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One can easily spend a whole day roaming the beautifully landscaped, well-kept, 113-acre Los Angeles Zoo. Most of the 1,200 animals are out and about (so you don't have that, "Well, it SAYS there's a pipering guan in there, but I don't see anything" syndrome). If your feet get tired, a shuttle bus is available to take you around for a nominal fee.
Marvel at the giraffes' long, black tongues and the regal and solemn gorillas perched atop rocky cliffs. Other highlights include the "World of Birds," river otters, black bears, "Animals and You" and the wide variety of colorful, noisy monkeys and the hard-to-spot koalas. The only "bad animals" seem to be the pesky zoo visitors who throw coins at the alligators to see if they're really alive and toss pieces of soft pretzel to the monkeys. The "Chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains" exhibit houses 13 chimpanzees. New additions include two snow leopards, a baby anoa, a baby pudu and a refurbished black bear exhibit.
when I was a kid, the zoo was a thing of wonder, I could sit watching monkeys all day long. As I grew up I started to see the LA Zoo as something less inspiring. The Zoo seems routine, but it remains a nice Saturday afternoon or day out with...
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$13 for adults & $8 for children. Parking is free, there's plenty. Open from 10am-5pm, but animals are put away one hour before closing time (4pm). The...
Being new to the area, I didn't quite know what to expect at the LA zoo. I always hear about the San Diego Zoo and San Francisco Zoo but never really heard...
I don't want to give the LA Zoo a bad a review, but I have to. All the other negative reviews that you'll read are EXACTLY right. Yes the zoo is HUGE....
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