Spring Break 2010: Day 1: Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Zoo

The Santa Barbara Zoo holds a wide variety of animals, from birds to insects to reptiles to mammals. Though the parking lot was full, it was not overly crowded. Foliage lined the walkways and trees towered overhead. Everything was raised so you forget the city is just outside the zoo walls. It felt like its own separated community. It features common animals, such as elephants and giraffes, as well as lesser-known ones, like the capybara. It was fun to look for the animals and learn more about them. My most shocking discovery had to be the glow-in-the-dark scorpion. It makes you realize how much of the world is hidden from you. It’s beautiful; you just have to find it. The Santa Barbara Zoo provides a stellar atmosphere for education. My thursday afternoon was well spent.

Time to leave for my next destination. While continuing up the California coastline, yellow flowers covering the hills to the right, endless ocean expanding to the left, goodbye Santa Barbara, until next time.

For more information visit: www.sbzoo.org