We spent a beautiful Saturday morning at the National Zoo enjoying a break in the freezing weather. We went with the hopes of seeing the new baby panda “Boa Boa” who was born in late August and had only been on public display for a few weeks. Thanks to a miraculous parking spot close by, we got into the zoo before 10am! It wasn’t crowded as we started walking straight up the hill.
The boys were jumping on everything.
When we finally reached the Panda House, Boa Boa the baby had actually just gone into his little pen so we couldn’t see him. We did get to watch his dad eat an insane amount of Bamboo (they eat 40lbs a day)! We were able to watch Boa Boa on the Panda Cam and he was adorable. He was very active and showed us a lot of somersaults. We also got to see his mother running around in the outside area where Boa Boa was not interested in venturing.
Panda Spirit!
The animals were all really active. The chameleon crawled up the branch close to Lucy’s face. The best show we got was in the large primate house where a daddy and baby were racing around playing tag. So, no baby panda in person but still a success!
so fun you went! I can't wait to go see the panda!
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