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| - This is a wonderful zoo and surpassed all of our expectations. We don't have kids, but our love for animals manages to outweigh the annoyance I often feel toward strangers' kids, and boy was it worth it for this zoo. We walked it relatively quickly and enjoyed the exhibits. The tiger is adorable, and the otter was so playful. The main exhibit with the giraffes was gorgeous. We were so impressed.
When we were hot and tired we decided to take the tram, and the kids around me left me largely unamused. The tram guide wasn't particularly talkative, but there were some neat pieces of trivia dished out.
The pluses were the animals and the relatively uncrowded atmosphere, probably due in part to the heat. And any place that gives camel rides always deserves a thumbs up.
The downside was the food, as everyone mentions. We had a frozen lemonade, which was pretty much a frozen Countrytime (or similar), and their water prices are highway robbery in summer!
All in all, it's a lot better than the smaller zoos in SoCal. Be proud, Phoenix!
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