Labels:mammal | animal | zoo | lion | animal shelter | text | big cats OCR: THE ZOO THAT BEGAN WITH A ROAR How did the San Diego Zoo start? I always say that the world-famous San Diego Zoo began with a rogr. Hallstarted one afternoon in 1918. My brother Paul and I were in Balboa Park in San Diego, visiting the animals on display there. Suddenly, I heard the lions roar in their cages, and I had an inspiration "Wouldn't it ba splendid if San Diogo had a 200?" Ihalf-jokingly asked my brother. "You know .... ] think I'll start one."