Brookgreen Gardens~The Lowcountry Zoo

We decided to hit the zoo as one of the first stops at Brookgreen Gardens.  The first thing we noticed is how natural the environment was.  It is probably the most untouched animal areas we have ever witnessed at a zoo.

Because there were so many trees, this made the animal area very cool temperature wise.  We enjoyed the shade and cooler weather and I'm hoping that means the animals did too.

All of the animals here were rescued or were born in captivity.  All of the animals are not able to be released back into the wild.  They have animals that are native to the swamps, woods and waters of the Lowcountry.  They also have domestic animals to the Plantation.  We saw a great number of animals from alligators to river otters, my favorite being the bald eagle who was a bit feisty.

I can't forget a picture of an owl for Miss Aubs.

We really enjoyed this part of Brookgreen.

Living the life in SC!