You would be impressed...if you'd never been to any other zoo before in your life. I knew it wasn't a good sign when there were signs directing me to various attractions and all I saw was an empty field. Now, there were some things of interest. There was an anteater and an elephant at one point. Orangutans too. The problem, however, was in the presentation of it all. Lots of fences and unnatural looking habitats made for marginal photo taking. The tiger's natural habitat is the tropical forest, stated an exhibit caption. Ah, that explains the desert backdrop and rocks.
The highlight of this zoo was a sea lion exhibit. "Do you know the difference between a seal and a sea lion?," it said on the sign. After reading the "differences," I haven't the faintest idea. I spent some time just sitting near a viewing window observing the sea lions swim laps. Also near the sea lion exhibit were some pelicans. A curious creature, the pelican. His beak can hold twice as his belly can. Enough food for a week, he can stuff in his beak, and I don't know how the hell he can! Thank you. I'll be here until 4:15.
It had been maybe an hour, and I had seen everything at the zoo, so I struggled the rest of the day trying to find something to do. I went to a nearly deserted shopping mall and then a Chipotle. I also received a call this morning asking me to report back to Fresno next week. Hmmm. I already hit the top attraction. What will I do next time? And would you believe it...NO stores have any Fresno Tacos merchandise. Unacceptable.
