Roanoke’s zoo is small, but excellent. They make excellent use of the space that they have available and focus on animals that don’t take up a huge amount of room. It’s one of the best zoos that I’ve ever visited. I especially liked their red panda display and got what I think are some excellent pictures from it.

More photos at my Roanoke Zoo Flickr Set.

I’ve visited the National Zoo in Washington, DC several times.  They have a wonderful selection of animals and one of my favorites are the red pandas. Don’t show up too early or they’ll be asleep still (like the last picture).

You can find more red panda pictures and other animals in one of my four National Zoo Sets.