The Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha was ranked by Trip Adviser readers as the #1 zoo in the world in 2014. I’m not sure that’s true, but the zoo is quite good, particularly for a city of just under half a million people, and very visitor-friendly. The day we visited, the weather was beautiful, especially for November in the Midwest, a day so warm that we wouldn’t have needed coats. An additional treat was that it was Appreciation Day with free admittance.
I always look forward to seeing the giraffes. They’re such an interesting combination of grace and awkwardness. The day we visited, the giraffes were inside, feeding.
While we were close, the glass and lights caused some inconvenient reflections.
The keeper took a large push broom and gently rubbed the giraffe’s neck. If you look closely, you can see giraffe’s mouth twisting in pleasure. Every time the keeper stopped, the giraffe turned toward her until she started again.
This, that and the other thing 
You really did a wonderful job of capturing these amazing creatures.
Thanks very much, Charlie. With glass between us and lots of people standing around me, I didn’t have much scope for choosing photo angles, etc., so I’m glad they turned out well.
janet
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I am looking forward for more!
Keep up the good work.
Best wishes, R
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Thanks, Ramona.
janet
The camelopard holds up well !!! 🙂
🙂 Realized this morning that I double posted. That’s what happens when I’m working ahead and don’t check to see whether I already have something scheduled. Sigh. But if that’s the worst thing I ever do on WordPress, I’m in good shape.
janet
True ! 😀
I like your pics and how interesting that this zoo got such a high accolades – wow! best in world???
I imagine that lots of the people who did the recommendations haven’t been to all the zoos in the world, but it shows that it’s an excellent zoo and people-friendly.
janet
Beautiful, ridiculous animals! And now that you pointed it out, it must be frustrating to have no hands and be unable to do anything about an itch…
I’d never really thought about that before, either. But this guy was loving every minute of it.
janet
I absolutely adore giraffes!!
I do, too.
janet
Lovely photos. 😀
Hard to go wrong with giraffes.
janet
The giraffes look very healthy. Their colors are striking. AND … Their faces … who couldn’t love faces like that. I think I’ve become a giraffe fan. 😀
I love them, Izzy, and expression on the face of the one getting the neck rub was priceless.
janet
I thought that spotted face looked familiar when I saw it in my feed. My wife and I made our marriage legal in Council Bluff, IA last December, and after the ceremony we visited the Henry Doorly Zoo. It was below 0, and I found out after I returned home that I had mono during the entire trip. However, we spent several minutes warming up in the giraffe house and did manage to enjoy our time both there and in the zoo’s spectacular rain forest.
MG
It is a really good zoo and the rain forest is wonderful. But we were fortunate to have great weather for the outdoors, too.
janet
There’s nothing like a good neck massage and back scratching, especially when free. 🙂 My grandparents were from Omaha and I had a lot of relatives from there on my father’s side, but never visited their zoo. What I did love visiting there though was Boys Town. I was very moved by that facility, the way it made a home for the orphaned boys, and loved the movie made about it with Mickey Rooney in it. Was a favorite of mine.
They do good work at Boys Town, Joyce.
janet
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