Blog Carnival: "Animal Attractions"

About.com Travel Guides are animal lovers. We go to the ends of the earth to observe them, photograph them, write about them. Not only do we show you what it's like to interact with the world's most amazing creatures, we tell you how you can include such adventures on your vacation.

In this blog carnival, see what it's like to track rare species, swim with marine mammals, soar with winged ones, and make new friends with furry ones. Just click on the links below, and enter the extraordinary animal kingdom.

Exotic Animals

• Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda (Africa Travel)
• The "Big Five" on Safari in South Africa (Honeymoons/Romantic Travel)
• Tigers in Bandhavgarh National Park (India Travel)

The Birds & the Bees

• Macaw Mountain Bird Park in Honduras (Central America Travel)
• Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset (United Kingdom Travel)
• Hilton Hawaiian Village Penguin Colony (Hawaii Travel)
• Audubon Insectarium (New Orleans Travel)

Get Wet

• Swimming with Dolphins in South Florida (Miami Travel)
• Swimming with Dolphins in Freeport, Bahamas (Golf Travel)
• Swimming with Stingrays in the Cayman Islands (Hotels)
• Whale Watching in Santa Catarina (Brazil Travel)
• Whale Watching in Norway and Iceland (Scandinavia Travel)
• Whale Watching in Mexico's Sea of Cortez (Cruises)
• Cage Diving with the Great White Shark (Africa Travel)
• Steinhart Aquarium (San Francisco Travel)

Many Species in a Single Place

• Sydney Wildlife World (Australia/New Zealand Travel)
• Singapore Zoo (Southeast Asia Travel)
• London Zoo (London Travel)
• Central Park Zoo (New York City Travel)
• Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Florida (Theme Parks)
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (Southwest US Travel)
• Glacier National Park in Montana (US & Canadian Parks)
• Top 10 Natural and Wildlife Trips (Adventure Travel)

Four-Footed Friends

• Dog Chapel in Vermont (New England Travel)
• Dog-sledding in Alaska (Cruises)
• Dog-sledding in Alberta, Canada (Family Travel)
• Wild Horses and Ponies (Southeast US Travel)

_{Photo of lionesses in South Africa © Susan Breslow Sardone, licensed to About.com, Inc.}