Saturday, December 01, 2007Black, white and sleeping all overI visited the Beijing Zoo before flying to Shanghai. I support the Wildlife Conservation Society (née the New York Zoological Society) back home, and I'm always curious to see zoos in other locations.The main attraction of the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. It costs an extra 5 yuan (approximately 80 cents) to see the pandas. They are beautiful animals, although they are very sleepy.   I was also able to see much of the bird exhibits before I had to leave for my flight. The centerpiece of the zoo was a lake with a variety of different water birds.  I did not eat this duck.  Spot-Billed Pelican!  There were also several indoor bird exhibits. Calling Crokett and Tubbs!   A laughing thrush. 
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