My trip to the National Zoo in DC

I spent the majority of the morning at the National Zoo in Washington DC today and took a ton of pictures. About 1/4 of the zoo was under construction which was kind of disappointing but there were still a lot of cool things to see. I was really impressed with their invertebrate house which had a lot of saltwater tanks. The elegance coral they had was by far the most impressive. It was probably 2.5 to 3 feet in diameter! They also had a peacock mantis which I've never seen one in person before so that is always cool. But anyway, I'll just let the pics speak for themselves.

 

did you see the small mammal house that my favorite

 

That is some seriously impressive photography...

 

Wow, those are some fantastic pics!
Cuttlefish! Love those!

 

I like the Aruana tank

I think having a squid would be awesome

 

That's not a squid, it's a cuttlefish.
anpgp, did you get to see the cuttlefish display any patterns/colors?

 

Just a little bit. There was someone that kept tapping on the glass and it flashed a little color then but not a lot.

Yeah, I saw it but to be honest I was indifferent on it. I grew up going to the St. Louis Zoo which in some respects is a lot better than the DC one and small mammals is one of them. On the other hand, the nat'l zoo has a way better invert house.

 

The DC zoo always has some construction going on! Last time I was there was for an event called "Brew at the Zoo," a fundraiser. Had a blast!