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The Latin name for the tiger is ‘Panthera tigris‘. They can live up to 26 years in captivity and in the wild. Tigers prefer to inhabit forests, grasslands and mangrove swamps. There are six distinctive tigers: Bengal, Indochinese, Malayan, Siberian, South China and Sumatran. White tigers are caused by recessive genes and inbreeding. There are as few as 30 Golden Tigers in captivity. There are three extinct breeds: Bali, Caspian and Javan. They can measure up to 11ft, including tail.
They can weigh up to 670lbs. The stripes that a tiger has are as unique as human fingerprints. Tigers are generally solitary creatures, but are seen as highly social able.
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Our area has been avoiding the snow all these weeks. Thinking about all that missed snow, here is a snowy owl. There are two snowy owls on exhibit at ZooAmerica. This is the male, Nash, arrived at ZooAmerica in March of 2019 from the Nashville Zoo. He hatched in June of 2010. The female, Rinna, hatched in captivity at Tallinn Zoo in Estonia. Her hatch date is 2007 and she arrived at ZooAmerica in 2009.Rinna is the larger owl with distinctive black barring while Nash is almost completely white in color with few black markings. Here is a video of them. youtu.be/YdWSMVluUvI
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The eastern milksnake ranges from Maine to Ontario in the north to Alabama and North Carolina in the south. It is non-venomous.
The eastern milksnake averages 60 to 91 centimetres in total length, although specimens as long as 132 centimetres in total length have been measured. It has smooth and shiny scales. The dorsal color pattern consists of brownish dorsal saddles, which are edged with black.
It is commonly found in rural areas where hibernation and feeding sites, such as buildings and mammal burrows, are abundant. It also uses a variety of open habitats and forest edges.
Like many species of milk snakes, the eastern milk snake is often bred in captivity for the pet trade. It is generally docile and rarely attempts to bite, though it may do so if feeling restrained.
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They are also fast. This snake flashed across the trail and into the grass so quickly that most of shots were just blurs.
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, Ontario, Canada. June 2022.
A captive Peregrine Falcon at York Center for Wildlife, Maine. The species is also called Falco peregrinus.
The happy and free Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Uhu vagy Nagy fülesbagoly, Ο Ευρασιατικός Μπούφος
Just loved the up-close version of this image taken in August for the Art as Mindfulness Project.
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Over the past year, I have really struggled with having my business shut down, forced lockdowns all while wearing face diapers in public so I thought it was fitting to rezz a cage for me with doves flying free...
The symbolism of my doves is divine sovereignty versus captivity of humanity's free will. I yearn for true freedom.
(Divine sovereignty, which is that God exercises efficacious, universal, and loving control over, it is compatible with human freedom in that humans are free to do what they want to do, although God is sovereign over our desires)
I pray to my maker, for it is he who opens cages & restores clipped wings.
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A venerable inhabitant of Patara Elephant Farm dwells amidst its steamy natural surroundings in rural Chiangmai Province, Thailand.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 1000, f/9.0, 92mm, 1/125s
Thanks a lot to all my friends in Flickr for your best wishes regarding my surgery. Everything went well, my recovery is fast and without problems. I had a full hip replacement done almost 2 weeks ago and I was walking with a walker the next day of the surgery. I have almost no pain and the inflammation is almost gone, doing therapy at home several times a week and a nurse came few times to see if all is well. My surgeon (Dr. Andrew Yun) have a lots of experience (30 years) and one of the best in the country in this kind of surgeries.
Muchas gracias a todos mis amigos de Flickr por sus mejores deseos con respecto a mi cirugía. Todo salió bien, mi recuperación es rápida y sin problemas. Tuve un reemplazo completo de cadera hace casi 2 semanas y estaba caminando con un andador al día siguiente de la cirugía. Casi no tengo dolor y la inflamación casi ha desaparecido. Hago terapia en casa varias veces a la semana y una enfermera vino varias veces para ver si todo estaba bien. Mi cirujano (Dr. Andrew Yun) tiene mucha experiencia (30 años) y es uno de los mejores del país en este tipo de cirugías.
The budgerigar (/ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑːr, -əriː-/ BUJ-ər-ih-gar, -ə-ree-;Melopsittacus undulatus), also known as the common parakeet or shell parakeet, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot usually nicknamed the budgie (/ˈbʌdʒi/ BUJ-ee), or in American English, the parakeet. Budgies are the only species in the genus Melopsittacus. Naturally, the species is green and yellow with black, scalloped markings on the nape, back, and wings. Budgies are bred in captivity with colouring of blues, whites, yellows, greys, and even with small crests. Juveniles and chicks are monomorphic, while adults are told apart by their cere colouring, and their behaviour.
The species is the only member of the genus Melopsittacus, which is the only genus in the Melopsittacini tribe.
The origin of the budgerigar's name is unclear. First recorded in 1805, budgerigars are popular pets around the world due to their small size, low cost, and ability to mimic human speech. They are likely the third most popular pet in the world, after the domesticated dog and cat. Budgies are nomadic flock parakeets that have been bred in captivity since the 19th century. In both captivity and the wild, budgerigars breed opportunistically and in pairs.
They are found wild throughout the drier parts of Australia, where they have survived harsh inland conditions for over five million years. Their success can be attributed to a nomadic lifestyle and their ability to breed while on the move. The budgerigar is closely related to lories and the fig parrots.
Los Angeles. California.
There is no Beauty Without Some Strangeness
- Edgar Allan Poe
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The Raven:
Ravens are among the smartest of all birds, gaining a reputation for solving ever more complicated problems invented by ever more creative scientists.
