Lemurs, Tamarinds and Diving Ducks at Biodome
Today, a wonderful excursion to the Biodome in Montreal. My favorite animal was the diving duck.
You can see the ducks swimming on the surface of the water in one section of the Biodome. Then, when you go down to the Aquarium showing the biodiversity of the St. Lawrence River marine environment, lo and behold, you can see those very same cute little black and white ducks with the orange feet diving among the sturgeon, lobsters and sharks. Amazing!!!
The Tamarinds are frisky black monkeys. One of the staff at the Biodome explained to me that the facility had received some new Tamarinds. Most of them were teenagers–hence the boundless energy.
A curious little creature from Madagascar that looks like a racoon with a three-foot-long ringed tail is actually a primate as well. That is the lemur. They have those soulful eyes that stare at you. They also favor the females and the young during times of scarcity!
I also loved the penguins. The Emperor Penguins stood in a row and stared at us. We were standing in a row staring at them. One great photo op after another.
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