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 Giraffe at San Francisco Zoo by karenincalifornia
Nonetheless, the zoo is worth visiting with children, or with bigger kids, too (including adults) who find enjoyment in seeing the animals. Leave a Comment Phone: (415) 753-7080Directions: Drive westbound on Sloat Blvd., left on Skyline Blvd., then right on the Great Highway,Website: http://www.sfzoo.org/
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Some of these structures, such as the Lion House, the bear grottos, the Elephant House, the fountain and the seal pool, still exist and over the years have undergone extensive renovations. As the zoo changed some of the historical icons remained, such as the recently restored hand-carved wooden Dentzel Carousel (1921) , the Little Puffer miniature steam train (1904), and the Mother's Building (1925).
Today over 1 million visitors come here annually to see the almost 950 mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. The Zoo contains a number of leading edge exhibits: The Lion House is home to rare Sumatran and Siberian tigers and African lions; The Lipman Family Lemur Forest provides a forest setting for five endangered species of lemurs from Madagascar; Gorilla World is an open-air home for a family group of western lowland gorillas; In the South American Tropical Forest building, you can find reptiles, birds, and snakes; At the Puente al Sur there is a pair of giant anteaters, a rare Baird's tapir, and capybaras; Penguin Island, home to a large breeding colony of Magellan Penguins; Primate Discovery Center, home to rare and endangered monkeys; the Feline Conservation Center, a wooded sanctuary and breeding facility for endangered snow leopards and other small cats; and the Koala Crossing, which connects to the Australian Walkabout exhibit with its kangaroos, wallaroos, and emus. Leave a Comment Phone: (415) 753-7080Directions: Drive westbound on Sloat Blvd., left on Skyline Blvd., then right on the Great Highway,Website: http://www.sfzoo.org/
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 by ChicBabyLeave a Comment Phone: (415) 753-7080Directions: Drive westbound on Sloat Blvd., left on Skyline Blvd., then right on the Great Highway,Website: http://www.sfzoo.org/
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 Gorillas by jessicadfLeave a Comment Directions: Close to the South End of Ocean Beach. Follow the Great Highway along Ocean Beach and take a left on Sloat Boulevard.
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 by SLLiew
My favorite of course is the Gorilla enclosure.
Other hilights are African Savanna exhibit, Lipman Family Lemur Forest and expanded Children's Zoo. So why miss another great zoo. Phone: (415) 753-7080Directions: Drive westbound on Sloat Blvd., left on Skyline Blvd., then right on the Great Highway,Website: http://www.sfzoo.org/
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But where are the snakes? I just saw two or three! Leave a Comment Phone: (415) 753-7080Directions: Drive westbound on Sloat Blvd., left on Skyline Blvd., then right on the Great Highway,Website: http://www.sfzoo.org/
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 Elephant by jessicadfLeave a Comment Directions: Close to the South End of Ocean Beach. Follow the Great Highway along Ocean Beach and take a left on Sloat Boulevard.
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 Beautiful polar bear by jessicadfLeave a Comment Directions: Close to the South End of Ocean Beach. Follow the Great Highway along Ocean Beach and take a left on Sloat Boulevard.
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 Zebra at San Francisco Zoo by karenincaliforniaLeave a Comment Phone: (415) 753-7080Directions: Drive westbound on Sloat Blvd., left on Skyline Blvd., then right on the Great Highway,Website: http://www.sfzoo.org/
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The San Francisco Zoo has been much maligned for years. The zoo is certainly not on anyone’s list of beloved S.F. institutions. Some people hate it... and some of them REALLY hate it!
The reasons that the zoo is held in such low regard are numerous. First of all, the zoo does have problems, and seems to have more than its share of “mishaps,” and the world famous Christmas Day 2007 tiger escape did not help any. A Bengal tiger jumped out of its enclosure and killed a young man and mauled another before police shot the animal. There is some evidence that the kids (who were drunk and stoned at the time) taunted the animal, and in town you’ll find there’s a lot more sympathy for the tiger than the kids.
The zoo is in the southwest, as far away from downtown as you can get. Because of its location, it gets some of the worst weather in the City; the average day at the zoo is cold, overcast, windy, and damp.
But it’s not all bad. If it’s any consolation, it used to be worse! They have made some incremental improvements. The African Savannah exhibit is very good – certainly the best thing that the zoo has done in many years – and, if the rest of the zoo were up to this exhibit’s standards, it would be a fine zoo indeed.
The penguin area is fun during feeding time, and the big cat area is pretty well done (though with a higher fence now).
Should you go? Well... even though I’m sure they could use your money, I would put it pretty far down on the list - at least for now. There’s an awful lot of construction going on (which they do a lousy job of hiding, BTW), so it may be that they’re going to open up some new exhibits soon. But, to be honest, I really can’t recommend it.
If you have kids, then that’s a different story; S.F. doesn’t have a whole lot to offer for kids, so the zoo might be an option. But, if you have a car, I would recommend the Oakland Zoo or even Holly Park Zoo in San Jose (for little kids).
Don’t get me wrong... it’s not HORRIBLE. But it ain’t San Diego! Leave a Comment Phone: (415) 753-7080Directions: Drive westbound on Sloat Blvd., left on Skyline Blvd., then right on the Great Highway,Website: http://www.sfzoo.org/
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