Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, formerly the Living Desert Zoological and Botanical State Park, is a zoo and botanical garden displaying plants and animals of the Chihuahuan Desert in their native habitats.
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park: 1504 Skyline Rd, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Inside the visitor center
This place is part of a giant Chihuahuan Desert that extends to Mexico.
About 250 million years ago, this place was submerged in a shallow ocean.
This is why many fossils of ancient shelled creatures are found here.
A model of the ancient reef that would have existed here.
Walking the garden
I was not able to see many animals here.
Prarie dogs
