Trip to the Philadelphia Zoo (PICS)
 

Last weekend my inlaws and my little family went to the Philadelphia Zoo. It is the oldest zoo in America (1859) and I expected it to be a little run down. This also being my first trip to a cold-weather zoo (I'm from Florida) I'm not sure what I expected by the way of animals. I have to say we were pleasantly suprised. From the ticket price ($18) to the food to the layout, upkeep, cleanliness, everything about the zoo was great. They have done a good job with it. It was a beautiful day, perfect. We had a really good time.

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Nice pics Cyn.

nice animals :)

Often cold weather zoo's are better because the animals come out to sun themselves.

If you're a big fan of zoos, I suggest the Singapore zoo. It's is incredible! There aren't any cages that obscure your vision of the animals. It's hard to explain in words, but I'd suggest it to anyone that is a big fan of zoos and animals.


Side note, It was voted the #2 zoo in the world.

That's cool, Kind of like Miami Metro Zoo?

I heard that Philadephia Zoo features a pair of Amour Tigers. There are like 30 of them left in the entire world.

What the fuck is that?

A porcupine

That's correct, one Amur tiger is pictured above. The other was in the Big Cat house, it was too far away to photograph.

Nice pictures.

nice looking pics, Ive always been a big fan of penguins, cool animals.

hehe I like the second animal looks very funny

sweeet nature :)

What was number 1 ??


Nice pics btw... :thumbsup

Sounds like you guys had a great afternoon Cyndalie.

Makes me wonder what the Atlanta Zoo is looking like. I don't think I've been there in over 20 years. The only other zoo I can remember going to when I was growing up was the Frankfurt Zoo while we lived in Heidelberg for a few years.

Great photos too! :winkwink:
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Thanks for sharing the pics!!

very nice pics looks like fun

Some nice photos

yay for captivity

nice pics there i love animals :)

You should be a wildlife photographer.

nice pics there :thumbsup

Awesome pics! :thumbsup

Thanks. I do love photographing wildlife. Wish I had a nikon.

Nice pics. Which is the Tiger? I thought both shots of the cats were Cheetahs.

great pics. beautiful animals.

Great pics!

The last time I was at the Philadelphia Zoo (I'm from the Philly area) was when I was a kid. I remember looking at the orangutans. One of them was up high on a branch above the rest of them when it all of a sudden took a shit. Like lightning, one of them snatched it right out of mid air and held it up to its mouth, like it was gonna eat it! Then the orangutan looked up at the people that were watching him from the other side of the glass and almost smiled as he threw the poo away! He was messing with us! Everyone started laughing. It was the most memorable part of that trip. I wish we had pics of it.

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penguins are awesome, i didnt know they had them at the philly zoo! road trip!

ive never been to a zoo before...

Looks like it was a beautiful day. Glad you got to have some quality family time. I agree, you took some great pics!

still happy vancouver cut our zoo..

I apologize. I meant to say Amur Leopard, it is the second big cat pictured.

Great pics. I haven't been to the Zoo in about 5 years.

Zoo's are kinda sad, aren't they?

http://pix.myphotoalbum.com/c/cy/cyn...0237.sized.jpg my cousin:)

Aw I need to go to a zoo :(

nice bear

That is one of the cutest things I ever did see!! What is it? I want one. lol

Awesome pics.

Some cool pics there!!

Damn, I havent been in a bit, I gotta go soon :) When do they close for the season, must be soon.

Penguins are the fucking shit! Great pics!!

I love the gibbons at the Santa Barbara zoo...gibbons vs. penguins would be a fun fight, that I'd pay good money to see.

Great Pics, looks like a good time.:thumbsup

Great pics mate, thank you for posting :thumbsup

the porcupine is cute :)
nice pics!

I love the zoo. Great photo's BTW

Animals are cool,nice pix

they are all looking happy

Unkept and poorly financed zoos are, but most are great for kids, super educational on conservation and breeding programs are designed to help protect the species. So there are positives to them as well.