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Captured this image of a Grizzly Bear at the San Antonio Zoo. He'd just taken a dunk in a pool of water.
Like most nature photographers, I'm really in conflict when it comes to zoos. On the one hand I recognize the critical role they play while on the other I always have a deep empathy for the animals being captive.
THE OLDEST eagle in captivity is moving to her own 'semi-retirement home' so that she can learn to fly again.
Methuselah, the 34-year-old golden eagle has spent most of her life stuck in an aviary, unable to fly and hence losing the ability due to muscle degradation.
Elite Falconry in Fife, has began the gradual process of getting her back to fitness over the past two years.
Pic by Rebecca Mckevitt / Capital Press
After looking around the city, we were taken to the Elephant Village where the elephants we had seen earlier head back to every evening.
As usual, the elephants were chained up like this one here.
A gorgeous monkey, but sad to realize what his life is like. Whenever anyone came near him he became extremely agitated and went berserk swinging on a tiny chain, attempting to set himself free.
Ich liege ganz still.
Der Nachtwind rauscht leise vorbei.
Eine große Sehnsucht zieht mich noch tiefer.
Diese Sehnsucht — nach — ich weiß nicht was!
Das macht so traurig.
Ich möchte — ich weiß nicht was!
Ich denke an ferne, ferne Zeiten . . .
Scheerbart
A zoo employee has been narrating the zoo's efforts to breed in captivity this whole time. She says "he's gone off to sulk now."
"Baby, I know you didn't get the part, but trust me--you woulda been much better than Elisha Cuthbert at getting kidnapped and tortured. She was probably someone's cousin."
Projet Perle
Sujet n° 07
sexe : mâle
type : européen
Rapport 1:
L’enlèvement du sujet n’a pas posé de problème.
Bilan médical : RAS
Comme d’autres sujets, n° 07 reste prostré.
Le programme peut se dérouler normalement.
Despite having strong reservations about the idea of keeping any creature in captivity, I feel that the efforts of the Natural History Museum in London to bring butterflies and moths of the tropics and subtropics to a wider audience, is commendable, as the insects are sourced from sustainable projects which both help their local economies and also help conservation within each area.
The insects are raised under carefully controlled conditions, only moved when they are pupae and don't emerge until they are in the artificial but varied and appropriate habitat which has been created especially for them and in which they can then breed. At the same time, healthy insects are released into the wild in their native habitat to increase numbers, often in places where they are threatened.
For several years now this exhibition has run in the Butterfly Pavilion at the Natural History Museum in London. It is open this year until September 17. Once the exhibition is closed the insects are re-homed in carefully chosen butterfly houses throughout the country.
Having failed completely to take any shots of butterflies in the wild in Argentina, Paraguay, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, it was a good chance to see them at close range and capture some of them with the camera. Be warned though that the environment in which they are kept is hot and humid, so be sure that your camera can cope with the conditions.
You can read all about the current ( 2017) exhibition at www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/sensational-butterflies-bringing-t...
These photos were all taken in 2015 and species vary from year to year.
- but just "posing" on a table top to capture the loading ramp for the treasure hunt "Ramp" ---- and then I found an attractive ramp in December! This one is now "demoted" into just a photo for the day....
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Crested Bulbul or the red-whiskered BulBul -(Pycnonotus jocosus). This pretty bird is a common sight in Hong Kong, found everywhere from woodland to gardens. They are not only frugivores (furit eaters), they also enjoy a tasty insect. still favoured as a pet today, they are known to live for up to eleven years in captivity. They have a rather chivalrous courtship, where the male bows his bead, drops his wings and spreads his tail. In Hong Kong they breed from April till June.