Last Friday, the kids and I met Aunt Jackie and Uncle Chris at the Pittsburgh Zoo for a fun morning. Word of warning, the zoo is VERY popular at the end of May. There must have been at least 15 school groups there to visit as well- kids of all sizes from the little guys to the high school crowd. It was a little overwhelming for all of us. Add to that the 80 degree temps and humidity, and I was looking to get through as quick as possible (as much as I love taking animal pics). Well, to outsmart the crowds, we decided to go through the zoo backwards. The Pittsburgh Zoo is basically a big loop starting with the tigers and ending with the polar bears. We decided to hit the polar bears first and that was the best part of the day.
There are two ways to watch the bears. The first is from the ground level windows that show the swimming pool and rocks in their environment. If you go down and under the polar bears, you get to walk through a tunnel that goes through the swimming pool. It also lets you view the really cool tiger shark exhibit. Needless to say, we were very excited to get into the tunnel and see this guy enjoying a morning swim. We watched him for a good 20 minutes- and I snapped pictures almost constantly. I was so excited when I saw these at home.
Hope you like them too!
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