A 'Tiger King' zoo visitor shares photos of his recent trip, and says the animals looked 'sad' and 'tired'

A group of ligers — half lions and half tigers — rest inside an enclosure at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park.Will Mayo

• On a recent road trip to Denver, Colorado, Will Mayo made a stop at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma, made famous by Netflix's docuseries "Tiger King."
• Though Mayo does not consider himself a professional photographer or animal activist, he documented his experience to show a new perspective of the park and capture "a moment in time."
• Mayo told Insider that during his visit, he thought the park had "derelict"-looking enclosures, a dried-up pond, and animals that appeared to be sad and tired-looking.
• Mayo says zookeepers on the property seemed to genuinely care about their animals, and are simply "doing the best that they can with what they're equipped with."
• Lauren Lowe, who is married to the park's current owner Jeff Lowe, told Insider that the "animals are in excellent health," citing "regular inspections by the USDA and Oklahoma Fish and Wildlife."

Once a relatively unknown roadside attraction, the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Garvin County, Oklahoma, has become recognizable around the world after appearing in Netflix's "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness."

As explained in the docuseries, the animal park once belonged to former zookeeper Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic, but was later signed over to investor Jeff Lowe. The property has since been awarded to animal activist Carole Baskin as part of a court order filed at the start of June, but is still being managed by Lowe and his team until they have to vacate.

All the while, the park remains open for visitors to explore. One visitor, Will Mayo, stopped by the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park during a recent road trip. Though Mayo, who runs a tech company, doesn't consider himself to be a professional photographer or animal activist, he documented his experience in the hopes of showing the park from a new perspective.

Insider spoke with Mayo about his experience, his perceived condition of the animals on-site, and what it was like for him to actually visit the popular zoo.