One of the best zoo's in the country. In the last...

One of the best zoo's in the country. In the last ten years has changed and rebuilt itself to better show off the animals and to give them a better exhibit to live in. They are and have gotten rid of the cage type exhibits for the animals to more animal friendly environments for the animals on display creating a more natural habitat for them. When you visit both parts of the zoo and the animal safari park it is a truely a great experience. The zoo is built into the hills of southern Cal the best way to see it is to walk down the hills and use the trams to ride back up or the sky cars to go from the front end of the zoo to the back side or vice a versa. The safari park is so large and built on hills so bring good shoes and if you can take it in two days to cover the whole park and to see all that there is to see and the diversity of animals and the habitats they have for them. I went in 1972 soon after they first opened the park and the changes are like two different parks.