Fun day at the zoo---well, it was fun for everyone else, but I had to stay home in my crate. But I like the pictures that momma took and all the smells they brought home with them. The camels had the yuckiest smells...
Even Carleigh's mountain lion, Diego, got to go to the zoo!!!
Diego is so tiny next to a woolly mammoth!
Over 1 million bones have been taken from the La Brea tar pits. Scientists have been able to figure out what animals lived in this area a long time ago.
A dromedary camel
A bactrian camel
This macaw was outside the theatre where people saw parts of the movie "Rio", in 4D---with water spraying on them, the seats shaking, smells filling the air...Momma said it was so much fun!
This polar bear was eating carrots.
His zoo keeper put cinnamon on his straw, and he enjoyed rolling on it. It is like cat-nip for polar bears.
People can ride on double decker tour buses to get familiar with the lay-out of the zoo. They cover about 75% of the area. The gondola Skyfari ride was also fun.
The zoo like everything else in this area is hilly.
The koalas were all sleeping. Can you spot this one?
Sooky is the same age as Carleigh...just one month older.
To go from a higher level to a lower one you could go down lots of stairs or go through several aviaries that were built on the slope. They even have a moving sidewalk in a very steep area. This colourful bird is a Peruvian cock-in-the-rock.
This lion-tailed monkey looks like he just combed his hair!
The red panda, distantly related to the giant panda, spends most of its life in trees. The name panda comes from the Nepali word "ponya", which means bamboo or plant-eating animal.
This zoo is famous for their giant pandas and their successful breeding program. Unlike the koalas, this young one was awake and eating. This baby is the sixth cub to be born at the zoo! Most of the cubs have returned to China to be part of their breeding program.
These pandas are white...but the one eating in the last picture shows how they look most of the time...unless they have a bath.
Visiting with my sister in Naples. Just had a minute to view your last THREE blogs! LOVED the Aircraft Carrier, Old Town San Diego and especially the Zoo!! I have never been to San Diego but hope to some day. Supposedly has the BEST weather of anywhere in the USA!! Be safe and keep in touch.
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