Aesthetic Experience Essay

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Aesthetic Experience On February 28, 2013 at 12:00 p.m., I went to the Orange County Zoo, in Irvine Natural Park. I have never been to the zoo before and for the first time my experience was great. At the zoo, I saw animals that I thought would be rarely seen at zoos such as Black Bears, Mountain Lions, Horses, Donkeys, Lizards, and so forth. This was a new experience for me since I never knew going to the zoo was fun and actually getting an audio tour on your phone. I will always remember this experience. It was a bright sunny day in Orange County it is nestled inside beautiful Irvine Regional Park. It is surrounded by coastal live oak and giant sycamore groves, it is also eight acre and displays flora and fauna native to the southwestern United States.The zoo also featured a barnyard with domestic goats, chevoit sheep, jacob sheep, pot-bellied pigs, doves and pheasants. In front of each animal exhibit are neatly painted tiles of the animals, along with interesting facts about them. The Orange County Zoo exhibits its animals in naturalistic habitats for the comfort of the animals, to encourage natural behaviors and to enhance the education of visitors. The Zoo's focus is on animals and plants native to the southwestern United States. Animals on exhibit include black bears, mountain lions, bald eagle, island foxes, ocelot, red-tailed hawk, great horned owls, porcupine, coyotes, turkey vultures, coati and more. This contributed to more reasons why I know enjoy going to the zoo. What I liked about the zoo a lot wasn’t just because the animals and Native plants, but the history and background knowledge. I became more aware of when the animals migrated to California and how long they have been there and why they are native California animals. Also there were rare animals that I have never heard of and were going extinct. What surprised me
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