I know, I know, this is yet another non-zoo update (I am hopefully going to make it out to a local zoo very soon). I figure if you are like me and just like animals it doesn't matter if they are in the zoo or the wild. Here's a video I took recently at the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It features a black bear and the elk herd which was recently re-introduced to the park.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Coyote+Bison Picture
I know this is another update not involving a zoo (hoping to go to my first zoo of the year real soon) I thought you would enjoy these pictures from Antelope Island. The money shot is the picture of the bison and a coyote in the same frame. What are the chances of that happening while I was there to see it?
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Antelope Island: Better than a zoo?
I recently visited Antelope Island State Park in Davis County, Utah, which isn't a zoo but might be actually be better than visiting a zoo. While driving around on the island I felt like I was back in Southern Ohio at the Wilds. Antelope Island has natural scenic beauty and holds free roaming populations of Pronghorn Antelope, Bighorn Sheep, American Bison, Porcupine, Jack Rabbit, Badger, Coyote, Bobcat, and many species of waterfowl. Admission to the island is equivalent to many zoos at $9 (per vehicle). To get onto the actual island you have to drive along a 7 mile long causeway which gives great views of the Salt Lake as well as the 2,500 foot tall mountain at the center of island.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Vote for Conan
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Amazing photos infrared images elephants at night
This is pretty cool.
Infrared (IR) photography is a valuable tool in examining the thermoregulation systems of animals.
In these images, taken at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay each color represents a different temperature, so we can see what parts or areas of animals and their environments are cooler, or warmer, than others.
That helps us to learn about how animals regulate their body temperature. Check out the pictures here:
Monday, March 7, 2011
San Diego Zoo Safari Park Pictures
I've got some pictures to share with you today of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, or formerly known as the San Diego Wild Animal Park as it was called during the time of my visit (2006). The other major change was that the zoo formerly operated a monorail line, the Wgasa Bush Line, which ran through the Wild Animal Park. The Monorail line has been retired, partially due to high maintenance costs, and in March 2007 the new Journey into Africa attraction opened.
More pictures coming soon!
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