Beautiful weather the next day (and almost every day in San Diego) for our trip to the famous San Diego Zoo. The zoo is part of a giant park in the middle of the city. A very hilly park. I read many warnings about the steep hills before we went, but they are not that bad. Plus they have an aerial tram, bus, and even a couple escalators to get you up the worst climbs. But you can definitely walk it.
Going on a weekday in March meant we didn't have to wait in line to see the pandas. They were munching on a delicious bamboo breakfast.
From this photo, it appears one of the polar bears has adapted to the warm climate and is soaking up some rays.
One of the exhibits housed both monkeys and river otters. While we watched, one of the monkeys jumped down to the water and tortured the otter by pushing down and sitting on his head. One of the zookeepers told us it's the monkeys' favorite activity and doesn't bother the otter. (To us, it seemed to bother him at least a little!)
Going to the zoo in spring means there are baby animals. The orangutan baby was a super cute bundle of orange fur. One of the other monkeys was very interested in the baby and kept trying to get a hold of him. Thankfully he was able to hang on to his mom and make a fast getaway.
One of the zookeeper talks featured a pangolin. Since we weren't sure what type of animal that was, we were curious. Baba the pangolin was pretty cute. They are threatened in the wild and the most heavily trafficked animal. In China and Japan their meat is considered a delicacy.
We were lucky and caught a glimpse of twin antelope fawns just before their mother hurried them away from prying eyes.
That night we caught the view at Sunset Cliffs. Not the best sunset due to San Diego's low cloud cover which comes in many nights. Strange phenomenon not unlike la garua in Lima. We had dinner at a cute French bistro in the same neighborhood.
Next Up: Ahoy, matey!
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