{"id":8739,"date":"2011-09-19T14:59:17","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T21:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=8739"},"modified":"2011-09-19T14:59:17","modified_gmt":"2011-09-19T21:59:17","slug":"quick-zoo-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/09\/19\/quick-zoo-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Zoo Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since my mom and I, already being at Balboa Park, were right next door to the Zoo, I took her in to see the new Panda Trek entrance to the Giant Panda exhibit. After picking up an espresso for her and hot chocolate for me, we walked down through the Owens Aviary on our way to Panda Canyon. Along the new Panda Trek walkway they have Lily, the one-year old Red Panda in her own habitat, a herd of Takins in their new exhibit, and a Mang Mountain Viper inside it&#8217;s glass-fronted enclosure. All these animals are normally found in the same areas\u00a0of China\u00a0as the Giant Pandas. This is a great way to introduce the guests to the Panda&#8217;s environment before actually getting to see them. On our way to the Zoo exit we stopped for a brief visit to watch the Mountain Gorillas.<\/p>\n<p>( t r e k \u00a0 p i c s )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since my mom and I, already being at Balboa Park, were right next door to the Zoo, I took her in to see the new Panda Trek entrance to the Giant Panda exhibit. After picking up an espresso for her and hot chocolate for me, we walked down through the Owens Aviary on our way &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/09\/19\/quick-zoo-trip\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[12,14,26,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-2gX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8141,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/08\/16\/nighttime-zoo-with-the-holdens\/","url_meta":{"origin":8739,"position":0},"title":"Nighttime Zoo With The Holdens","date":"August 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Finished off my day by visiting\u00a0the\u00a0San Diego Zoo's Nighttime Zoo China Celebration\u00a0and going to see Nicky, the pregnant giraffe who is ready to deliver any day now ( I swear I saw her pushing), and then meeting up with the entire Holden family. 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