While I greatly struggle with the nature (or lack thereof) of american zoos, I can't help but marvel at how phenomenally cool it is the I can jump on my bike, jet up to the local (st louis) zoo and see what I can see. To be nose to nose with such a magnificent and dangerous creature is quite a charge for a city-phyte like myself. But, regardless of how much thought I commit to it, I conclude that this setup really sucks for the animals but is greatly cool for us, the other animals.