Have you ever trekked Australia’s Outback? How about South America’s rainforests? Have you seen a bear in the wild? Well, if these are some of the items on your bucket list than perhaps a stroll through San Francisco Zoo’s Outback Walkabout, encounters with some amazing South American animals and getting up close with bears in…
After sending the last of the elephants to a sanctuary the San Francisco Zoo has now turned the old Pachyderm Building into an educational exhibit hall. During my visit in the spring of 2014 the exhibit was ‘The Scoop on Poop’. I know you’re probably thinking, ‘disgusting! Who wants to learn about poop?!’ but this is a…
“Where am I, Africa?”, I thought to myself as I entered San Francisco Zoo’s Africa Region. Ahead of me was a sprawling, 3 acre, savanna with beautiful oryx grazing alongside zebra, duiker, zudu and even ostrich and crowned cranes. Standing guard, with hunched shoulders and permanent scowl, perched on a massive nest was the marabou stork. Then…
When someone says San Francisco images of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Pier 39 spring to mind, but one of my favourite attractions is the San Francisco Zoo. Established in 1929, the San Francisco Zoo is now home to over 1000 animals that represent over 250 species from around the world and all on a…
Lady of the Zoos 