04-27-2014, 04:25 PM
"Some years ago, when the kids were young, we went to the National Zoo in Washington, DC. There in a cage was a large gorilla like the one in Kate's excellent photo."
That's the main reason I loved this zoo so much, I saw no cages ( but we only saw maybe 1/3 to 1/2, it was huge, so we will return). All the animals we saw were in gigantic open spaces roaming around.
This picture was taken with sx50. I was probably 40-50 feet away from him.
I also really enjoyed a space where they had giraffes, zebras and assorted deer all together with many large birds, storks, etc. They had a huge area to roam and seemed to really enjoy each other's company. I especially liked watching the baby giraffe play with they zebras, running around. It reminded me of the scene in Jurassic Park whe they first see the dinosaurs.
I would highly recommend the San Francisco Zoo. I haven't been to a zoo in probably 25 years and we went on a whim, but we're mightily impressed.
Kate
That's the main reason I loved this zoo so much, I saw no cages ( but we only saw maybe 1/3 to 1/2, it was huge, so we will return). All the animals we saw were in gigantic open spaces roaming around.
This picture was taken with sx50. I was probably 40-50 feet away from him.
I also really enjoyed a space where they had giraffes, zebras and assorted deer all together with many large birds, storks, etc. They had a huge area to roam and seemed to really enjoy each other's company. I especially liked watching the baby giraffe play with they zebras, running around. It reminded me of the scene in Jurassic Park whe they first see the dinosaurs.
I would highly recommend the San Francisco Zoo. I haven't been to a zoo in probably 25 years and we went on a whim, but we're mightily impressed.
Kate