The Bronx Zoo is beautiful—lots of renovated historic buildings, neat architecture, sweet exhibits. The girls loved the Bug Carousel—as far as I know, it's the only one of its kind (complete with a dung beetle and pile of poo). The sea lion show was a good one, and Gabe spent a lot of time shooting pics at Tiger Mountain. While enjoying a picnic lunch with our friends John, Kim, and Conner, we had a perfect view of the giraffe habitat. Little months-old baby giraffe Margaret put on a show, racing around the yard and picking fights with the resident peacock. The Congo Gorilla Forest is a phenomenal exhibit. So many beautiful animals and lush landscaping. You watch a short film about gorillas on a huge screen in a small theater, and then the screen splits in two to reveal…real gorillas! Heaps of them! Young, old, sleeping, playing, eating, climbing. The best gorilla exhibit we've ever seen. Then it was off to Central Park—another two-fer day!

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