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San Diego's Jewels

Photos from Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park
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  • Jaguar Watching

    Jaguar Watching

    It might have been side-eye, but definitely felt he knew exactly where everyone was at every moment.

  • Malayan Tiger

    Malayan Tiger

    Just waiting for someone to fall off the tour bus.

  • Watching You

    Watching You

    Andean Condor keeping an eye on the visitors.

  • Watching You

    Watching You

    Andean Condor is till watching you, but with a bit more of an evil glint in the eye.

  • I plunged!

    I plunged!

    Penguin giving me lip (or beak) for not being able to complete the official Penguin Plunge this New Year's.

  • Yummy

    Yummy

    Malayan Tiger eying the breakfast buffet, which in this case was a whole row of photographers enjoying her being up close and personal in her enclosure.

  • The Ears

    The Ears

    Never really understood the naming of the Tasmanian Devil until I got these close-ups of the face and ears. And yes, those are overbite canines ready to rip you to shreds in that smile.

  • Tasmanian Devil

    Tasmanian Devil

    The reality version of the beloved cartoon character was being particularly generous with the photo ops this morning.

  • December Nights in Daylight

    December Nights in Daylight

    Randy (and the SDGMC) singing at the opening of the second Covid-alternative to San Diego's December Nights celebration, Tastes of December Nights.

  • December Nights in Daylight

    December Nights in Daylight

    Randy (and the SDGMC) singing at the opening of the second Covid-alternative to San Diego's December Nights celebration, Tastes of December Nights.

  • December Nights in Daylight

    December Nights in Daylight

    Randy (and the SDGMC) singing at the opening of the second Covid-alternative to San Diego's December Nights celebration, Tastes of December Nights.

  • Looking adorable

    Looking adorable

    Red Panda (ailurus fulgens) giving the weekday morning crowd some love at the San Diego Zoo.

  • Ducks and Lilies

    Ducks and Lilies

    Balboa Park's Lily Pond showing some bright colors.

  • Draw me like one of your French gorillas

    Draw me like one of your French gorillas

    Woodland Gorilla trying to look demur for the holiday weekend tourists.

  • Red Panda on the Prowl

    Red Panda on the Prowl

    This guy was excited or agitated, pacing around his enclosure and giving a rare view of the red panda in motion. He was fast and agile. The keeper said he was new to San Diego, having only been transferred from another zoo two days prior, and if memory serves his name is Lucas.

  • Sleeping Red Panda

    Sleeping Red Panda

    High in his tree, doing his best to hide from the photographers behind other foliage.

  • Malayan Tiger

    Malayan Tiger

    This is what happens when the 1000-pound man-eating cat wants to ham it up and look scary for the holiday weekend tourists.

  • Snack Time

    Snack Time

    Elephant reaching for the high snacks.

  • Cavendish's Dik Dik

    Cavendish's Dik Dik

    He's an adorable little antelope, but we still made all the stupid jokes as though we were twelve years old.

  • White-Throated Bee-Eater

    White-Throated Bee-Eater

    I think there's been a misunderstanding - eat the honey, leave the bee.

  • Sly Little Wave

    Sly Little Wave

    This was one of the few koalas awake this morning, and he seemed to be sneaking in a little wave.

  • Cheetah

    Cheetah

    Big cat spending some time lounging in the sun.

  • Egyptian Vulture

    Egyptian Vulture

    (neophron percnopterus).

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