My Trip to the Madrid Zoo

I was very excited to go to the zoo today as my daughter and I frequently go to the zoos in Dallas and Fort Worth. However, after my visit to the Madrid Zoo/Aquarium, I was very disappointed. The zoo seemed very dirty and upkept, and the habitats for the animals were very small with stagnant water and trash in them. There were about 40 people at the zoo, and I understood why when I walked in (on one of the hottest days of the summer) and saw many of the animals laying down, exhausted from the heat of the day. The monkey habitat consisted of about fifty monkey and was filled with a ton of trash, most of which the monkeys were playing with. Also, the tiger habitat was filled with smelly, stagnant water, which was obviously very unhealthy for the animals. One of the pictures that I included was of a small zebra that looked very hot and sickly. From all of my trips to the zoo, I have never seen a zebra laying down like this before. The highlight of the zoo trip was the aquarium, which included many different beautiful fish and sharks. The dolphin tank was also very nice, but I can only hope that the Madrid Zoo used my entry fee of 18 euros to help with the upkeep of the habitats and these animals.