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[Tracy161]

I wonder if he always waits till he has a captive audience (literally) to launch into such topics

I think you already know the answer...

I thought this donkey was the cutest thing ever :

Awww, I agree completely!!!

Awesome picture!

I'm on each one of these!

I don't know if they were just being annoying on purpose (they were adults) or if they really didn't understand, but they kept yelling at the dog to run.

This mother monkey was not having it when the baby monkey tried to get off the rock

Suffice to say I'll see her sooner than I thought so I might just give it to her then.

Ooooh, excited to hear this!

and the next day is a very exciting day filled with foxes, gorgeous views, and delicious food!

Yay!!! I'm so excited to hear about your fox encounter

 

[PlutosRHM55]

What a fun day at the San Diego zoo! That Skyfari is high, I'd be mega nervous if I was up there too. Love all the pics of the sleepy animals especially the polar bear, how precious. AND YAY FOR SLYTHERIN PRIDE!! (even though I'm not a fan of snakes... the animal).

Also, memo to me to get back into Crazy Ex Girlfriend because songs from it stalk me everywhere and I started it but only watched one episode years ago. Ugh.

 

[Cloe Colton]

Fellow Slytherin here!

San Diego Zoo is definitely on my list of places I want to go! Someday, looks really great!

 

[missangelalexis]

What a fun day! You saw so many different animals and got great pics!

 

[xlsm]

Maybe I can brave those gondolas in Sep @xlsm

You can do it!! I believe in you!!

Awww!!!

Around this time I bought @xlsm a rhino hat, but I can't reveal which one because I've been lazy and haven't sent it to her But I have a surprise to announce in my next PTR update that's she's already mentioned in hers...Suffice to say I'll see her sooner than I thought so I might just give it to her then.

Since you shared the I go to the zoo song with me before, i can't not hear it when anything zoo related comes up, LOL!!

 

[amalone1013]

I were walking around with a container of dead fish on purpose just to upset people in the crowd.

Well obviously.

Does anyone else remember “Master of Disguise”? I used to love that movie as a kid and I sent my dad a text with this quote in it and he responded with the next line which is “Turtle, turtle” right away

Ahhh I forgot that movie!

I hate to disappoint again, but much like our trip to Seaworld Orlando this wasn't ride focused. We actually didn't ride any rides at all We spent a lot of the day sampling different festival dishes.

Well Zack made me go on the darn water ride there in FEBRUARY and FIRST THING IN THE MORNING and we got wet

Like I mentioned before I love watching sea lions do tricks , and these shows always have adorable little otters in them too.

I love these types of shows too! Also I had to giggle becasue the stage is EXACTLY the same as when we went 4 years ago, even the little posters and the OTTER guy!

Wait, someone spoiled part of the movie for you as you walked into the theater? ​

Yeah, some girl who was maybe 12 came out with her dad and brother and as they passed us she was saying, I liked her and they killed her!

Speaking of pandas, it was the pandas last weekend at the zoo. From what I've heard the pandas are on loan from China and even the ones born in the U.S. are property of China. The loan was coming to an end, and I think most (if not all) the pandas were going back. Some had already gone, and the ones that were left were sleeping. Panda Canyon is one of their most popular attractions and we waited in line for awhile to see the panda, there was another one as well but her line was closed when we finished with this one.

Oh, I didn't realize they were going away

For those that don't know dogs and cheetahs frequently become friends when introduced to each other (usually when they’re young). If you don't believe me google it, it's adorable.

Yes! They even had them out on stage together at the animal show when we went, the current cheetah and dog pals. It was either a lab or a Golden Retriever. They said it makes the cheetah easier to work with for the keepers.

 

[StarWarsMomofGirls!]

There were some events going on in Balboa Park that day so we got stuck in traffic for a little bit. This is when our Lyft driver (who grew up near where we live) decided it was a good time to talk about the economy in our area...back in the 60's. I wonder if he always waits till he has a captive audience (literally) to launch into such topics

Yikes! This is why I don't love cabs / lyft rides. Random conversations that you are literally trapped into having.

For those that don't know dogs and cheetahs frequently become friends when introduced to each other (usually when they’re young). If you don't believe me google it, it's adorable.

I did NOT know that! Interesting. Very Cute.

So, was the zoo worth it? Or just another zoo?

 

[Raeven]

Awesome picture!

Thank you!

Awww, I agree completely!!!

I felt like the donkey needed some love and attention because no one else was over there. I know a donkey is probably a boring animal to see at the zoo for most people, but she was so cute!

