Best zoo I ve ever been to! My only disappointment...

Best zoo I ve ever been to! My only disappointment was the fact that the panda area was closed and we weren t sure why. Other than that, amazing!!!! It s really immersive. Be prepared to walk so wear comfy shoes. The exhibits are well laid out and fairly large. The animals seem to be very well taken care of. I loved the nature walk through all the birds especially! The koalas ate probably the nearest thing we saw. I ve never seen a koala in real life and they were all cuddled up in their respective trees. The shops are really fun too! I got a sloth sweater there that I get tons of compliments on because of how cute it is. We got stuck in the rain and a staff member brought us all out bags of popcorn while people waited out the storm under the dining umbrellas. We also took the sky tram thing and holy wow was that cool! I m terrified of heights and managed to be amazed! This was definitely one of the best zoos I ve visited. They seem to actually care about animal conservation (there are leopards at this zoo that are in a breeding database to strengthen their DNA. Once there are enough of them they will go to a protected reserve in Russia where they are naturally from to reproduce and repopulate!).