National Zoo (late 2022) January 15, 2023
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, Giant Panda, gorilla, lemur, naked mole rat, National Zoo, Orangutan, photography, Red Panda, Sand cat, Washington DC, wildlife, Zoos
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I took a short, delightful trip to DC over the holidays to visit friends. Even though there are so many wonderful cultural places to visit in that city (and we did) we always find time to go to the National Zoo even for just a few hours. Enjoy!
National Zoo – Winter 2019 February 24, 2019
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, Giant Panda, naked mole rat, nature, photography, Sand cat, Smithsonian's National Zoo, wildlife, zoo babies, zoocation, Zoos
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We took a mid-week trip to DC and due to a teeny weeny snowfall the city was shut down for an entire day. So we visited the following day and even though there was very little snowfall the visit was well worth our time. Who doesn’t love a giant panda in the snow?
The National Zoo – Spring 2015 April 19, 2015
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Andean bear cubs, Bao Bao, cherry blossoms, GIant Pandas, Mei Xiang, naked mole rat, National Zoo, photography, South American Porcupine, Tian Tian, travel, zoo babies, zoocation
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A whirlwind visit last weekend to DC to visit good friends, enjoy the cherry blossoms and get a bit of culture would not be complete without a visit to the National Zoo. Our visit was abbreviated – so we headed straight for mammals. In just two hours we managed to enjoy their three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and baby Bao Bao. We rushed to the Amazonia area to see the adorable four month old Andean bear cubs Muniri and Mayni with their mother. We waved ‘hi’ to the elephants, seals and orangutans and luckily got a chance to visit the small mammal house with keeper Maria who generously gave her time to us. We fell in love with their sand cat named Thor, their South American porcupines and an adorable naked mole rat (featured above). A shout out to my friend Nick, Ashley and Maria for making our short visit most memorable. We will be back.
While at the Zoo 