My Uncle Glen, Aunt Sandee and Cousin Kelly came in town this weekend to visit and we had such a great time! The day after they got here, we walked to the San Diego zoo and the animals were out. There were a few Koalas, but this one held her baby oh so sweetly. We wanted to cuddle with them, too, but couldn't get close enough.
The big brown bear (huge, actually) was walking all around maybe looking for his next feast? Thank goodness we were on the other side!
I can never usually see the cats when I got to the zoo here, but most of them were out and quite active on this day. As soon as we came up to the leopard cage, he came out and started pacing right in front of us. You can see by this video how incredibly close he was. It was very surreal!
The panther was high on his perch when we first arrived, but he too came down right in front of us. He crouched down into a little den and started making the weirdest noises - almost like he was crying. The video can describe the sounds and the picture can show you the panther himself. It was very odd to have the cats come so close to us and right when we arrived. I tried to convince Kelly that she was letting off some sort of pheremone that the cats liked.
I got a really cute shot of all three of them while we went up an escalator - what a perfect family shot!
Many of the gorillas were huge, and this guy was the biggest. When we first arrived there were all sorts of sounds coming from the crowd and we realized it was because he had a bunch of poop hanging out of his butt and his baby was sniffing at it. Very interesting. :S
We saw many very cool birds, but this was one of my favorites.
The meercats are always some of my favorite. So tiny and cute just standing up on their hind legs.
Kelly got to see her favorite giraffes - I will always be amazed by their size no matter how many times I see them.
The pandas are perhaps the most famous at the San Diego zoo. There were three of them that we could see on that day. This was a mom feeding herself on bamboo while her baby slept in the tree. The baby was not very small and is about to be split up from the mom soon.
We also saw a lot of monkeys, but this video shows one of my favorites that day.
After the zoo, we walked to Balboa Park to see some of the great architecture. I need to find out the history of these buildings - anyone know?
3 comments:
I think Uncle Glenn could get a job being a monkey. I LOVED his imitation of the monkey. He has a great sense of humor, just like your Dad.
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the monkey video was my favorite, although I don't think that type of monkey is endogenous to the san diego region :)
As far as balboa park history:
The 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition commemorated the opening of the Panama Canal and provided a major impetus for the creation of the Park as it appears today—the first of two Expositions that created many of the cultural institutions as well as the stunning architecture in the Park. Most of the arts organizations along Balboa Park's famous El Prado pedestrian walkway are housed in Spanish-Renaissance style buildings constructed for the 1915 Exposition. It was one of the first times that this highly ornamented, flamboyant architectural style had ever been used in the United States.
Katie is the best tour guide ever!
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