Albuquerque Photo of the Day

This is a scene from the Rio Grande Zoo, in downtown Albuquerque. The zoo offers visitors close encounters with more than 250 species of exotic and native animals. Popular species include seals and sea lions, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, elephants, polar bears, giraffes, hippos, camels, tamarins, koalas, Mexican wolves, mountain lions, monkeys, jaguars, zebras and rhinoceros. Walking distance through the zoo is about 2.25 miles.