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Anteater feeding
Here one of our interns feeds Jockamo, the giant anteater. The feeding tube threads onto the enclosure to allow him to show off his amazing tongue. Take a look:
Here one of our interns feeds Jockamo, the giant anteater. The feeding tube threads onto the enclosure to allow him to show off his amazing tongue. Take a look:
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Ant; eater
So this is me trying to get a good shot of an ant with my new camera, through a loupe.
Here it is without the loupe (just enlarged and cropped in iPhoto)
Through the loupe, then enlarged and cropped in iPhoto. You can see the two nodes on the petiole between the thorax and abdomen. These were critical (along with other field markings) in identifying this ant as Tetramorium sp., the pavement ant.
None for you Jockamo! Enjoy your blue ice treat instead.
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Star Wars Day!
Franklin Park Zoo held a special event on May the Fourth, as many places did. The zoo invited two cosplay groups to come and greet the guests. I don't work on Sundays, but you can bet that I was there just to meet all the characters!
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