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Zoo San Francisco

User Reviews of Zoo San Francisco

Yelp.com Review - by Vicki L.

2.0 of 5 stars. I hadn't been to the SF zoo since I was a kid and I had remembered it being a pretty sad/miserable-feeling zoo. But the other week when it was one of those hot, hot days we decided to take our little…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gabyyyy y.

2.0 of 5 stars. Maybe it was the weather or the fact that I am pmsing, but this place made me deeply sad. It looks terribly depressing. Many of the cages look too small for the animals, little to none landscaping,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Katherine H.

3.0 of 5 stars. I'm not going to lie, as far as zoos go, this is pretty lacking. For one, all the animals look like they're just lying around drugged. Secondly, the zoo is very run down, and a fifth of the exhibits…
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ken K.

4.0 of 5 stars. As a kid, you might come here and marvel at the animals, kick whine and scream to get some ice cream, and be the kid that you you are. As you get into school age, it is fun and games here.
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve J.

1.0 of 5 stars. One of the saddest places on earth! Partner and I ventured over with a six year old nephew thinking that, in spite of our better judgment, this would entertain him. Lions and tigers and bears ... But…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sami M.

2.0 of 5 stars. I went to this Zoo last week and I was suprised to see all the outdated displays! I was yet impressed with the Garaffe exhibit, it was nice and updated! And I liked the fact that there were Peacocks…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jaye C.

3.0 of 5 stars. OMG!! I saw this shirt yesterday at True SF on Haight St. Holy crap it's too hard to hold in the lulz! (I'm sorry!)
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Thomas M.

3.0 of 5 stars. I was so excited to fo to the Zoo, because it had been so long since I have been to see any animals like that, and I was somewhat dissapointed with the way the Zoo is set up. A lot of the exhibits…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff H.

2.0 of 5 stars. When I was here last, I remember wild turkeys--pretending to be peacocks--were running amok and the gorillas looking pissed. Sadly, this zoo has gone downhill since I remember it as a little boy.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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San Francisco Zoo

The San Francisco Zoo is a great place to take any member of the family no matter how young or old.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jonathan K.

4.0 of 5 stars. After reading all the poor review, I debated about going to SF Zoo. I liked Oakland Zoo and SF Zoo was a bit way off and I hate paying toll. Get Rid of the Toll. It is such a social divider. After…
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John S.

1.0 of 5 stars. So I generally don't like zoos. Actually, the little kid in me just wants to spend all his time looking at animals, but the adult in me knows that a bunch of zoos treat their animals poorly and that…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Natacha M.

2.0 of 5 stars. I really expected much much mucho. I remember coming here when I was a wee girl and I wasn't too thrilled but I thought maybe it has changed......NO it hasn't. My daughter seemed to like the train…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aber M.

2.0 of 5 stars. We visited the zoo on a Monday. There was plenty of parking available, way better than visiting on a free day due to the lack of parking spaces and large crowds. It has been around 2 years since our…
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nissa A.

2.0 of 5 stars. I enjoyed the zoo when I went, but I think it was more because of the company I was in than the zoo itself. It was pricey for a zoo trip, but I did like that they offered a $2 discount to SF…
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I like this zoo. Except the gorillas, they're a little too human-like to make it not creepy. I love the behbeh giraffes! Such knobullar knees. Everything is expensive as all hell though. I'm…
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Max P.

1.0 of 5 stars. Empty, frustrating tristesse. Can somebody liberate these animals from their all too small depressing cages and bawns? Please??
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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lilaguide | Petting zoo the best

My son loved the petting zoo where he got to pet, brush and feed the goats/sheep.
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Josh J.

2.0 of 5 stars. I live about 5 minutes from the zoo and I also bought a family membership here which, for the price, was not that bad. However this place is just plain boring. How often can you come here and see…
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matthew L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Uncrowded on a random, cold Tuesday...especially enjoyed watching the penguins being fed, Sumatran tiger cubs wrestling each other and getting licked on the head by their mom, and the prairie dogs…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Went to the SF Zoo for my boyfriend's birthday this year. Neither of us had been since we were little, and it sounded like fun. It was on a Tuesday, and we had a GREAT time. There were a few parents…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica B.

2.0 of 5 stars. Really? 11 dollars to get into this place? Seriously? Apparently so. Also disappointing is that in exchange for the beautiful new front entryway, we no longer may use our cheapo plastic elephant zoo…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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lilaguide | Great plan for a day

It is a great place for th ekids to run , to get a train ride and to see the animals. Great locations of the restaurants in the Zoo.
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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lilaguide | Animals, big and small...

Things have definitely improved since I used to go there as a kid. We took our daughter for the first time when she was 17 months old. We had been trying to teach her animal sounds. So, it was fun to point out...
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by kimberly v.

4.0 of 5 stars. It's often difficult to weigh the role of simple nostalgia with some of the things you love. I love the San Francisco Zoo. I was born in San Francisco, and some of my earliest pleasant memories are…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by steven C.

