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In this photo: Keeper Marie Magnuson with male lion cub Right Rib.
Photo Credit: Jen Zoon, Smithsonian's National Zoo
May 6, 2014
Four African lion cubs took a brisk paddle at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo today and passed their swim reliability test. The cubs—three males and one female—were born at the Zoo March 2. All cubs born at the Great Cats exhibit must undergo the swim reliability test and prove that they are ready to be on exhibit. All four cats were able to keep their heads above water, navigate to the shallow end of the moat and climb onto dry land. Now that they have passed this critical step, the cubs are one step closer to being ready to explore the yard with their mother, 9-year-old Shera. The 10-week-old cubs will make their public debut in mid-June once all vaccinations have been administered.
“As keepers, it’s our duty to take every precaution to ensure the cubs’ survival,” said Kristen Clark, an animal keeper at the Great Cats exhibit. “It’s possible that a cub could be playing around and get knocked into the moat by a parent or sibling. We want to make sure that if they find themselves in that situation, they know how to pull themselves out of the water and onto shore.”
Both cubs took the test under Clark’s guard, as she gently guided them in the right direction. The shallow end of the moat is approximately 2 ½ feet deep, which could present an obstacle for young cats. The side of the moat closest to the public viewing area is about 9 feet deep and is an essential safety barrier that effectively keeps the cats inside their enclosure.
In an adjacent exhibit, the two lion cubs born to mother Nababiep Jan. 24 explored their outdoor enclosure after passing their swim test in April. Starting Friday, May 9, keepers will decide on a day-to-day basis whether Naba’s two cubs will spend time in the yard from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This decision will be based on weather and how the cubs adjust to being outdoors. The Zoo will continue to share the latest updates and photos on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
The Zoo received a recommendation to breed the lions from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan for African lions. An SSP matches individual animals across the country for breeding in order to maintain a healthy, genetically diverse and self-sustaining population. Luke, the Zoo’s 8-year-old male lion, sired all six cubs. The next step in building a pride at the Zoo is to introduce all nine lions into the same shared space. The first meeting between them took place April 24 and was captured on video.
“Introductions are always tense the first time you do them, but we always try to build on positive behaviors we’ve seen in the past,” said Rebecca Stites, an animal keeper at the Great Cats exhibit. “All lions seemed interested in one another and their interactions were positive during “howdy door” and face-to-face meetings. We’re gradually increasing the amount of time that the pride is together behind the scenes. Our hope is that they will all be on exhibit as one pride this summer.”
The pride social structure makes lions unique among the great cats, many of which are solitary animals. African lion populations in the wild have dwindled by 30 percent during the past 20 years as a result of poaching, disease and habitat loss. They are considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
A mobile fuel test unit, also called a 'prover' truck, used to test accuracy of gasoline pumps. A certain amount of gasoline is pumped into the small stainless steel tanks and measured on the devise above them.
Testing Oblivion House converted to Skyrim with new textures, now I need to add glow to the windows so shine at night
Trying out still life.
Testing out the Phottix Odin System. Sb910 in wescott 8x 12 softbox left and Yongnuo in wescott 8x12 softbox right ( didn't trigger appropiate flash level as they it's not compatible with the odin system). Generay Video Light on top of lens to creat the glow in the subject lens. I had the mitros + in the rear. Ironically the Nikon Df is on a video tilt head that I will never be used because the Df doesn't do video.
Did some High ISO test today. Results are pretty impressive. Here are the Exif data.
1/15 sec
f/4
ISO-3200
Noise reduction in Camera is set to Standard. No post processing is done to the photo.
You may find a 100% cropped photo below.
Enjoy
With the wide availability of Covid-19 vaccines in Southern California, this Bus Test Express (Say that three times fast!) had no test-takers Wednesday afternoon while in the parking lot of a busy Montclair shopping center.
Just something about this light and background test shot before we got into the shoot. I was going to toss out but kept coming back to it and decided to post. Taken at Freestone Park in Gilbert Arizona.
Taken with a Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM lens and Canon 5D Mark II Camera. Shot wide open at F/2.
Testing the Ibis 66 for a friend - and I'm sure he will have a lot of fun with her.
There is one item: don't pull out the lens immediately before you make a picture, you could pull a vacuum, and your film could be out of focus.
Testing out the new 50mm f/1.8 Nikon Lens that Mr. UPS man delivered to me today. Three words: I'm in Heaven.
That is all.
This is a shot from a beauty shoot test session with Sophie.
Strobist: The main light is a beauty dish, high camera right.
Makeup by Jade B.
Test Olympus E-M1 + 50-200mm FT lens + 1.4 FT converter + MFT Adapter - >239mm - f/7.1 - time 1/125sec - ISO 1600
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Foto gemaakt zonder gebruik te maken van een statief en door de ruit (dubbele beglazing) van de deur van mijn woning. Omgerekend naar FF formaat zou de brandpuntafstand plm. 478mm bedragen.
Test
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Title: NASA Test Pilots
Catalog #: 08_01735
Additional Information: John McKay, Neil Armstrong, Robert White, joe Walker
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
The pathfinder (or test) backplane of the James Webb Space Telescope is shown here at NASA Johnson. It's secondary mirror boom was extended in prep for cryogenic tests in NASA Johnson's giant Chamber A. Mounted on the pathfinder are two test primary mirror segments, and at the end of that boom structure, a test secondary mirror.
Image credit: NASA/Desiree Stover
Another test piece I made to verify my flaperon design/parts. Looks good to me!
Check this video to see how it articulates: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3yOOp4FlAI
This cab view of vintage metro train during some runs on test track after master overhaul. These old russian trains of Ečs type were withdrawn from service in 1997.
Real 14 mm lens are realy useful in small places like is this cab. It is fun. :-)
少し、私は鉄ちゃんですね。 :-)