I'm on each one of these!

You should watch the music video even if you don't know the context from the show it's still hilarious

What a fun day at the San Diego zoo! That Skyfari is high, I'd be mega nervous if I was up there too. Love all the pics of the sleepy animals especially the polar bear, how precious. AND YAY FOR SLYTHERIN PRIDE!! (even though I'm not a fan of snakes... the animal).

It actually wasn't as bad as I thought once we got up there. It was over pretty fast too.

Yes!

Also, memo to me to get back into Crazy Ex Girlfriend because songs from it stalk me everywhere and I started it but only watched one episode years ago. Ugh.

Ooo yes watch it! I loved that show. Although I do have to finish up the last season still.

Fellow Slytherin here!

San Diego Zoo is definitely on my list of places I want to go! Someday, looks really great!

It was really fun!

You can do it!! I believe in you!!

I was feeling confident but as I say that the dis podcast literally just started talking about how watching they need to hire more firefighters and Disney isn't paying to hire more and their specific concern is that they don't have enough people to rescue people getting stuck in the gondolas

Since you shared the I go to the zoo song with me before, i can't not hear it when anything zoo related comes up, LOL!!

I started singing it at the zoo and Josh was like wow you have that memorized

Ahhh I forgot that movie!

I think a lot of people want to forget about that movie Luckily, I saw it as a child so my only memory is of it being good.

Well Zack made me go on the darn water ride there in FEBRUARY and FIRST THING IN THE MORNING and we got wet

Ah! I actually kind of wanted to ride that but it was down, and it was a little chilly.

I love these types of shows too! Also I had to giggle becasue the stage is EXACTLY the same as when we went 4 years ago, even the little posters and the OTTER guy!

We figured it hadn't been updated in awhile because the finale was to "Gangnam Style" and that song was the "cool" thing like 8 years ago

Yeah, some girl who was maybe 12 came out with her dad and brother and as they passed us she was saying, I liked her and they killed her!

Ugh, that sucks! We went to like the second showing the day before it came out so the first showing people were still in a different theater and there was no chance of spoilers.

Yes! They even had them out on stage together at the animal show when we went, the current cheetah and dog pals. It was either a lab or a Golden Retriever. They said it makes the cheetah easier to work with for the keepers.

I love it!

Yikes! This is why I don't love cabs / lyft rides. Random conversations that you are literally trapped into having

Yeah, I don't really like conversing with strangers I've heard for Uber (like the more expensive options) have introduced a button to ask for quiet and people were of mixed opinion on it. (It seems like a thing a lot of people ask for, but also a lot of people think it's rude to not converse with strangers?) Sometimes I wear earphones in a Lyft/Uber if it'll be awhile, but I didn't really do it this trip because we were never traveling too far.

So, was the zoo worth it? Or just another zoo?

Yes! I think it's the best zoo I've ever been to. (I did go to the Bronx Zoo once too but I was like 10 and don't really remember it). Out of the ones I've been to since I've been older it's definitely the best one. I would like to go back to the Bronx Zoo again though and see if we like it better. ​

 

[amalone1013]

We figured it hadn't been updated in awhile because the finale was to "Gangnam Style" and that song was the "cool" thing like 8 years ago

Ah! I actually kind of wanted to ride that but it was down, and it was a little chilly.

I had to go poke around on the website to refresh. We went on the hybrid coaster/flume ride. I guess it was one of the first of that type? Zack is the roller coaster history buff. There is a part like an elevator inside the tower, and there are supposed to be effects that go with the story line but they weren't on when we went so we were just confused. Also we went on the gondola ride at SW, and THAT is the scariest one I've been on and they normally dont bother me. Apparently it has the longest span between towers ever for one of those, which we found out later. But just riding it they felt far apart and it dipped so far down between them. But the views were great since it runs across the bay. We also got to see into the show amphitheater that was closed when we went. (Lots of things were closed, and they only had 2 QS open and no snack carts. We ate at one because we won free lunch by being in the right place at the right time... the Beluga whales. I was probably singing that song ) And apparently the gondola used to take you to a restaurant but it closed who knows when, so you just go through the other station. But it just feels like it would be easy to jump off or something

 

[Raeven]

I had to go poke around on the website to refresh. We went on the hybrid coaster/flume ride. I guess it was one of the first of that type? Zack is the roller coaster history buff. There is a part like an elevator inside the tower, and there are supposed to be effects that go with the story line but they weren't on when we went so we were just confused. Also we went on the gondola ride at SW, and THAT is the scariest one I've been on and they normally dont bother me. Apparently it has the longest span between towers ever for one of those, which we found out later. But just riding it they felt far apart and it dipped so far down between them. But the views were great since it runs across the bay. We also got to see into the show amphitheater that was closed when we went. (Lots of things were closed, and they only had 2 QS open and no snack carts. We ate at one because we won free lunch by being in the right place at the right time... the Beluga whales. I was probably singing that song ) And apparently the gondola used to take you to a restaurant but it closed who knows when, so you just go through the other station. But it just feels like it would be easy to jump off or something

Yeah the Journey to Atlantis one. They actually have another water ride now too, but we skipped them both.

