Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!

Ironically, I didn't actually go see or photograph any of the animals mentioned in the title of this post... the San Diego Zoo sits on 100 acres and I was too tired to hike all of the hills to see everything.  The beauty of having an annual pass is not feeling obligated to spend the entire day there.  I was good with hanging out for a couple of hours. 

Unfortunately, the light was pretty harsh since it was mid-afternoon, so the colors came out kind of harsh and flat, but at least I got some entertainment out of watching animals hang out and do their thing.  Most of the animals were napping in the heat of the day, I'll have to try and make it back to the zoo either very early or later in the day.  I did get to play around with my 50mm-200mm lens, which allowed me to get closer shots of animals that were farther away.

Flamingo chicks are pretty funny looking... little puff balls with fat legs

Naptime!  Takes some kind of balance to sleep like that.

Koalafornia!  Apparently, the San Diego Zoo has the largest herd of Koala outside of Australia

It was pretty warm, so the "drop bears" as they're colloquially known, were mostly napping.

Watching them nap made me sleepy too!!  What a squishy-face.

Show-off.  This bird was squawking up a storm too.

My thoughts immediately after getting this shot: I just took a picture of a flamingo butt.

Rhino - totally reminds me of a stegosaurus

Smiling for the camera

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