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She was almost 5 months old! We went to the San Diego Zoo and she slept most of the time.

We haven't been to the zoo yet, other then Bush gardens which is one big zoo. She was 18 months and she wasn't very excited about the animals. She preferred the rides.

We did go to the aquarium when she was even younger though and she liked that. I think its easier to see things there because the aquariums are smaller and right in front of your face, while the animals at the zoo. An be hard to spot and blend in with their surroundings.

We went when LO was 15 months and she LOVED it.

We went when she was just a tiny little thing - really it was for me. We've been going her whole life, basically. Now she's obsessed with the place and always asks to go.

My bestie and I took N when he was about 2 weeks old. We went back again just after he was 6 months. He had a good time this last time. He was most amused by the insect house. When we took him the first time he slept pretty much the whole time. (It was more for me and my friend. )

We just took LO a few weeks ago, just before she turned 10 months. She is OBSESSED with cats (we have a cat) and she lived the zoo. She was especially excited to see the elephants, lions and apes. We fed leaves to a giraffe, which she was suspicious about. It licked the leaves right out of her hand, which she was not too sure about. The rest of the zoo she loved.

She was 13 months when we took her for the first time. I think that was the perfect age - she loved looking at all the animals and was waving at the elephants

5 months. He was never uncovered though (blanket over coarsest in stroller). We have a fabulous zoo and got annual passes. It's great for walking too...lots if hills.

@PrincessBaby: Definitely wait until K gets home! And go super early before it gets too hot! SIL and I have been going at around 9:30 and we stay until a little after 11. Towards the end it was getting too hot. We decided we'll go at opening (8am) from now on.

First time my lo went he was 2 weeks old. Then we went to an aquarium when he was 3 months old. he was pretty alert and seemed to enjoy looking at the fish.

11 months old. She loved some of the bigger animals. kangaroos, sea lions and lemurs were the biggest hits. Here's us with a rhino

We first him to a zoo at 7 months and then a little over a year. He didn't notice any of the animals. We took him again around 2 but he didn't enjoy it then. He didn't start enjoying it until he was around 3. His younger sister is 21 months now and has been enjoying the since since around 1.

DD wasn't super into it ger first time at 4 months. When we went back at 10 months, though, she loved it. DS went for the first time at 11 months and it was,a huge hit with him, too. No we we go every month!

LO has only been to the actual zoo once in his 2.5 years! We do visit some nature centers regularly and have been doing that since a few months after he turned one. Their tanks/displays are often smaller and it's never crowded (and admission is often free or close to it). I would start with a place like that. When we did go to the zoo at 2 yo, it was kind of overwhelmingly big, to be candid.

We also sometimes check out the 'panda cam' and 'elephant cam' online--SF zoo and the National Zoo both have animal cams.

ETA: Another nature center benefit is that they're often staffed by volunteers who are pleased as punch to see a baby/toddler come in! LO is a regular, so they now know him and tell him (and me) all about their displays.

3 months old, I think. We went during the winter and looked at things like the elephants in the elephant house and the fish in the aquarium. He loved it!

6.5 months - she really didn't care, haha. she liked to watch the seals - and liked to stare at the elephants but that was really it!

We plan to take LO somewhere between 4-6 months, but we don't expect her to be too over the moon about it haha! We just plan on visiting the zoo in my ILs town because *I* love the zoo lol!

I took b this week at 4.5 months and he was meh about it.