San Diego Zoo

The San Diego Zoo sure gets a lot of hype. And now I can finally say that I understand why. We walked through the turnstile and picked up a map, only to stare at it with wide eyes, without a clue as to where to go first. The place is huge!! We were thoroughly impressed by the habitats and the wide variety of animals they have. We lucked out and seemed to hit several of the animals during feeding times, making them quite active. Overall, it was a fantastic day (about 6 1/2 hours total), and well worth it. Enjoy the pictures!

Daddy and Maddie, at the front gate.Taking it in.There were so many kinds of monkey exhibits at the zoo.Geoffrey was there, too!The panda exhibit was a favorite, and Maddie continues to talk about the panda bears we saw at the zoo.More than the panda bears, I think Maddie liked the moving walkways the very best.Love.Amazing creatures, polar bears are.Reminds me of Tucker.See what I mean about viewing the animals during feeding time? We watched a zookeeper bring out a freshly killed white bunny rabbit (and by fresh, I mean that we could still see the blood dripping from the poor little thing) into the jaguar exhibit. She proceeded to drape it over a tree branch and leave. Brant immediately jumped in and said, "We've got to stay and watch this!!" :) We were given the pleasure (??) of watching this animal come out, delicately take his meal between his teeth, and tromp back into his den to enjoy his feast. Yup. That is a poor, little, innocent white bunny rabbit. Circle of Life.Another pretty incredible animal.For the life of me, I could not get a focused picture of the lions. They were quickly pacing back and forth, waiting for their lunch to arrive. I can affirm that I would not have wanted to be that zookeeper.He could eat me. Good thing there is a chain-link fence between me and him (heavy sarcasm implied).
I feel like we have something in common, I just can't seem to put my finger on it.I've always thought rhinos look like they are wearing some sort of plastic costume. Another incredible animal. God sure is creative in His creation!Before we left the zoo, Geoffrey decided it would be a good time to clear his shorts, and proceeded to explode out of his outfit. He felt real good after that moment. Can you blame him?