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Saturday, November 19, 2005

A Day at the San Diego Zoo

Diego and I didn't do anything for our 18 month anniversary, so he finally took me to the San Diego Zoo. I'd been wanting to go there for the longest, and he was seriously lagging with the whole thing.

We woke up early and drove down to San Diego. By the time we got there, we were starving, and we stopped at Jack in the Box first. This sort of sucked, because we ended up losing like an hour of park time.


Diego and me at the zoo Posted by Picasa


Diego and me at the zoo Posted by Picasa

We went to see the hippo, but it was out of the water and sleeping in the corner of its enclosure. Later on, a guide told us that the hippo rarely comes out of the water and can be easily seen in its tank. Stupid hippo. It never gets out of the water, but for the 30 minutes we were trying to catch a glimpse.


Diego riding the hippo Posted by Picasa


Me and Diego on the hippo Posted by Picasa

I was really excited when the park announced the giraffe feeding. Diego and I walked like 3 miles (literally) around the park tryingn to find the giraffes. I think it was $5, and they only gave you 3 pieces of food (I think). There was a really small giraffe in the back that just couldn't get any of the biscuits. I felt really sorry for it, because the big giraffes were eating all the snacks. I wanted to reach over to the small one, but the big ones kept pushing and I was a bit intimidated anyways.


Feeding giraffes Posted by Picasa


Giraffes Posted by Picasa


More giraffes Posted by Picasa


And more giraffes Posted by Picasa


More giraffes than you could ever hope for. Posted by Picasa


Gimme some food Posted by Picasa

Most of the animals were sleeping all day and kept out of sight. The only animal that seemed to take any interest in my whatsover was the bearded pig of Borneo. Before I even got to the cage, we made eye contact, and the thing just trotted right over to the fence. The people who had been standing there for the longest were all like "wow! We couldn't get him to come over!" The pig must have recognized me as one of its family.


Bearded pig of Borneo Posted by Picasa


More bearded pig Posted by Picasa


More bearded pigs Posted by Picasa


Two bearded pigs Posted by Picasa


Ugly bearded pig Posted by Picasa


This one needs a barber Posted by Picasa

Diego and I went to see the polar bears, and we stayed in the area for almost half an hour. Unfortunately, there were absolutely no polar bears to be found. After we left, we trotted up to a hill, and lo and behold, there was a polar bear. Darn animals! They never do what you want them to do!


The ellusive polar bear Posted by Picasa

Even though Diego is scared of heights, I got him on the skyfari. He didn't completely enjoy the experience, but I still think it was worth it.


Diego on the skyfari Posted by Picasa


Me on the skyfari Posted by Picasa


Forgot what this is... Posted by Picasa


Okapi Posted by Picasa


Primate Posted by Picasa


Peacock Posted by Picasa


Meer cats Posted by Picasa


Sea lion Posted by Picasa


Camels Posted by Picasa


Tortoise Posted by Picasa


Curious tortoise Posted by Picasa


Escape plan Posted by Picasa


Elephant Posted by Picasa


Crossing legs Posted by Picasa


Rhino eating Posted by Picasa


More rhino action Posted by Picasa


Climbing panda Posted by Picasa


Panda eating Posted by Picasa


Panda eating some more Posted by Picasa