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Walking In Baton Rouge – No. 3

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My third favor place to walk in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the Baton Rouge Zoo.  In the mornings, during the summer months, it was not overly crowded.  You could keep up a good pace.  You may have to deal with the animals staring at you.  Also, keep a eye out for the 5 to 6 foot tall hooded homo sapiens wielding a garden hose.  They can be spotted in the early morning hours in many of the enclosures.    Another plus to walking in the zoo, is you get see monkeys and tigers showing off their lounging skills, and giraffes and rhinoceros demonstrating their eating skills while you are exercising.

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Baton Rouge Zoo – 2018

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This is my first visit to the Baton Rouge Zoo since Bill Black, a.k.a. Buckskin Bill, passed away. He was a local celebrity that hosted a children show for decades. In the 1960s, he encouraged children to collect pennies to purchase an elephant because Baton Rouge needed a zoo. The kids collected enough pennies to buy two elephants. One of the elephants was named Penny.

The zoo no longer have elephants because the habit is not up to the new regulations. This has upset all the children that collected pennies.

The Baton Rouge Zoo

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On Easter Sunday in 1970, the Baton Rouge Zoo first opened to the public. A lot of credit is due to Bill Black, a.k.a Buckskin Bill, who was a popular children’s TV host. He would end his program everyday saying “Baton Rouge needs a zoo.” He encourage children to collect pennies and donate them so the Zoo could purchase an elephant. The children would line up outside the studio to donate the pennies they collected. The campaign was so successful, the children collected enough money to buy two elephants. One of the elephants was named Penny.

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There are currently no elephants at the zoo.  When one of the last two died, the other was ship off to another zoo so it would not be lonely.

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The zoo is located in Louisiana, so of course, there are alligators.

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This alligator look big and mean enough to go through the fence if he was hungry.

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The trip to the zoo was worth it, just to get this picture.

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I caught these birds doing… well I will give you a hint.  They are in a nest.

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This little one decided to pose for me while I was standing there.

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It a very pretty area.  A nice area to walk around, or take the train.