On Friday, Sep. 7 Georgia State students and their guests entered the Blue at the Zoo event at Zoo Atlanta. The Atlanta zoo re-opened their doors for the event, hosted by Spotlight, around 5:30 p.m.
When entering the zoo, individuals were greeted by the peaceful Chilean flamingos and their cotton candy pink feathers. While some animals, like the otter and the lion, didn’t seem to want to be viewed, there were others who were excited to have some guests.
In the combined zebra, ostrich and giraffe exhibit there was a true display of collaboration between species that were fairly different. While many were infatuated with seeing the exotic printed animal, others where looking elsewhere. People’s heads titled towards the sun in awe as they watched the giraffes gracefully strut from one end of the glass to the other. Just as well, the giant panda exhibit was constantly crowded. People came in one crowd after another to view the friendly oriental bear.
From the way children pranced around and older couples swayed to the beat of live music, one could see that it was clearly an enjoyable family event. If there was ever a time where one wanted to embrace the wild life, Blue at the Zoo was definitely the place to be.
