January 2026

At the zoo in Mexico

A Mexico City zoo visit with Xin Xin the giant panda and questions about the axolotl zone.

January 02, 2026

Me and my mom also went to the zoo in Mexico city. For this zoo, I saw the axolotl and the giant panda. Let's see the giant panda first.

The Giant Panda Zone

The giant panda is an amazing animal. It is the biggest panda. The giant panda eats bamboo. At the enclosure, the panda wasn't outside. It also wasn't moving and it also wasn't eating bamboo, although the bamboo was fresh. His name is Xin Xin, the only panda that is not owned by China. Age 35 years.

The Axolotl Zone

The Axolotl zone is also very cool, and I have a lot of questions about it. Why do people go in groups instead of go-in-when-you-want? Why can't you pet real axolotls? But it is also pretty cool. There is a smiling axolotl on the entrance and there is a screen that can have spanish and english and it can tell you things about the axolotls. One of the videos tell you about axolotl metamorphosis. Although you can't pet the live axolotls, you still can feel some...