Tuesday (Day 3)
We decided
to hit up the San Diego Zoo Safari Park this day. We didn’t really know what to
expect and it is a little further away (plus San Diego morning traffic) but we
still managed to get there before the park actually opened. The Safari Park is
kind of hard… it’s not as good as the Zoo for little kids because there are not
as many animals, and they are not as close as the Zoo. The enclosures are large,
so you walk a lot….see some animals… walk a lot… see some animals. However, you
get to see many of the same type of animals so you get a glimpse of their
family life and interactions, which we really loved! With the gorillas and
elephants we saw the animals at all stages of life from silly little babies to
the old ornery ones.
They have a
tram that takes you out to where the animals can sort of “roam free.” The first
time we rode it, we saw an animal (gazelle or something similar) having a baby!
It was crazy. The legs were sticking out and everything! We rode the tram again
a few hours later and the baby had been born! There was also a cape buffalo
that had been born the day previous. That was really cool! We also learned that
vultures are important because they eat disease and don’t pass it on. I love
learning about animals and about their specific contributions.
The safari
park had a carousel that we rode several times. Also, we chose a multi colored
elephant for Carly’s souvenir. We named it “Fancy” after her favorite TV show,
Fancy Nancy. Again, it's not great for little kids but they still enjoyed it. I loved it and could just watch one type of animal for hours but I am animals obsessed haha
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