On our first really nice day in a week, we decided to take in the Memphis Zoo. I had been to the San Diego Zoo, one of the premier zoos in the country, and I wanted to see how this one compared. The short story is that we had the best experience on any zoo we've been to. This is a first class operation. The habitats are about on par with San Diego but the Panda exhibit is much nicer. The animals all appear to be in good shape and quite content. All of the big cats were laid out in the sun, soaking it up, and not posing for pictures. There were the usual range of species, from alligators to zebras and most everything in between. Birds to fish to mammals.
But, of course, our favorite was the pandas. They had a nice intro film to watch and then we strolled into the exhibit in time for the afternoon feeding. The pandas are behind glass so it's easy to get a good look at them. They are not as big as they seem in the pictures. But they do have that roly-poly appearance and they sure do like their bamboo.
I again was fortunate enough to impose on a gal to record our presence, so I can prove we both made it.
Today is a resting day and tomorrow is travel, probably back to David Crocket for an overnight on our way to Lynchburg.
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