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Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone MT. Sepia-tone image. The center has about 8 bears, which are brought out in shifts, always in the same groups.
This shot was taken at Singapore Zoological Gardens. These Orang utans are seen venturing around their free-ranging enclosure. They were a great joy to take photos of as they seemed very adept in their environment. "Orangutans are born with an ability to reason and think. This large, gentle red ape is one of humankind’s closest relatives, sharing nearly 97% of the same DNA. Indigenous peoples of Indonesia and Malaysia call this ape “orang hutan” literally translating into English as “person of the forest.” Unfortunately, "Forest fires and logging contribute to the destruction of the orang utans’ natural homes while poaching further reduces their already alarmingly low numbers. There are only an estimated 55,000 Bornean orang utans left while the critically endangered Sumatrans now number around just 7,500". More information on how you can help this species can be found at: support.wwf.sg/orangutan/?gclid=CImem6rFjdICFYzTvAodlrkPs...
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Chimpanzee in São Paulo Zoo
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Pan troglodytes in captivity
Mammals in São Paulo ZooTaken with Nikon D300Files by The Photographer
Indietracks 2019 music festival at Midland Steam Railway in Butterley, Darbyshire, England. Woodie’s Wings is a registered charity (no. 1153984) devoted to looking after birds that have been bred in captivity. They regularly attend our festival to raise awareness of their work, and we thought it would be helpful to provide a little bit information here about what they do.
The charity looks after captive bred birds, mainly parrots and owls, that could not survive in the wild and are no longer able to be cared for by their owners. When this happens. Woodie’s Wings looks after the birds for the rest of their natural life, feeding and caring for them. They look after over 90 birds altogether.
The birds on display at Indietracks have been carefully selected as those that are comfortable with the environment and are used to attending similar events. They are displayed on standard perches as they would be in a falconry, either in the open air or under cover (to protect them from hot or wet weather). The birds have a lot of ‘down time’ both before and after the show where they are free lofted (ie not tethered) in their aviaries and can do as they please. All birds have access to fresh water and are fed at regular intervals. Whilst on display at Indietracks the birds are continuously monitored, and if any show signs of distress, they are removed from the site immediately.
By attending festivals like Indietracks, Woodie’s Wings aim to raise awareness of the suitability / unsuitability of birds as pets, and to educate and inform members of the public on these remarkable birds. If you have any questions about the birds on display, or the work of Woodie’s Wings please speak to one of the Woodie’s Wings team.
When I entered its cage, I asked the owner yet if the snake was hungry or not. When he told me that it just eaten a full meal of piglet, I felt assured and more courageous to touch it.
December 19, 2016 - Bottlenose Dolphins Capture – Taiji, Japan
Greed doesn't take a break, the boats are heading out again - the hunters are leaving the harbour.
They have found a pod. We can confirm that they are bottlenose dolphins. They will likely be stolen for a life in captivity. The drive has happened VERY fast. They have already been driven into the cove.
We're not sure if they'll be slaughtered or sold into captivity, as bottlenose dolphins are highly 'desirable' I the captivity industry. The trainers have arrived to steal the dolphins out of the wild for a life in captivity.
The bottlenose have been driven deep into the cove. Trainers wait for them on the shore of the killing beach, to choose which ones are desirable for captivity. There are at least 2 juveniles.
It appears one of the juveniles have been stolen into captivity. There have been 4 taken altogether.
The remaining of the pod have been driven out to sea. Half of the pod have been stolen for a life in captivity - performing for frozen fish just to survive.
We won't know if the pod survives without the rest of the members, but hopefully there are enough adults in the pod that know how to hunt and where to migrate.
There are many reasons why keeping these animals in captivity is wrong, such as the poor, often terrible, conditions in which dolphins are still kept in many facilities worldwide, and the high illness and mortality rate of captive animals. No state of the art captive aquarium or marine park can ever meet the complex physiological and psychological needs of a dolphin, or most other animals, for that matter. And we have not yet mentioned the number of individuals killed in the process of being captured, and the stress these animals go through when separated from their companions and social networks.
It’s time we recognize that the only, true reason we still keep these magnificent, large brained and socially complex creatures captive is for our entertainment; entertainment for the motive of making money, and lots of it.
Dolphins are who, not what, and they deserve some rights. We humans should use our judgment and compassion toward these (and other) fellow animals and stop keeping them caged as our prisoners.
Sites for more information :
Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page (official)
www.facebook.com/SeaShepherdCoveGuardiansOfficialPage
Cove Guardians
www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians
Photo: Sea Shepherd
Well how cute do these Sand Cat's look ! don't be fooled I'm sure these are not going to sit on your lap and purr when you try stroking them.
Malmö Kirseberg Institution.
Institution was designed by architect Gustaf Lindgren and replaced 1914 the Central Prison, which was in the Malmöhus Castle.
Sire displaying a "pucker". A group of primatologists at Washington University propose that the LEN (lips forward–ears back–neck extended) may have evolved in this quiet rainforest species to facilitate coordination of social activity when silence or stealth is advantageous.
Definitely one of the creepiest/ fascinating facial expressions on a primate.