Hi, I wrote this post in English and Slovak language.
Since I was a child, I was taught to love nature and animals. I spent a lot of time in the forest, mainly thanks to my father. He worked in the forest, planting trees and taking care of them. And I used to help him, even though as a little boy, I probably didn’t contribute much. Nonetheless, we saw many animals that live in the forest, and we often visited the zoo together. I try to raise my children with the same mindset. Nowadays, there are more opportunities to get to know animals and build a relationship with them—certainly more than when I was a boy.
One option is visiting a petting zoo, a place where you can feed the animals, be in their enclosure, and even hold and pet some of them. One such place is the petting zoo in Liptovský Mikuláš, where we headed today.
It's a beautiful summer day, and together with our kids and friends, we are going to see the animals. There’s a line at the entrance, a sign that this place is quite popular. We go through the turnstile, and we’re inside.
There are several paths we can take. Where to start? We walk by the big predators, such as white tigers, lions, and bears. As I mentioned, it’s a beautiful summer day, and it’s really hot outside. No wonder this bear decided to cool off in the water. Although, in this picture, it reminds me of a castaway from a movie, clinging to a piece of wood with all its might in the vast ocean.
We move on. In this enclosure, there are pelicans. They just came out of the water a little while ago. It's nice that the animals here have an environment designed to make them feel as comfortable as possible.
We arrive at an area where various attractions for children are set up. Although my kids love animals and want to see and play with them, a playground is still a playground. Playing is just a bit more exciting for them.
Taking us back to the distant past is a small dino park, dominated by this Tyrannosaurus.
The kids played, we had something to eat, and now we’re heading to a building with a sign: Reptile Pavilion. We go inside. My son wants to pet a snake. My daughter is scared and prefers to stay outside.
What do you think? Did he pet it? Not only that, but he even held it in his hands. I hadn’t seen him so happy in a long time. He was as thrilled as if his lifelong dream had just come true.
We walk past this church to a small park with a lake.
The lake is full of fish, but also these beautiful water lilies. They are a feast for the eyes and for the lens of my camera.
We pass through a pavilion where various colorful butterflies are flying around us, as well as these small birds.
I like it best here. There are parrots you can hold on your hand. I took pictures of several kids who had this parrot on their hand, and they all had the same expression on their faces. I think that expression says it all.
From this moment on, my kids want a bunny at home. I wonder why? In the entire pavilion, rabbits are running around our feet. Each one is different. One is black, another white, and the third one is spotted. It’s wonderful. We can feed and pet them.
Our trip is coming to an end. We saw the animals. We petted those we could. We played on the playground. We ate. It was great, what more can I say?
On our way out, we pass by some metal miniatures. Various famous buildings are created here, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa or Big Ben.
Thank you.
Ahoj
Od mala som bol vedený k láske k prírode a zvieratám. Veľa času som trávil v lese, najmä vďaka môjmu ockovi. Pracoval v lese, sadil stromy a staral sa o ne. A ja som mu pomáhal. Aj keď ako malý chlapec som toho veľa asi nespravil. V každom prípade sme spolu videli množstvo zvierat, ktoré v lese bývajú a často sme spoločne navštevovali aj ZOO. V podobnom duchu sa snažím viesť aj svoje deti. V dnešnej dobe existuje viacero možností, ako spoznať zvieratá a vytvoriť si k nim vzťah. Určite viac, ako keď som bol ja malý chlapec.
Jednou z možností je návšteva kontaktnej ZOO. Miesta, kde môžete zvieratá kŕmiť, byť s nimi vo voliére a niektoré si aj vziať na ruky a pohladkať. Jednou z nich je kontaktná ZOO v Liptovskom Mikuláši, kde sme sa dnes vybrali.
Je krásny letný deň a my sa spoločne s našimi deťmi a kamarátmi ideme pozrieť na zvieratá. Pri vstupnej bráne je rada. Znak toho, že o návštevu tohoto miesta je záujem. Prechádzame cez turniket a už sme dnu.
Je tu viacero ciest po ktorých môžeme ísť. Kde len začať? Prechádzame okolo veľkých šeliem, ako sú biele tigre, levi, medvede. Spomínal som, že je pekný letný deň. A vonku je poriadne horúco. Niet divu, že sa tento medveď išiel trochu schladiť do vody. Aj keď na tejto fotke mi pripomína stroskotanca z nejakého filmu, ktorý sa v šírom oceáne drží kúsku dreva z posledných síl.
Ideme ďalej. V tomto výbehu sú pelikány. Tie vyšli z vody pred malou chvíľou. Je dobré, že zvieratá tu majú pripravené prostredie tak, aby sa v ňom cítili čo najlepšie.
Prichádzame k časti, kde sú pre deti prichystané rôzne atrakcie. Zvieratá síce moje deti majú radi, chcú ich vidieť a pohrať sa s nimi, no detské ihrisko, je predsa len detské ihrisko. Hranie ich baví o čosi viac.
Návratom do ďalekej minulosti je malý dinopark, ktorému dominuje tento Tyranosaurus.
Deti sa vyhrali, najedli sme sa a prichádzame k budove, kde je nápis. Pavilón plazov. Ideme dnu. Môj syn chce pohladkať hada. Moja dcéra sa bojí a radšej ostala von.
Čo myslíte pohladkal ho nakoniec? Nie len že to. Dokonca ho držal v rukách. Takú radosť som už dávno nevidel. Tešil sa, ako keby sa mu práve splnil jeho životný sen.
Okolo tohto kostola prechádzame do malého parku s jazerom.
Jazero je plné rýb, ale aj takýchto krásnych lekien. Sú pastvom pre oči a pre objektív môjho fotoaparátu.
Prechádzame cez pavilón, v ktorom okolo nás lietajú rôzne pestrofarebné motýle. Ale aj takéto malé vtáčiky.
Najviac sa mi páči tu. Sú tu papagáje, ktoré si môžete vziať na ruku. Odfotil som viacero detí, ktoré mali na ruke tohto papagája a všetky mali rovnaký výraz tváre. Myslím, že ten vraví za všetko.
Od tohto okamihu chcú moje deti doma zajačika. Čím to asi bude? V celom pavilóne behajú okolo našich nôh zajace. Každý je iný. Jeden čierny, druhý biely, tretí strakatý. Je to paráda. Môžeme ich nakŕmiť a pohladkať.
Náš výlet sa blíži ku koncu. Zvieratá sme videli. Pohladkali sme tie, ktoré sme mohli. Zahrali sme sa na detskom ihrisku. Najedli sme sa. Bolo nám super, čo viac dodať.
Cestou von prechádzame okolo kovových miniatúr. Sú tu vytvorené rôzne svetoznáme stavby. Ako napríklad Šikmá veža v Pise, alebo Big Ben.
Ďakujem
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