I was at the zoo on Thursday and yesterday for the opening of Adventure Cove. When you look at the front of the sea lion exhibit, there is a glass window to view the first section for the pinnipeds. If you walk to the left of it, you will go down a slanted sidewalk with more underwater viewing, including a glass bubble. Of course this is all roped off right now. You then enter into the underwater area with one big window on your right to view them underwater. Next is the highlight which is an underwater tunnel where you can see them on your sides, above you, and below you. When you exit, you go up and the stadium seating for sea lion shows is on your right. If you did not take the tunnel and walked around the exhibit, there is a staircase in the middle of the two connected pools where you can go up on a platform and look at the sea lions/seals. FYI, I did not see any of the harbor seals on my visit. The first pool consist of consistently move waters causing small waves at the surface. The rock work and details look similar to what was done at the Smithsonian National Zoo. I wouldn't be surprise if it was the same architects.
Animal Ambassador Village is up next with multiple outdoor and indoor exhibits. In front of the right side of the building entrance is a long exhibit that featured the baby cheetahs on my visit. Sometimes their dog pals join them and I also heard the serval can rotate in this exhibit too. On the left side of the entrance are three backyard designed exhibits (whole area has a theme of animals in human environments). Two of the exhibits consisted of the same animal pairings on my visits; one for toucan and a tortoise and the other one for a ring tailed and red luffed lemur. The exhibit closest to the entrance rotated bat eared foxed and the red legged seriema. Adjacent to these exhibits is a basic exhibit with pools for two capybaras and a basket above them for a two toed sloth.
When you enter the building, you have exhibits on both sides of you. On the left is a park exhibit where I saw a rotation of ground hornbill, bat eared foxes, and red legged seriema. It features a trash can and a park bench. Next to it is a small cornered exhibit featuring a mock tree with a swing from its limb. Here I saw a prehensile tailed porcupine one day and Geoffrey's cats the next day. The exhibit on the right is called Pier 33 and features underwater viewing. This exhibit was supposed to be a rotation area for Asian small clawed otters and penguins, but right now it is home to a duck. I think there were some complications with the initial animals and they are working on getting them on exhibit soon.
At this point you will turn the corner to your left and there's a long hallway of more exhibits. On the right are two areas closed off with barn doors that can open up and reveal classrooms and areas to meet for their backstage tours. Besides the classroom is an small exhibit where I saw swift foxes and the next day, skunks. By that is a florist themed exhibit featuring parrots (I cannot remember what kind of parrots). On the other side of the hallway are three exhibits. The first themed exhibit is a smoothie shop kitchen and in this space I saw tortoises one day and a greater galago the next day. The next themed exhibit is a market area where I saw Geoffrey's cats and the next day, swift foxes. The next exhibit I think is a similar store theme that I cannot remember and I saw skunks and I think the red legged seriema in.
When you exit the building, to your right is an outdoor exhibit which rotated red river hog and African crested porcupine. There's also an outdoor yard for tortoises in front of the sting ray building.
I will try to post photos soon, which will give you a better idea of the spaces.
, there is already a complete world map, if you click on each zoo you get the current stock:
