Safari in Bangalore?

So we couldn't get to Kabini or Nagerhole parks while Seana is here so…the next best thing? A "Luxury Safari" about 15 miles outside of Bangalore at the Bangalore Zoo.

There were lions, tigers and bears (Everyone say "Oh My" but there were also a few species of native herbavores – yeah, I don't remember what they were. We viewed all of this from the crowded but comfy confines of a caged bus…good thing too as the animals came right up to the bus.

After the safari, we went into the zoo. What was so surreal were the monkeys in the cages when they roam freely in about all neighborhoods in Bangalore – INCLUDING the zoo. They looked particularly depressed – I guess I would too if I was in a cage and my cousins were outside. While it was good to see the animals, every time I go to a place like this I have mixed feelings as these animals should not be in cages, no matter how large.