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Wandering Around The Jardín Botánico (Festival Nacional de Plantas y Flores)

Contains Capybaras and snakes

Karl Abate

Karl Abate

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A pigeon wandering around the Santo Domingo Botanical Garden.

Last Sunday I went to our National Botanical Garden during a special event they had, the 20th annual National Festival of Plants and Flowers (Festival Nacional de Plantas y Flores), which I actually didn't know was a thing until that very same day. At first it was for a quick visit to buy some things with some family, but I actually ended up staying around for a bit longer, and I took a lot of photos during that time!

I'd usually share this in one of my weeklies, but I actually ended up taking so many photos that I thought they warranted their own post, so here it is! As usual, all of my images have their alt text, and I also ordered them by section.

That's all there is to know, really. I hope you enjoy these!

National Zoo Exhibit

Capybaras

Three capybaras in a little enclosure with two boxes, one filled with food they just ate, and another with water.
Two capybaras eating food, and another looking off into the distance.
Capybara. There's another capybara peeking out from the edge of the photo.
A capybara looking out into the distance, another capybara in a box of water, and another looking between the two.
A capybara still looking into the distance, another capybara still in a box of water, and a third capybara moving close to the one in the water.
A capybara still looking into the distance, another capybara still in a box of water, and a third capybara moving close to the one in the water. Zoomed out.

Goats

Two dwarf goats in a small enclosure, one of them drinking water. One is mostly black/dark grey with a mostly white face, while the one drinking water is mostly white with the neck and sides of their head being black.
Two goats in an enclosure looking around. One is starring at a plant that they were previously biting.

Ñandús

Two ñandús (Greater rheas) in an enclosure. One is taller and whiter, while the other is smaller and slightly more yellow.
A ñandú (Greater rhea) right next to a sign describing what they are.

Parrots

Two blue and yellow macaws in a fake tree. One is apparently cleaning the other.
Two Hispaniolan amazon parrots in a cage. They're small and green, and one of them is in a small tree inside the cage.

Snakes

A boa constrictor in a big box filled with leaves and other shrubbery.
A close-up of a boa constrictor looking into the distance.
A large yellow and white Burmese Python. It's curled up, possibly sleeping. It's unclear where its tail and head are.

Other (Monkey, Pigs, Rabbits, and Tortoises)

A brown Venezuelan brown capuchin (Mono Capuchino Marrón) in a large cage. It's taking a break after running and climbing around.
Two small domesticated pigs in a petting enclosure. One is walking while happily wagging their tail, while the other is looking at the camera and has a mildly dirty face.
Two red-eyed white rabbits in a small cage. One is lying down, while the other is wandering around.
Two red-footed tortoises in a petting enclosure. They're both sitting, but one is looking out from the fence of their enclosure. Their feet are not visibly red whatsoever.

National Aquarium Exhibit

Shells

A red abalone shell, dated 2011-05-09. One of the shells is reflective from calcium carbonate. A fun fact on its sheet reads "it's the largest abalone, being able to be up to 30 centimetres long".
A musical conch, mostly light brown with a repeating triangular pattern in darker brown. A fun fact on its sheet reads "it got its name since its natural pattern resembles musical notes".

Other Stuff

A poster from the Dominican National Aquarium showing different kinds of marine turtles.
A bunch of jars with turtle eggs, turtle scutes, and turtle skulls.
A bunch of silvery fish in a tank. They're all swimming to the same direction.

Butterfly House

A bright lime green shelf containing a bunch of wooden planks, with a hand-woven basket on top.
A sign in a butterfly house besides the pavement, nearly on the same level as the grass, reading "hospederos".
An empty puparium, with a sign on top of it reading "pupario" (Spanish for puparium). It's besides a bunch of plants.
A bunch of vegetation growing next to some pavement.
A small lagoon filled with lily pads, leaves from other plants, and small black fish.
A small lagoon filled with lily pads, leaves from other plants, and small black fish. Wider shot.
Some large flat stones making a small pathway across some dirt filled with weeds and other plants.
The view from behind of some signs in a butterfly house. The signs are slightly visible, obscured by the plants around.

More Stuff From My Walk

Outside The Butterfly House

A water garden filled with lilypads surrounding a butterfly house. One of its sides is covered by some very large ferns.
A water garden filled with lilypads surrounding a butterfly house. Viewed from directly in front of the pavement.
Three small water gardens in a botanical garden. They're all filled with water, lilypads, leaves, and other plants. There's a yellow tour train visible in the background.
A fake butterfly in a pile of small rocks, next to a water hose. Part of its left wing is ripped out.
A bit of pavement surrounded by plants right outside of a butterfly house. There's some potted plants, and by the door there's a mossy concrete cube, possibly for someone to sit on.
A view of the pavement from right outside of a butterfly house. It's surrounded by plants, some of which are blocking the view a bit. There's a blue and red pipe going up on the left.

Everything Else

Some Ixora flowers growing from a plant.
Some hanging vines coming from trees right next to a road.
A small bamboo forest with multiple groves of bamboo growing across it. It's sticking out from the ground via a stone brick wall.
A concrete bench next to a road surrounded by trees and plants. There's some graffiti reading "LVF".
A closed storage house for a botanical garden. A bunch of miscellaneous items are in it, including a few paintings, buckets, and crates of multiple kinds.
A bunch of plants and leaves right next to a brick pavement. Some cobwebs are fully revealed as they're covered in dust.

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