The cages are small. The sidewalk is dirty. The gloomy hippo, pacing in his bedroom-sized enclosure, reminds me of a man who is next in line on Death Row. Strangely enough, the slightly-smaller Oakland Zoo does a 300% better job at fulfilling it's promise as an entertaining and educational institution.
Last Christmas, a tiger escaped and killed a man after being teased. I feel sorry for that tiger.