Friendly guides, clean holding areas, healthy look...

Friendly guides, clean holding areas, healthy looking animals. The sky tram was pretty cool, regardless of the wait time for it. The mama and baby hippo were my favorites, but I loved the polar bears too. Their reptile house is amazing!!! Also, being in the same space with all the beautiful birds is quite cool. I had one fly up right next to me with a strand in its mouth. I had recently been to the LA zoo, but while SD zoo feels more spaced out, it still feels pretty compact considering how much territory it is!