Summer Vacation Redux #8: Omaha: Henry Doorly Zoo, part 10 of 11

Once back on the ground from the Sky Lift that carried me across the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha from one end of the African Savannah portion of the zoo to the other, I backtracked to an area of habitats called the Kopje.  It was designed after southern African rock formations. After exploring those habitats, I was on to the Reticulated Giraffe herd.  In the Kopje habitats there were more Klipspringers, as well as, Meerkats.  From this area of the zoo, it was also possible to get some wonderful views of the Southern White Rhinoceros.

 Klipspringers, Oreotragus oreotragus

 Meerkats, Suricata suricatta

 Reticulated Giraffe, Giraffa reticulata

 Southern White Rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum

 More images of the herd of Reticulated Giraffe.

 Every Zoo is home to volunteer species.  This little Midwestern ground squirrel was everywhere at the Henry Doorly Zoo.  In most places the moochers are avian.  Here, the chief benefactor was a rodent!