June 2014
Everyone loves the zoo. I'm lucky to live near the wonderful Philadelphia Zoo. However, you haven't been to a zoo until you've been to the famous San Diego Zoo. It is huge. According to my Fitbit, we walked over 11 miles in the few hours we were there and we still didn't see every exhibit. It was a sunny and humid day, but the zoo was one of the highlights of the trip.
We finally made it to the San Diego Zoo
Sleeping koala
Sleeping koala
This is the oddest looking camel I've ever seen
And then the camel threw iteself on the ground
Llama
New Guinea Singing Dog
Anteater
Siberian Lynx
Chacoan Peccary
It's a baby warthog
Capybaras are like giant guinea pigs and always fun to watch
Black Spur-Winged Goose
Capybaras are like giant guinea pigs and always fun to watch
Baird's Tapir
First I've seen an elephant in a while since we don't have them at the Philadelphia Zoo anymore
First I've seen an elephant in a while since we don't have them at the Philadelphia Zoo anymore
Secretary Bird
Pacific Pond Turtle
Pronghorns
Pronghorn
California Condor
I could watch the Meerkats all day
I could watch the Meerkats all day
I could watch the Meerkats all day
I could watch the Meerkats all day
This wold be the biggest cactus I've ever seen
Klipspringer
Red Panda
Takin
Takin
Viewing the pandas is worth the wait
Viewing the pandas is worth the wait
Viewing the pandas is worth the wait
Who knew that pandas eat the bamboo wood? I always thought they ate the leaves.
Who knew that pandas eat the bamboo wood? I always thought they ate the leaves.
Warthog
Warthog
Great Blue Heron
Mallard Duck
Flamingo
Spoonbill
White Pelican
Saddle-Billed Stork
Zebra
Speke's Gazelle
Lesser Kudu
Polar Bear
Siberian Reindeer
Southern Gerenuk
This southern gerenuk cracked us up because it was loking over the wall the whole time we were watching it.
Hey, whatcha looking at?
A male Southern Gerenuk
The zoo's cable car provides great views
The California Building in Balboa Park as seen from the cable car
The zoo's cable car provides great views of the zoo
The zoo's cable car provides great views
Spotted Tanager
Paradise Tanager
Spotted Tanager
Purple Honeycreeper
Northern Swallow Tanager
Aligator
Yellow Pond Turtle
The giant tortoises look like they're ready to race with their numbers on their shells
It's amazing how old and prehistoric giant tortoises look
Giant Tortoises posing for the camera
Flamingos
Flamingos watching over their eggs
Flamingos watching over their eggs
Crested Screamer
This flamingo was either posing or telling me to get away
Fishing Cat
Malayan Tapir
Schmidt's Red-Tailed Monkey
Schmidt's Red-Tailed Monkey
Allen's Swamp Monkey
We ended the day at the otter exhibit
We ended the day at the otter exhibit