I have to say that it's much cooler than I thought it would be. It's small, but it's one of only 2 Alpine zoos in the country, meaning that they're located over 5,000 ft. elevation. This means they can have some pretty special animals: Bald eagles, a snow leopard, grizzlies. I thought there would be a pen with a few goats in it.
The crowds were sparse so we got these grizzlies all to ourselves. The honored us by biting each other's faces for most of the time.


This beautiful Snow Leopard named Ivan is indigenous to the Himalayas, but the climate in Big Bear suits him. He has a cancerous sore on his lip and isn't expected to survive for much longer, so it's a privilege to see him.

2 comments:
awww, poor snowy the leopard.
I would have expected such a place to be sad and decrepit...kinda like Santa's Village. We're going, dude.
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