Category: conservation ftw
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Springtime in Hawaii: week 13 of 2012 in photos
Monday was the first day for which I don’t seem to have a photo, so I’m posting two from Tuesday, 3/27. This is my friend’s backyard.
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A handful of zoo photos from today
I don’t have anything much to write about today, but I did have a few minutes to walk around the zoo this afternoon and I took these photos. ^_^ Here is one of the many feral peacocks. He was showing off for a good twenty minutes. One of the elephants gave herself a dust bath.…
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Hungry Hippos are Hungry– 2012’s first week in Photos
I thought I’d share some of the pictures I took this week since I haven’t written much. The one at the top is of the hippos at the zoo. ^_^
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My first whale of the season
And I didn’t get a photo. It came with a big splash, though– literally! I took a couple of my friend’s kids whale spotting and the only thing we saw was a single, full breach with a massive splash afterward. Very cool. The day was gorgeous, though, and I’m surprised we didn’t see more. Tomorrow…
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Hello September! (and more zoo vids!)
I am so glad it’s September. And I didn’t plan on blogging today but I have a couple of videos I took at the zoo to show you. ^_^ Oh, and some meerkats hunting for bugs in a pile of grass.
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Learn a new animal day: African wild dog edition!
Hello again, and welcome (finally) to Learn-a-new-animal-day! I promise this post will be far less ranty than my previous edition… Take a look at this animal for a moment: This is obviously a member of the canine family, no? How can you mistake it? It’s got the face, the feet, the tail… And yet one…
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Hyena Laughs
Some days at the zoo remind me that despite the fact that it’s hot and dirty and exhausting, it’s absolutely worth it. Today was one of those days. One of the exhibits in the area where I volunteer is shared by spotted hyenas and Hamadryas baboons. They are not on exhibit at the same…
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Fun Zoo News
So, I was skimming my online news sources, there was a link to the Telegraph.. and I happened across this photo: Cute, huh? Well, I also happened to notice that the barn looks awfully familiar, as does the keeper… and then I realized it was the new giraffe baby at the Virginia Zoo. ^_^ This…
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Saving Songbirds
This happened two weeks ago, but I didn’t have time to write about it then, so I will write about it now. Two Friday nights ago I was spending the afternoon with friends who dropped me off at home after having nicely let me carpool with them. I got out of the car and discovered…
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More about monkeys
Today I got to observe the annual health exams of the zoo’s seven spider monkeys. It was pretty interesting. They all lost (on average) 25% of their body weight, which is good because they were on a new diet (their former diet had made them all gain a lot of weight). I also took my…
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