Tuesday morning I joined a group for a walk in Bamako's brand new National Park of Mali and the Bamako Zoo. The park is beautiful and highly manicured. The zoo is old, and though the animals appear healthy, I would not call it a happy place. Here are some pics of the Park and the zoo.
A new restaurant in the new park
A Hyena at the zoo
The hyena compound at the zoo
A jackal at the zoo. It smelled pretty bad here.
A closeup of a leopard.
A wider angle shot of the leopard's cage
A chimpanzee relaxing
A lion relaxing
The zoo had these monkeys on leashes.
The view from the deck of the restaurant at the new park. Prices at this restaurant were quite high. About $20/entree. Given that jobs in Bamako that are considered "good" pay less than $200/month, not many locals will be eating here.
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