersfoort is a great place to meet, we decided to go there on August 22 2018. And yes, this is the third instameet me talked about last time at this zoo this year. Hihi. Me and Berry not only met Po, MeiMei and Tatty, we also got to hug their human baby brother and parents! YAY! And also very fun: we all were wearing a Harry Potter themed outfit! 
Not only Keukenhof and the beach are great places to meet friends and plushiefriends. Also DierenPark Amersfoort proves to be a great place for instameets. Me had three instameets so far there this year. First time in 2018 was in March with Richie and Keith, me little elephant friends. The second time was on August 4, me went with Brix the penguin and his sweet human. And the third... well me will tell you later about that. Me want to tell you more about me second time there first. Brix and his human love to travel with the train and the bus so we went by public transportation to DierenPark Amersfoort. Me no do that very often, but it a lot of fun.
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