5.0 of 5 stars. I had a great trip today. Super cheap prices...less than 10 bucks. (i went in free w/group)
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was raised in San Diego with the world-famous San Diego Zoo. My family always had season passes and I even attended Zoo School there when I was younger. The SF Zoo can't begin to compare to the SD…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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Fun

There is a great selection of animals, and interesting educational attractions. Walk around of commit your day to a specific species. Either way you can learn a lot about these natural wonders in the
kudzu.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Adam S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've been to several zoos, all in major cities, and for a city with the prestige of San Francisco, I was a bit let down. I give three stars for keeping the classic animals but I also give three stars…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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lilaguide | Beautiful, Fun!

Who wouldn't love this place! Beautiful, clean, the kids love the animals, the setting, and the steam train!!!
lilaguide.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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lilaguide | Good but not Great

THank goodness the Zoo finally remodeled! As a native San Franciscan, the zoo was the last place we would go, because it was old and decrepid and depressing. Now that they have remodeled it is alot better and...
lilaguide.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by RUTH D.

1.0 of 5 stars. I actually had a year-long membership to the zoo. After the accident, there went my $77! No way I'm going back there again. I did see a little bit of laxity when it came to the zookeepers. One time I…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David A.

1.0 of 5 stars. SF Zoo needs to close. I went there during one of those very rare warm days and it was packed with families and tourists. I can only imagine what it's like on a Wed. when the only people there are…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicole J.

2.0 of 5 stars. What a deal: SF residents get $2 off, public transportation peep get $1. Being a SF native, I grew up on field trips to the SF Zoo. I was looking forward to this visit so I could reminisce of…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle R.

2.0 of 5 stars. I'm on the fence when it comes to Zoos in general, but I thought I would comment on our SF Zoo... gone are the days of the Zebra tram and the plastic elephant Zoo Keys. Gone are the days of happy…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Candy C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I LOVE SF ZOO!!! Hands down THE BEST zoo I have ever been to, considering the only other zoo I've gone to is Oakland Zoo...and Manila Zoo...does that count? We brought the lovies here today on this…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by BeBe L.

3.0 of 5 stars. If I do not like the SF Zoo maybe the zoo is just not my thing. Here is what I didn't like. 1. Entrance Fee $11 (adults)
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Margarita V.

5.0 of 5 stars. I am a little dissapointed that we came the day before the free day, but the money we did spend was well worth it. This is a great zoo. It is not too big like the Bronx Zoo where you can't see the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Male domestic partners Henry and Pepper setting up a household and raising a brood together. Just another day in the Castro you say? No, welcome to the penguin pen at the San Francisco Zoo! Its not the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy V.

1.0 of 5 stars. Pretty lame place. There are hardly much animals around. I take my son there only during the once a month free day. And of those animals around, they look so old and tired. If you've checked out…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Denise M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love the zoo. I love all animals, but I love this zoo in particular because it holds many happy memories for me. My grandparents would take me here almost every weekend. Yes, I had my little red…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cade P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this zoo. We went an hour before closing and stayed till a little after closing. We had to stop and watch the lions mate, hahahaha.... we came up with our own commentary:
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Teresa N.

3.0 of 5 stars. I only come here on free days (first Wednesdays of the month!), though I haven't visited for almost four years now. So sad about the tigers... One year, orangutans threw poo on my friend's shoes…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Shirley J.

5.0 of 5 stars. You know when you were a little child, everything, I mean everything appeared gargantuan in size! The SF Zoo was such a huge place walking around and visiting all the animals as a child. My daughter,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura P.

4.0 of 5 stars. The San Francisco Zoo is perfect in terms of size. It takes a good couple of hours to walk the whole thing, and you feel like you've gotten your money's worth when you're done. It's not too small,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Noel M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I still love this zoo. They maintain pretty great standards as far as zoos go. *Note: Don't harass the freaking animals! It's sad that the "Feline Conservation Center" is now an off-exhibit…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Darrin G.

2.0 of 5 stars. I feel really bad for all the animals, it's blatantly obvious they are suffering horribly from being removed from their native habitats and put on display. Also, they have many tropical species a few…
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica L.

4.0 of 5 stars. While I realize this review will cause my friends to laugh and continue with the happy bunnies and unicorns jokes I can't resist it. Spending a day with sea otters and penguins is pretty much a dream…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Simon L.

4.0 of 5 stars. this place is cool! i always go here the first wednesday of the month to get in free! last time i went i FINALLY got to go to the petting zoo, which IMO is the best part of the zoo! they goats are…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Enrique C.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this place. The tiger attack was a terrible tragedy and the zoo has begun to renovate exhibits to bring everything up to code. My favorite exhibit is the lion house during feeding time. The…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean B.

5.0 of 5 stars. welcome the
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Brian T.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a great urban zoo. Unlike the zoo on the other side of the Bay in Oakland, the animals seem to have a fair amount of room to move around here. There's a great range of exhibits and a several…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindsay P.

