Audubon Zook thoughts

Honestly, with all zoos, it's a matter of when they feed and they are most active. I complained once about the zoo to my zoologist friend who interned/or worked part time? in San Diego at their big zoo. Her exact words to me were "What do you think a lot of these animals do in the wild?" A good bit of the animals in zoos spend a good bit of their day either just pacing around or sleeping. So when you get to a zoo and see animals pacing or sleeping, that's kinda what they do. She said early morning is the best time except for the more nocturnal ones who aren't active at all. Primates varies by species on their down time but are best to view around their feeding times.

After going to the San Diego Zoo, it's hard to appreciate any other zoo

When were you there? I was there Sunday from 10-1 and the animals were all very active in the morning. Tiger, lions, sun bear, elephants, and rhinos were all moving around close to good view points. The giraffe was out earlier and then not there on my way back from the swamp. I go there fairly often and this was the easiest best animal viewing I'd seen since the spring.

Having been to many zoos in the country, Audubon Zoo really is one of the better ones. San Diego is in a league of its own, though.