3/5 Marcus T. 2 years ago on Google
For
the
price
and
the
hype
for
"world
top
ranked
zoo",
I
expected
better.
Water
bowls
in
many
enclosures
were
very
murky,
the
size
of
enclosures
seemed
too
small
in
certain
areas
(especially
in
the
Desert
Dome)
and
many
of
the
animals
looked
way
too
depressed
(especially
the
gorillas
and
tigers).
The
Desert
Dome
was
the
most
disappointing.
For
such
a
large
dome,
the
animals
were
in
small
enclosures
wrapped
with
netting,
and
the
interior
design
of
the
landscape
in
the
dome
was
just
underutilizing
the
size
of
the
dome,
which
makes
me
wonder
if
the
design
of
the
dome
just
for
flexing
from
the
outside.
I
also
definitely
did
not
see
1000+
species
of
animals
as
advertised
on
websites,
plus
there
were
a
lot
of
the
same
animals
in
different
zones.
Food
options
were
also
terrible
for
a
top
ranked
zoo.
I've
visited
many
other
zoos
with
less
to
no
cost
and
still
had
better
animal
exhibits,
much
more
species
of
animals,
management,
and
food
options
(like
the
free
St
Louis
Zoo,
Smithsonian
Zoo,
Kansas
City
Zoo
and
Seattle's
Woodland
Zoo).
Makes
me
wonder
where
the
$25
per
person
money
goes
too....
Despite
that,
putting
the
status
and
price
aside,
I
was
still
able
to
have
a
wonderful
time
at
the
zoo.
The
close
experiences
with
the
giraffe
and
elephant
families
were
an
unforgettable
experience.
Kinda
bumped
that
the
Forest
Trial
was
closed
during
my
visit,
but
the
Lied
Forest
was
my
favorite
exhibit,
with
an
amazing
replica
of
a
tropical
environment.
The
zoo
can
be
fully
explored
within
a
day
if
you
don't
have
kids
with
you
and
if
you
fully
spend
the
opening
hours
in
the
zoo.
I
also
recommend
bringing
your
own
food
for
lunch.
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