Exhibits and animal homes seem to be well maintain...

Exhibits and animal homes seem to be well maintained. While walking around I saw several enclosures being cleaned. Some of the animals seem sedated, but this could be because of time of day. We went from 9am to 1pm. Someone in the wart pig enclosure overheard our group asking questions to one another and they actually piped in while cleaning and gave us detailed information about the wart pigs. He was very nice and knowledgeable, he even knew the wart pigs' names and personalities. That is very impressive to me because it means they actually spend time with the animals there.

One of the things that I would complain about is the Bug Exhibit - it costs $5 dollars per person if you are not a member and $4 dollars per person if you are a member of the Phoenix Zoo. I was under the impression that it would be something like an indoor bug exhibit, but instead it's large mechanical bugs with education on each one. They have sounds playing in the background. It is outdoor and it's probably about a 15 minute circular walk. Might be great for kids during cool weather, but lame for adults and during hot days, don't even think about it. There are not very many shady areas and the ground is sandy. Would make for a very hot, miserable, boring walk.

Pricing for food at the restaurants within the Phoenix Zoo are actually reasonable. We got Mega Nachos, large fries and a coke for about 19 bucks. I was expecting more than that for the amount of food we got. My husband and I were both full and had leftovers.

Overall good place. I do think they are doing some good things for these animals. Would love to see more of the staff getting more involved with talking to people and educating and hearing cool stories about the animals there.