Off to the Zoo

For anyone visiting San Diego, a visit to the zoo is a must and that includes us. Its been acclaimed as the best zoo in the world and for good reason. The zoo complex is adjacent to Balboa Park and spans a natural valley and boasts over four thousand animals, all housed in the best possible conditions. Where possible. animals' social needs are also catered for e.g. Some big cats are housed alongside dogs from an early age and this reduces any anxiety they might otherwise experience. Free bus rides, a sky tram, and a rolling walkway, all help visitors to negotiate the place.

The zoo is an active participant in worldwide species protection programmes, which is well evidenced in the zoo's breeding population of snow leopards, of which it estimated there are only three hundred left in the world.

As for a musical tribute to the day, no specif reference to 'zoos', but hopefully Freddy Cannon's 'Palisades Park' works!