ZOO Pictures!!

Post by **Avatar** » Wed May 16, 2007 8:08 am

Ah nonsense man, it's not so bad.

Let's also be clear that we're not exactly over-run with wildlife...I mean. it's there, but not in the cities and suburbs and stuff. My uncle's place is relatively, although not seriously, rural.

--A

Post by **TIC TAC** » Wed May 16, 2007 12:40 pm

Spiral Jacobs wrote:

Um...that's a rubber chew toy right? Right?

Post by **Reave the Unjust** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:42 pm

Sadly not for the poor bugger who messed with the beast! Lucky guy had his hand re-attached thanks to the wonders of modern surgery.

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Here's some of my pics with my new 3mp cam/phone thing. Not from a zoo, but animals are still found in unexpected corners of woodlands:

Post by **matrixman** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:45 am

Cute frog, Reave.

Punk fashion is alive and well in the pelican world

Post by **Reave the Unjust** » Sat May 19, 2007 9:01 pm

That bird is crazy looking!
What's up with it's beak????
Looks pretty grumpy though..... "Don't mention my hair!"

Post by **Spiral Jacobs** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:00 pm

Matrixman wrote:Cute frog, Reave.

Punk fashion is alive and well in the pelican world

I see your grumpy pelican and raise you:

Post by **matrixman** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:42 am

Haha, that bird's got character, Spiral J! He's got grouchy uncle written all over him. Good shot.

This is Debbie:

She is 40 years old, apparently the longest-lived polar bear in captivity. After she dies, we will not be able to have another polar bear unless our zoo's present enclosure undergoes a major upgrade. It no longer meets criteria set forth in a tough piece of legislation - enacted ironically by our own province - that determines where in the world Manitoba polar bears may be sent off to. No doubt this measure was in response to grim stories of polar bears that suffered in ill-kept and hot places like Mexico. So even our zoo doesn't make the cut. However, the zookeepers here say that Debbie is happy in her present home, and it would actually be cruel to suddenly change her environment now as she enters her remaining years. In the coming years, it is hoped that the mere prospect of a polar bear-less zoo in Manitoba will embarrass our politicians into approving the necessary funds to build a new, state-of-the-art enclosure.

Post by **Reave the Unjust** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:27 pm

Visited Longleat Safari Park:

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Post by **matrixman** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:27 pm

Cool, they've got rhinos! Good shot of them, Reave.

And they have tapirs...I like tapirs...funky-looking animals.

Also like that shot of the ostrich.

Post by **jelerak** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:24 pm

Audubon Zoo, New Orleans...May 2007

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Post by **Astavyastataa Kadna** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:34 pm

Cool white tiger!!

Here kitty, kitty!!

Post by **Reave the Unjust** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:28 pm

MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW,
MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW,
MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW!

Post by **Reave the Unjust** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:45 pm

Matrixman wrote:Cool, they've got rhinos! Good shot of them, Reave.

And they have tapirs...I like tapirs...funky-looking animals.

Also like that shot of the ostrich.

Thanks!
I'm jealous of the Rhino shot: my lady grabbed my cam from me (after getting tired of me taking pictures past her while she was driving).
She slowed right down, took the shot with one hand and looked at me as if to say "Happy now?"

They had a baby tapir too. It was being fed by it's mum when I was photographing the dad. Later I saw it trotting around... very funky and cute! They kind of have stripes like young wild pigs (although they aren't closely related).

The dad ostrich reminded me of a velociraptor with feathers! Massive feet that could cause a lot of damage I imagine (just like that gorilla in jelerak's pics).

Post by **Creator** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:49 pm

My daughter works at a private zoo in NC called Noah's Landing:

Post by **lucimay** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:55 pm

eeeeeyewwww....what IS that GIANT BUG???? eeeeyewwwwww.

and why is the zoo called Noah's Landing? is it a christian zoo???

and i dug out some pics i took a year or so ago. i hadn't been to the zoo in a while but i had to go for anthropology class. zoos make me a little sad. and like an idjit, i only took b&w film with me.

Post by **Creator** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:53 pm

Lucimay wrote:eeeeeyewwww....what IS that GIANT BUG???? eeeeyewwwwww.

and why is the zoo called Noah's Landing? is it a christian zoo???

and i dug out some pics i took a year or so ago. i hadn't been to the zoo in a while but i had to go for anthropology class. zoos make me a little sad. and like an idjit, i only took b&w film with me.

It is a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach! - YUCKY!!!!

I think more the animals - and that they save a lot from shelters. No Christian themes at all.

I like your pictures - they B&W Tiger is waaaaaay cool!! BTW, what's film?!

Post by **matrixman** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:16 am

Jelerak, I like that gorilla shot. "No, you can't have my banana..."

Lovely B&W shots, Luci. (Hey now, Creator, don't start dissing film, it has served us well for the past hundred years.) The peacock is marvelous!

Post by **Astavyastataa Kadna** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:22 pm

From an Exotic Animal exhibition with my daughter! Nice kitty

Post by **lucimay** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:27 pm

wow!!! awesome!!!

kitties like creator!!!

thats a wonderful photo!!!

(ps...i think your diet is working! you look thinner!!)

Post by **Astavyastataa Kadna** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:22 pm

Thank! Working to get back to (with my aunts):

Kevin's Watch

Kevin's Watch

ZOO Pictures!!