Place: Amazing flora of San Diego zoo....

By popularity and visitors San Diego Zoo happen to be among the top 3 zoos of the world..
But, the zoo does not mean its fauna only...in fact an amazing wealth of flora thrive there...

Mammoth plant....
This fuzzy fruit of tennis ball appearance is called Osage orange or mammoth fruit..........
A plant species dating back to the woolly mammoth era..It used to be the extinct's animal's diet..
Deprived of the dispersal agent and changing climate may be, very few species remain now..
I saw this tree in San Diego zoo..just near the elephant odyssey..

May be it has been strategically planted there to give a feel of the extinct giants and their environment..

Rainbow eucalyptus trees....
Rainbow eucalyptus trees standing at the entrance....

When you visit next time, make sure to gaze at the vibrant colors...

Place: San Diego zoo residents on Christmas Eve....

San Diego zoo, with its amazing fauna and flora, never ceases to charm us...yesterday, we visited it yet again...to view the holiday lights of 'Jungle bell' theme...

Sky was overcast, weather was chilly and closing time was extended up to 8 PM...All these factors led to an altogether facet of the captives there...most of they were awake and in playful mood...we got to see some of the most elusive creatures...

Otter guy showed its unique swimming talents...

This Andean bear was extraordinarily vivacious today, jumping into the pool, running around, standing erect with the trees as prop, ...never ever seen bears so agile!

The Francois langur baby was honing acrobatic skills...

Lion-tailed macaque was in the spirit to pose for shutterbugs...

Super-mom Bai Yun settles down to chew on the bamboos...

 The crouching Malayan tiger watches the antics of the raucous people..

The ever-sleeping Malayan tapir was taking a stroll, even standing upright...

Babirusa playing with the hay...

 Klipspringer in Africal kopje...

Two-month old Serval kitten....

 Sleeping jaguar was creating a picture of bliss..

Malay great argus pheasant displaying its stunning plumage...

A pair of amorous imperial-green pigeon....

Inquisitive Andean-cock-of-the-rock.....

A scary-looking, bulky tarantula......

Hope, you loved the wildlife pictures...

Place: Years after years of visit to San Diego Zoo........

San Diego zoo is one of the top ten zoo of the world...we are lucky  to reside nearby and visit it more than dozens of time....
Our maiden visit to renowned San Diego zoo in October 2011...we had got clicked with this famous grizzly statue..

Three years have past ...we have dropped in there many times since then...

With a lion mascot......

Fairy duster blooms.....

Spouse with a siamang....

Shared the frame with this iconic gorilla bust....

In front of a giant staghorn fern...

With a llama.........

Here he is with a guinea fowl in one of the many aviaries..