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Mom & Dad at the entrance to San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, a 2,100 acre natural animal preserve in Escondido, CA, north of San Diego. The animals wander freely in surroundings much like their native homelands. We will take a quiet monorail to view most of the animals. (Photo by Jimmy)
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A Great Egret stands by the lagoon with Chilean Flamingos behind him.
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A Great Egret and Chilean Flamingos reflected in the lagoon. Note the Flamingo chick on the left.
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A Great Egret by the Flamingo lagoon.
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The herd of African Elephants. Look closely, and you can see a baby elephant surrounded by the group on the right.
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A couple of Asian Elephants courting.
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A couple of Indian Elephants courting.
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Two Barbury Red deer laying in the field.
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Three Northern White Two-Horned Rinos.
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A herd of wild cattle or gaur.
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A black Rhinoceros.
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A family of Ibex.
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A marabou stork whose bald head and throat are useful in keeping clean, since these birds feed on carcasses.
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A wildebeast mom waits anxiously as her young one gets tagged.
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A herd of wildebeasts.
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A herd of Asian Oryx.
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A barbary red deer bull.
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A barbary red deer calling his harem.
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A reticulated giraffe crosses the road. They have a spot pattern that looks like a net.
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A reticulated giraffe has a spot pattern that looks like a net.
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A reticulated giraffe has a spot pattern that looks like a net.
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Two Pere David's deer lock horns.
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A young Himalayan tahr rests among the rocks - perfect camoflage.
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A Northern white rino (two horned).
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