Photos, mostly of the red pandas and giant pandas, taken on a rainy day at the National Zoo.

I didn't have any preconceived ideas about this zoo before we visited, but I was pleasantly surprised and wished I had a DSLR with me to capture all of the animals.

The National Zoo celebrated giant panda cub Tai Shan's fourth birthday with a three-tiered ice cake (which I missed) for Tai Shan and fruitcicles (which I didn't miss) for all three pandas.
Panda Unlimited celebrated with a private dinner at the panda house, including a performance by the Wong People, silent auction, talk by panda trainer Nicole Meese, and private viewing of the pandas in the panda house.

Unlimited celebrated with a private dinner at the panda house, including a performance by the Wong People, silent auction, talk by panda trainer Nicole Meese, and private viewing of the pandas in the panda house.

Photos from Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, mostly of the red panda and the northwest exhibit.

More panda bear photos.

An early morning visit trip to the zoo mainly to see the pandas (giant and red).

Panda bears (and more panda bears), red pandas, and a few other animals from the Asia Trail exhibit at the National Zoo.

Photos from our trip to visit the public Dallas Zoo. The original portion of the zoo, now called the north zoo, had more traditional zoo animals. The lower section was called the wilds of Africa and featured a slow-moving monorail about the perimeter.

featured a slow-moving monorail about the perimeter.

Photos from our trip to the Phoenix Zoo on Oct. 23, 2008.

I visited this zoo on a rainy and very foggy day. While it wasn't ideal for taking photos, it kept the crowds away. I was there for about an hour, and the whole time, the only other people I saw were zoo staff members. I'd like to go back on a nicer day, but I am sure I won't be so lucky with the (lack of) crowds.

were zoo staff members. I'd like to go back on a nicer day, but I am sure I won't be so lucky with the (lack of) crowds.

Lions, tigers, and (panda) bears, not in that order, plus the prairie dogs.

Photos include the red panda, lioness, tiger, giraffes, and prairie dogs.

Photos, mostly of the giant pandas (especially Tai Shan) at the National Zoo.

Photos from Columbus (Ohio) Zoo and Aquarium.

A visit on a very cold and snowy day to the Denver Zoo. Due to the weather, many animals were off exhibit, but many animals were also doing well in the cold weather similar to their native habitat.

Photos of animals at the Virginia Zoological Park in Norfolk, Va., including the prairie dogs (and babies), the red panda just relocated from the San Diego Zoo, and the new Fennec fox exhibit.

Photos of animals, mostly the giant pandas, at the San Diego Zoo on a rainy afternoon.

Photos at the National Zoo, mostly of the giant pandas (particularly of cub Tai Shan and female Mei Xiang) and red pandas. It was only about 30 degrees outdoors, so many of the animals were not on exhibit.

exhibit.

Photos of orangutans, silverback apes, elephants, tigers, elephants, giant pandas, and other animals at Zoo Atlanta.

Photos from a quick trip on a very busy day at the National Zoo.

Photos of the zoo and gardens at the Calgary Zoo.

Photos of animals at Zoo Atlanta. The giant pandas and red pandas are my favorite animals. The female panda (Lun Lun) was not on exhibit as she might have been pregnant and about to give birth (edit: she was, and she gave birth to Mei Lan less than 2 weeks after my visit), but I got a number of photos of the male, Yang Yang.

The red panda spent most of the day in his "tree house" due to the heat, but he spent some time outside earlier in the day.

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she was, and she gave birth to Mei Lan less than 2 weeks after my visit), but I got a number of photos of the male, Yang Yang.

The red panda spent most of the day in his "tree house" due to the heat, but he spent some time outside earlier in the day.

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Philadelphia Zoo