The Raven is an acrobatic flier, often doing rolls and somersaults in the air. Young birds are fond of playing games with sticks, repeatedly dropping them, then diving to catch them in midair.
People around the world sense a certain kind of personality in ravens. Edgar Allan Poe clearly found them a little creepy. The captive ravens at the Tower of London are beloved and perhaps a little feared: legend has it that if they ever leave the tower, the British Empire will crumble.
Common Ravens can mimic the calls of other bird species. When raised in captivity, they can even imitate human words; one Common Raven raised from birth was taught to mimic the word “nevermore.”
The oldest known wild Common Raven was at least 22 years, 7 months old. It was banded and found again in Nova Scotia.
(Nikon D750, Nikor 80-200/5.6, 1/320 @ f/8.0, ISO 400, edited to taste)
Imagen capturada en el interior de la cúpula correspondiente a la fauna de la zona ártica exiatente en el "Oceanografic" de la Ciudad de las Ciencias y las Artes en Valencia.
Bajo esta cúpula y en condiciones de frio y luz adecuadas hay un enorme acuario circular donde se encuentran en cautividad una familia de ballenas Belugas...Las únicas en toda Europa. En mi foto pueden verse abajo a la derecha, pasando delante de unos niños que recibian información al respecto por un monitor del acuario.
Estos inteligentes cetáceos mostraban un interes especial por los pequeños que las observaban con atención y se sorprendian con las piruetas que les dedicaban las belugas al pasar delante de ellos.
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Image captured inside the dome corresponding to the fauna of the existing arctic zone in the "Oceanografic" of the City of Sciences and Arts in Valencia.
Under this dome and in adequate cold and light conditions there is a huge circular aquarium where a family of Beluga whales in captivity, the only ones in all of Europe. In my photo you can see it on the bottom right, passing in front of some children who were receiving information about these cetaceans for an aquarium monitor.
These intelligent cetaceans showed a special interest in the little ones who watched them carefully and were surprised by the pirouettes they performed the belugas when passing in front of them.
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Kenya
East Africa
The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), also known as the Somali giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe native to Somalia, southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya.
Reticulated giraffes can interbreed with other giraffe subspecies in captivity or if they come into contact with populations of other subspecies in the wild.
The reticulated giraffe is among the most well-known of the nine giraffe subspecies. Together with the Rothschild giraffe, it is by far the giraffe most commonly seen in zoos.
The extraordinary height of the Reticulated Giraffe allows them to browse on branches of trees that other hoofed animals cannot reach. This has helped make the Reticulated Giraffe one of the most successful animals of the African savannah.
The Reticulated Giraffe feeds mainly on Acacia and Combretum trees, however, it will eat as many as 100 different plants depending on which are available at the time.
The Reticulated Giraffe gets a large amount of water from the dew on the leaves and from the water in the leaves. When it encounters a watering hole, it will drink up to 12 gallons at one time. – Wikipedia
The male mandarin duck has the most elaborate and ornate plumage with distinctive long orange feathers on the side of the face, orange 'sails' on the back, and pale orange flanks.The female is dull by comparison with a grey head and white stripe behind the eye, brown back and mottled flanks.
They were introduced to the UK from China and have become established following escapes from captivity.
The chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), also known as the common chimpanzee, robust chimpanzee, or simply chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa. The great apes are: chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans.
Wild chimpanzees only live in Africa. Humans and chimpanzees share 95 to 98 percent of the same DNA. Biologically, chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than they are to gorillas. Chimpanzees and other species, including some types of birds, make and use tools. For a long time, scientists thought human beings were the only ones who made tools. Chimpanzees use more tools for more purposes than any other creatures except humans.
In captivity, chimpanzees can be taught human languages such as ASL (American Sign Language). A female chimp named Washoe knew more than 240 signs. Chimpanzees can catch or be infected with human diseases. Chimpanzees in the wild rarely live longer than 50 years. Captive chimps can live more than 60 years.
Fort Boyard is a fort built on Boyard bank, an ocean bank located between the Île-d'Aix and the Île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits on the west coast of France. Though a fort on Boyard bank was suggested as early as the 17th century, it was not until the 1800s under Napoleon Bonaparte that work began. Building started in 1801 and was completed in 1857. In 1967, the final scene of the French film Les aventuriers was filmed at the remains of the fort. Since 1990, it is the filming location for the eponymous TV game show.
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Avec douze femelles et deux mâles, l’ex-zoo de Vincennes héberge l’un des plus importants troupeaux en captivité.
With twelve females and two males, the former Vincennes zoo is home to one of the largest herds in captivity.
Z dwunastoma samicami i dwoma samcami w byłym zoo w Vincennes żyje jedno z największych stad w niewoli.
What might he be thinking, the Orang Utan in captivity at the Dresden Zoological Garden?
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Was mag er wohl denken, der Sumatra-Orang-Utan in Gefangenschaft im Dresdner Zoo?
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I rarely take or post pictures of a captive bird but this feisty little Kestrel certainly caught my eye. He was born and raised in captivity and is part of a traveling educational show performing during the Fall Family Day at Upper Canada Bird Sanctuary. The other raptors--a Harris's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, a Barn Owl and Peregrine Falcon were so well trained they could be taken off leash and allowed to fly freely in the field and trees. Really amazing to see how they would then return to their trainer. Not so, this little guy. He would love to escape and I am sure you would never see him again!