I love the Pittsburgh zoo. It may not have as many animals but it has rare ones like elephant seals Philippine crocodiles visayan warty pigs and even a baby Amur leopard. The aquarium is really nice with lots of fish from all over the world and you can even pet stingrays. elephants and gazelles probably have the biggest and the most natural ones but polar bears have probably one of the nicest in the country. If people say that the exhibits aren't creative look at the exhibits at the islands and the jungle oddysey the jungles look really natural with the trees and waterfalls. It's very fun to go to. Kids kingdom is really enjoyable- especially the sea lions and river otters. The Asian forest is older but nice. The red pandas are very active in the morning around 10:30 and so are the Amur leopards. The tigers are fun to look at even though they will lay down a lot. The snow leopard sleeps and has a small enclosure but I can't complain because they are getting more of them and a better exhibit in a couple of years. It's my favorite zoo and really enjoyable to go to. And ignore the bad reviews they are outdated or incorrect and anyone who dosent like it is just a stupid hypocrite