Showing posts with label Detroit Zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detroit Zoo. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Image of the week: Camel
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Image of the week: Gorilla
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Image of the week: sun bear
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Image of the Week: Pensive chimp
I've decided to start a new blog feature titled "Image of the Week" where every week I will be selecting one of my favorite zoo snapshots from my extensive collection. First up is a photo which I like to call "the pensive chimp", photographed at the Detroit Zoo in 2009.Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Detroit Zoo Fall 2009 Video
I've been sitting on this footage for almost a year. I'm not happy with the result but I'd figure I would post it anyways. The Detroit Zoo in October is a great time to video the animals, like the baby red panda!
Music is We Were Promised Jetpacks. Starts out good but probably turns too heavy for the video.
Music is We Were Promised Jetpacks. Starts out good but probably turns too heavy for the video.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Detroit Zoo Pictures 2009
I got a new Nikon camera
for my birthday so we decided to put it to good use by visiting the Detroit Zoo
. It was a little on the cold side so we thought it was going to be a crappy day but it turned out even more enjoyable than our visit last summer. Animals of note that were a treat to see were the baby red panda, arctic foxes, wolverine and, of course, feeding the giraffes. Enjoy the pictures!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Blind seal finds new home at Detroit Zoo
Blind seal finds new home at Detroit Zoo
JEREMY CARROLL
Published: January 6, 2010
ROYAL OAK - A blind seal that was rescued from a beach in Massachusetts earlier this year has moved into the Detroit Zoo's Arctic Ring of Life. The 70-pound male seal, believed to be approximately 1 year old, was taken to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut after it was found in August. A medical exam revealed that the seal had congenital blindness and would likely not survive if returned to the ocean.
The Detroit Zoo announced the seal's arrival on Dec. 21.
"We're happy we can provide a home for this little guy who can't be returned to his natural habitat," said Scott Carter, the zoo's chief life sciences officer, in a statement. "The Arctic Ring of Life is a great place for seals and we think he'll do very well here." The Arctic Ring of Life is North America's largest polar bear and seal exhibit, according to the zoo. It encompasses more than four acres, including a 70-foot-long clear underwater tunnel that allows visitors to view the polar bears and seals swimming.
The new addition, named Pequot, is a harp seal, which is native to North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, according to the zoo. An adult male normally weighs approximately 300 pounds and can live 30 years in captivity. The harp seal is considered a threatened species due to commercial hunting and climate change, the zoo said.
The Detroit Zoo is the only zoo in the United States to care for harp seals.
Pequot, who gets his name from an American Indian tribe that originated in Connecticut, joins the zoo's only other harp seal, Mack, who was rescued from a beach in Maryland in 1997 after having been shot.
For more information on the Detroit Zoo, visit them online at www.detroitzoo. org or call (248) 541-5717.
Caption:Photo provided by the Detroit Zoo Pequot, a harp seal that was rescued on a beach in Massachusetts earlier this year, has taken up permanent residence at the Detroit Zoo's Arctic Ring of Life.
Copyright, 2010, Royal Oak Review (MI), All Rights Reserved.
JEREMY CARROLL
Published: January 6, 2010
ROYAL OAK - A blind seal that was rescued from a beach in Massachusetts earlier this year has moved into the Detroit Zoo's Arctic Ring of Life. The 70-pound male seal, believed to be approximately 1 year old, was taken to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut after it was found in August. A medical exam revealed that the seal had congenital blindness and would likely not survive if returned to the ocean.
The Detroit Zoo announced the seal's arrival on Dec. 21.
"We're happy we can provide a home for this little guy who can't be returned to his natural habitat," said Scott Carter, the zoo's chief life sciences officer, in a statement. "The Arctic Ring of Life is a great place for seals and we think he'll do very well here." The Arctic Ring of Life is North America's largest polar bear and seal exhibit, according to the zoo. It encompasses more than four acres, including a 70-foot-long clear underwater tunnel that allows visitors to view the polar bears and seals swimming.
The new addition, named Pequot, is a harp seal, which is native to North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, according to the zoo. An adult male normally weighs approximately 300 pounds and can live 30 years in captivity. The harp seal is considered a threatened species due to commercial hunting and climate change, the zoo said.
The Detroit Zoo is the only zoo in the United States to care for harp seals.
Pequot, who gets his name from an American Indian tribe that originated in Connecticut, joins the zoo's only other harp seal, Mack, who was rescued from a beach in Maryland in 1997 after having been shot.
For more information on the Detroit Zoo, visit them online at www.detroitzoo. org or call (248) 541-5717.
Caption:Photo provided by the Detroit Zoo Pequot, a harp seal that was rescued on a beach in Massachusetts earlier this year, has taken up permanent residence at the Detroit Zoo's Arctic Ring of Life.
Copyright, 2010, Royal Oak Review (MI), All Rights Reserved.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Detroit Zoo Video 2008
This is my video from the Detroit Zoo shot in 2008. The center piece of the zoo is the best polar bear exhibit in the world. See for yourself:
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