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Lemesplain t1_ir7qtmj wrote

Reply to comment by MaestroPendejo in At the San Diego Zoo, endangered narrow-headed softshell turtles have bred 41 hatchlings. It makes the zoo the first accredited organization in North America to hatch and raise the species. by Khaleeasi24

Also do yourself another favor, visit the Safari Park. It’s a whole separate location, about 45 min north of the Zoo.

It’s got huge enclosures where the animals are free to roam a bit more. They even have a tram ride around a GIANT wide-open Serengeti. They’ve got rhinos, zebras, giraffes, gazelles, etc. all living in harmony in one big enclosure.

They also did a cheetah run, back in the pre-covid days. They got a cheetah to sprint full speed on a track, right in front of you. They had a normal domestic dog run the course first, just to help calm down the cheetah. The whole affair got shut down for a bit, might be back open now.

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Zolo16x t1_ir7x2jd wrote

It’s open, they have like 7 different safari adventures so there’s no limit to things to do. Also they have a zip-line that apparently takes you over the animals which sounds fucking awesome

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angiosperms- t1_ir9301m wrote

It all costs extra, like $100+ per person per thing you want to do. I really don't recommend the safari park anymore unless you are rich. You used to be able to go on safaris and walk through exhibits with just your admission but now it all costs extra. You can see a lot of empty enclosures if you only want to pay admission price.

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onlyhightime t1_ira7qt4 wrote

I think they mean the cheetah run was shut down. It was not open as of this past Saturday.

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walrusgombit t1_ira5bhn wrote

Both zoos are so amazing! I haven’t been in over 10 years though 😭

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heavy-metal-goth-gal t1_irbij1r wrote

I did a behind the scenes tour there and got to pet an ant eater type thing, it was so cute and sweet!

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