2.0 of 5 stars. I also like the Oakland zoo much better.....We went to the zoo yesterday and I noticed a spooky lack of zoo employees in certain regions. Yes, it is true that here are some area's where there were…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Catherine D.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was in one of those sentimental moods the other day looking at some pictures (you know the old school kind you put in photo albums, before the digital days) and I found a bunch of the kid at the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica W.

4.0 of 5 stars. this review is for "woo at the sf zoo", a valentine's day program they have at the sf zoo over the period of a week. i didn't actually go inside the zoo, since my boyfriend felt too sick to go. also…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Adolfo L.

1.0 of 5 stars. It's got to be 10-15 years since I've last been at the San Francisco Zoo. Today I went along with my group to perform at the zoo's Chinese New Year celebration. I'm glad I didn't pay. I remember the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I always seem to have a great time here. I revert back to my child hood and explore the grounds for things i haven't yet seen. I miss the giant ice/plastic castle that used to be there but my big arse…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by T L.

2.0 of 5 stars. i don't mean to sound like an animal rights activists but let them go already all the animals look sad they either need some sex or to be replaced... i mean look a lion had to attack to get that out…
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by christy w.

3.0 of 5 stars. 3 stars for the penguins, sea otters, and the fact that the zoo was empty when i went=)
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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lilaguide | I love this zoo.

Always a good time. Wonderful experience as usual.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sssshhhhh L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I LOVE the zoo! Sometimes not all the animals are there. When we eat in the cafe, I always get the yummy garlic fries. The food in there are a little pricey, but I guess they need to make money…
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I was here once and only once and it was with a girl with big smiling eyes. It was a rainy Saturday afternoon and the man by the entrance was nice enough to let us in without taking our tickets so we…
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Homer S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I feel bad for this zoo. I've been in the area for years and this is the first time I've been here, and my daughter absolutely loved it. Of course we tried to steer clear from the dangerous animal…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mamie J.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a cute place to come with family or friends. I always find it amusing since I come every once in a long while. The animals are cute but I guess sometimes you feel bad for them cause they've…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nobody M.

3.0 of 5 stars. I enjoyed the time I spent here on a day the week before Christmas--the week before the Tatiana tragedy. I'll agree with others here, that there are some exhibits that are pretty depressing--the Hippo…
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Randy F.

2.0 of 5 stars. Picture this: The rich as hell City and County of San Francisco purchases lots of land out near Livermore, and creates a massive wild animal park with huge open savannahs and a safari-style visitor…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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lilaguide | Best outing for active kids

This zoo is the best. There's open air and space for active toddlers to run around, walkways and trails that work for a short and extended visits, enough new exhibits to make frequent visits interesting, a...
lilaguide.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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lilaguide | Great zoo

Absolutely loved this zoo. Went on a cold day. The hummingbird house freaked out my kids.
lilaguide.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica N.

2.0 of 5 stars. I came here today, on a Sunday. It was free for families with kids, so it was busier and more chaotic than usual. I was kind of disappointed with the empty exhibits and the poorly maintained ones.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Charles S.

1.0 of 5 stars. Absolute crap in terms of space. The first time I visited this zoo in 2002 I *refused* to visit the pacyderms just after seeing the venerable warehouse they were stored in. Sure enough, a couple years…
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by koala T.

1.0 of 5 stars. i thought i was in a mental institution for animals... the warthog, anteater, polar bear and many other animals pace around the same patch of space in the small captivity space. the other poor animals…
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by nia w.

4.0 of 5 stars. I Love the San Francisco zoo! For fun, I like to strap raw meat to my ankles and dangle them over the big cat inclosure's while I yell, "here kitty kitty". Boy...that never gets old. Update:…
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by L W.

1.0 of 5 stars. How terribly sad. I am a zoo enthusiast and the day I visited the SF my heart died a little. Put off by the 15 dollar price tag for admission, I waited for "Free Zoo Day", the first wednesday of every…
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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lilaguide | Like visiting the zoo, but so disappointed by the Tiger escape

Before this incident, we really liked the zoo. We were happy that they seemed to be regularly making improvements. There were always some things we didn't like - monkey exhibits seemed not too natural, etc....
lilaguide.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jack H.

2.0 of 5 stars. It's time to start phasing out this type of zoo. Many of the animals are basically kept in what amounts to an enlarged jail cell, for life. Have these animals committed a crime? No. Have the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joan B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I volunteered at the zoo for 4 years (Nature Trail). It was the best experience of my life! I am a strong believer in animal rights however I think having a zoo in a big city like SF is necessary to…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tori K.

1.0 of 5 stars. Zoos suck.... enter at your own risk! The San Francisco Zoo sucks because it is full of intoxicated thugs who are free to roam, harass and murder innocent animals like Tatiana the Tigress.. a…
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by daphne a.

4.0 of 5 stars. Its a little sad to come to the zoo. If you think about it, it's just a large animal shelter with no chances of these creatures to ever be adopted. You walk through and observe the monkeys, the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2008