Did you hear the recent story about the people who got stuck on the gondola ride for hours? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...s-stranded-stalled-gondola-ride-hours-n972991

I actually think it was still closed when we went, but after reading that I wouldn't have gone on it. ​

 

[amalone1013]

Yeah the Journey to Atlantis one. They actually have another water ride now too, but we skipped them both.

Did you hear the recent story about the people who got stuck on the gondola ride for hours? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...s-stranded-stalled-gondola-ride-hours-n972991

I actually think it was still closed when we went, but after reading that I wouldn't have gone on it. ​

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh noooooooooooooooooo

Hard pass.

 

[StarWarsMomofGirls!]

Yes! I think it's the best zoo I've ever been to. (I did go to the Bronx Zoo once too but I was like 10 and don't really remember it). Out of the ones I've been to since I've been older it's definitely the best one. I would like to go back to the Bronx Zoo again though and see if we like it better.

We were at the Bronx Zoo last year. It's ok. I actually perfer the Philadelphia Zoo over the Bronx Zoo. But the Washington DC Zoo is my favorite. Mostly because it was Elephants!

 

[amalone1013]

We were at the Bronx Zoo last year. It's ok. I actually perfer the Philadelphia Zoo over the Bronx Zoo. But the Washington DC Zoo is my favorite. Mostly because it was Elephants!

Omaha Zoo.....

Now I'm biased of course, but the Omaha Zoo is very highly rated and enormous so if you ever find yourself that way and enjoy zoos, I'd definitely put it on the list!

 

[StarWarsMomofGirls!]

I love it! It's the Great Zoo Debate!

 

[Raeven]

We were at the Bronx Zoo last year. It's ok. I actually perfer the Philadelphia Zoo over the Bronx Zoo. But the Washington DC Zoo is my favorite. Mostly because it was Elephants!

So to be honest I haven't been to a ton of zoos. Only Bronx, Syracuse, and Franklin Park other than San Diego. I've heard the Bronx Zoo is good, but don't remember much of it. This was definitely the best one I've been to out of those. (Oh, and I also count AK, but that's like an amazing zoo and a theme park so there's no topping that ).

Omaha Zoo.....

Now I'm biased of course, but the Omaha Zoo is very highly rated and enormous so if you ever find yourself that way and enjoy zoos, I'd definitely put it on the list!

Definitely, if we're going to a new place zoos and aquariums is always something I look at!​

 

[Raeven]

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[Raeven]

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[Lesley Wake]

That sanctuary looks so cool! I’ll have to look into visiting myself!

And yeah, I did hear about it on Buzzfeed!

 

[PlutosRHM55]

Omg I need to go to that sanctuary. I've always found foxes so pretty and cute. I'd die if I got to pet one and hold it. I'd need someone to go with just like you because I'd be in fox awe and it would be so awkward for the owners. It really is amazing what they are doing. ESAs, service animals, etc are so much more common and it's great they are trying to spread awareness on what animals can do that. Ugh, I NEED TO GO NOW!

Love all your photos and I would have that same face you had while holding Viktor. Probably wouldn't put him down lol

 

[Raeven]

That sanctuary looks so cool! I’ll have to look into visiting myself!

And yeah, I did hear about it on Buzzfeed!

You should! They were really happy that people had read the Buzzfeed article they said, they thought it was really cute.

Omg I need to go to that sanctuary. I've always found foxes so pretty and cute. I'd die if I got to pet one and hold it. I'd need someone to go with just like you because I'd be in fox awe and it would be so awkward for the owners. It really is amazing what they are doing. ESAs, service animals, etc are so much more common and it's great they are trying to spread awareness on what animals can do that. Ugh, I NEED TO GO NOW!

Yes! It was amazing!

Love all your photos and I would have that same face you had while holding Viktor. Probably wouldn't put him down lol

Lol I didn't want to ​