3:00 snapshot #381

[urbpan]

Tupelo, the baby tapir, went out on exhibit for about an hour today, for the first time. I shot a million pictures, none of which were any good. This one is pretty cute, though.


The hadada ibises were curious about why people were gathering.


I got my first good look at the Madagascar tree boas.


Saddle-billed stork.


Crested guinea fowl. She's the last one. She's very old and likes to hang out with the old warthog. Lately she's taken to standing on this rail all day long (or whenever I come by she's there).

Comments

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

Is that a bandicoot along with a flying fox on your computer monitor? (I really need to visit a zoo again soon....)? Nice pictures!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

It's our giant elephant shrew (or "sengi") and a straw-colored fruit bat. They aren't actually together.

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

Cool.

[frith]

Elephant shrew! I was going to guess tenrec...

[aemiis-zoo.livejournal.com]

I know an Eidolon when I see one!

[an-sceal.livejournal.com]

You're killing me with the tapir pictures! They are SO CUTE!

[webmd.livejournal.com]

Tupelo is definitely the cutest animal I have seen in a long time!

[joejack.livejournal.com]

Guinea fowl are neat.

[bdot.livejournal.com]

love the tapir! what happened to the rest of the guinea fowl? and do you mean she is cold or old?

[rudbekia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what happened to the other guinea fowl? They were my kids favorite when he was a toddler as they were always pecking at the windows when he approached (but didn't harass!) and he thought they were wildly funny. Me, I love their feathers.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Sorry, that was a typo. She's old, and outlived the other guinea fowl.

[roaming.livejournal.com]

I've never been to the zoo. I tend to dislike zoos (even though I know that no, not all the animals are "better off" in their natural habitat). I think I might visit Franklin one o' these days, though, just to see the baby Tapir.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I'll let you know when she's officially on exhibit!

[frith]

Zoos are a necessary evil. That's because there are monsters in the world, and they are us. Zoos shine a spotlight on what we're losing and help convince us to stay our hand.

[roaming.livejournal.com]

Good theory: but do they? Really? I hope so!

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

Has the Sengi tried to kill itself by running into a wall yet? My advice? Plenty of pillows in its habitat!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

He's more relaxed than I feared. He does run in quick bursts, but his enclosure is big enough that when he startles he has room to turn corners. No running into walls, happily!

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

Hee! over here, Dunnarts are similarly prone to twitchy panic, although slightly less likely to run into a kill-weighted object *g*

[vampyrusgirl.livejournal.com]

The last one?? So sad! I like those crazy chickens! And the tapir is SO CUTE!! I can't wait to get the shrew, too!!

[octogirlie.livejournal.com]

The baby tapir is almost as cute as baby ducks.

Madagascar Tree Boas

[(Anonymous)]

Madagascar Tree Boas are pretty durn cute too!

Mike H