Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

We were really excited to see Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium.The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is one of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the country.The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is actively involved in 23 Species Survival Plans and proudly exhibits 22 threatened orendangered species.We reached there and parked our car.Parking facility is there and no charges for that.Then we went to ticket counter and bought two tickets as $14 per person which is quite reasonable and took map(no charges for that).Membership card is also there.Then we entered into the zoo.

At the entrance,gifts shops,restrooms,Dippin' Dots and village restaurant were there.As a symbol one big elephant ballo0n was hanging there.Firstly we entered into Asian Forest.We saw a 3 months little snow leopard there who was a big attractions for the kids.Everyone was crazy to caught him in his camera.Then we saw the Komodo dragon(it was very big lizard),baby crocodiles,Amur tigers & leopard etc.

Then we moved to African Savanna,we saw lions, zebras, Ostrichs, black rhinos, giraffes, and elephants roam 16 acres of majestic African landscape.Its really great fun to see all these animals especially Ostrich and Giraffes.

We were feeling like we are in National Discovery Channel.Wild animals were roaming around us but the zoo employees made a big gap between animals and visitors.People felt very happy to see elephants as they didn't find more,but in India we can see them easily.Then we entered into Elephant house where we saw thriving African elephant herd with one baby elephant(APPU).African elephant destroy each and everything which comes into their way.But they were looking so calm there.
Next,we entered into The Tropical Forest Complex - Its a steamy indoor rainforest houses more than 90 primates from all parts of the globe, such as cotton-top tamarins, orangutans, and one of North America's largest western lowland gorilla troops.We saw different types of monkeys here.Monkeys were naughty and making so much noise and the other hand gorilla troops were living calmly.Its so fascinating to see gorillas.Our next destination was my favourite one as i was feeling so hungry,its The Safari Plaza.After eating we entered into The African Ravine.It includes the African painted dogs run wild there.But at that time all were sleeping so no fun there.

Then we saw Bears like Colossal Kodiak bears, black bears, and spectacled bears forage through the rocky hills of the Bear Dens.Its really thrill to see them.Some bears were roaming outside their dens but some were resting inside.Our next destination was PPG AQquarium that includes a wide array of aquatic species from a variety of watery habitats include penguins, sharks, a Pacific giant octopus, jellyfish, potbellied sea horses, an electric eel, live coral, and much more. The PPG Aquarium is Pennsylvania's only public aquarium.This place has lots of variety and sizes of fishes-small,big,medium,green color,pink color,little one etc.We had lots of fun to see penguins,sea horses and man face fish.We saw sharks,octopus and some fishes in one big tank.This aquarium was fantastic.A gift shop was there in end of that Aquarium classroom.
Then we moved to Water's Edge,that includes polar bears and sea otters etc.. Water's Edge provides an opportunity to get up close and personal with these wonderful animals unmatched anywhere.We stayed few minutes to see polar bear.There were some other water animals like seals to entertain us.Then we entered into Kids Kingdom - it is the place where kids can walk through goat and deer yards and a sea lion pool.This place helps them to learn and enjoy with animals. Some slides swings were also there for kids.The next and the last destination was The Worlds of Discovery.This building features naked mole-rats, spiders, and reptiles.This place also includes Education Complex,Garden tent and so on.There are some fixed hours in which zoo employees come there and give you more details.Its really a wonderful experience for us in 4 to 5 hours.