California Blog #21: San Francisco Zoo

 For those of you who loves visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium, it's time we do something special in California history that we haven't done since I went to the zoo in Kansas City. Introducing the San Francisco Zoo!

Folks, this is something that we all like to do differently when I come back. I wanna take my family to the zoo in San Francisco and look at native and exotic birds and many wild animals. My aunt Leta and uncle Mark would love to see the zoo in San Francisco. Ever since, I went to the zoo for the first time in Kansas City, I was thrilled to see the animals from the wild. I loved seeing the animals on displays when my I learned a lot about animals in school. I really enjoyed watching Really Wild Animals on VHS long time ago and love seeing the wildlife footage on the screen. I also remember watching other shows on public television like Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, and Wild Kratts. And it inspired me as a kid to talk about wildlife. I even got to watch My Gym Partner's A Monkey on Cartoon Network, and that show was extremely funny. My dad really loved that show.

One of the animals I like seeing is the lemur. Best known for his role of Zoboomafoo on PBS. The other animals I like are the peacock known for the NBC logo, the flamingos, the macaw that talk, monkeys and others.

Speaking of monkeys, talk about Jake Spidermonkey. That character I watched was so too gosh darn funny. He really made me laugh so hard.

What a cracker!

So anyway... where was I? Oh yeah, right. Now when I come back or move back to California again to love or visit there, I wanna take the time to visit the San Francisco Zoo and take my family with me. I really would love to see some wildlife at the zoo.

Okay, one time I was learning about animals and wildlife in a San Diego Zoo CD-Rom, and it got me inspired about the wild. I will always remember all the things I saw about the wild on my computer. Another thing I remember learning about it is a Microsoft software program I played with. That other one was 'Dangerous Creatures'. It also had this desktop theme about it on Windows 95. In case you didn't noticed, the first one was titled 'San Diego Zoo Presents: The Animals!'. And it was one of the first educational software titles I enjoyed since Encarta 95.

The reason I wanna visit the Zoo in California for the first time is that how I discovered wildlife and learned about it at school, on public television, on the computer, and in person. I really enjoyed going to the zoo ever since I was a little kid. And yet, I will enjoy going to the zoo once again when the time comes. And if I were to visit Disney's Animal Kingdom once again for the second time since 1998, I wanna explore wildlife again with Mickey and his pals in Orlando. Just a thought of that perhaps.

If I were to visit the zoo once again, I wanna see the birds, monkeys, and gorillas. That would somehow be my daily choices.

I ask my aunt Leta and uncle Mark "What kind of animals do you wanna see today?" And she would say to me that she would like to see the flamingos.

Uncle Mark would say to me that he wants to see a grizzly bear.

For another fun fact, the grizzly bear is also known for the symbol of the flag for California Republic.

For special times or such, maybe I can take Shanann, Miles, and Kieran with me along with my family to the zoo. Maybe they can see some animals too. And maybe I can take them out to eat too. Maybe Leta can feed the goats though. If I can feed the birds, I might have so much to learn about it.

After seeing the animals, I can browse around the gift shop. Maybe Shanann can find something nice for Kieran. The zoo has some pop-up shops in here too. It even has a dining area called the Leaping Lemur Cafe.

The zoo's got an Exploration Zone for kids like my cousin Kieran. He would love to enjoy it also.

They've also got those nice rides in this zoo that I can enjoy. Kieran can check out the Dentzel Carousel, I can check out the Elinor Friend Playground, and there's even a Little Puffer Miniature Steam Train for a train ride to tour around the entire zoo. 

It's also got this little thing called the Zoo Keys. The ever-popular, interactive Storybooks, activated by the beloved, plastic animal keys, have become nostalgic icons to visitors from years past. Located at the Storybooks site around the zoo where you can listen to multilingual recordings of stories and fun facts about the animals.

At the zoo, there's also another tour for pedaling our way through the zoo during these 90-minute riding tours. That one is called BikeAbouts. According to the zoo's website, it says that their knowledgeable staff will be your guide as they share fun animal facts and conservation stories. During the ride you may see a sleepy tiger yawning or a grizzly bear going for a swim.

As I walk in there, my journey awaits me. And pretty soon, I will enjoy it over and over again.