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Kiki and Azul
Nov. 2nd, 2014 10:47 am
My buddy Kikipuff brought out Azul, a hyacinth macaw, to take a look around. Unfortunately for him, one of the things he saw was me--he loathes me for some reason.
But he also got to see Kambiri, our 4 year old female gorilla.
And Kambiri's mother, who is coincidentally named Kiki also.
2014 Gilmour Ride!
May. 11th, 2014 09:49 am
Here we are, your 2014 Zoo Crew! This is the largest group we've assembled for a 25 mile ride yet. Ours was also the team that raised the most money for the scholarship (thanks in no small measure to you wonderful people).
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Here is my wonderful entomologist friend
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rockbalancer taking us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Natural History Museum. She's holding an insect with astounding cryptic shape and color making it look like a damaged leaf. These are in the same group as walking sticks--us bug nerds call them all "phasmids."( more NHM )
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3:00 snapshot #1145: Beverly yelling
Dec. 12th, 2012 09:45 am
I confess I don't know much about our kea collection. Beverly Kea was paired with Jean-Luc Kea (and there was a Kirk as well) but I don't know which males are still around. We got a new group with unpronounceable Maori names too. Looking back at this post, it turns out that keas are fan-favorites around here, or they were 5 years ago anyway. Enjoy!
Zoo animals via iPod photos
Dec. 8th, 2012 11:11 am
I've got your baby giraffe right here! This 6'5" 155lb female giraffe was born last weekend. She won't be on exhibit until the weather warms up in spring, but in the meanwhile she needs a name. Click that link to learn more. Go here to see more pics on facebook.
I have had the opportunity to take care of a number of hyacinth macaws, and this one is my favorite so far. He doesn't scream in my ear very much, and so far hasn't tried to maul me.
The giraffes aren't the only ones with baby fever. Take a look at the bulging, overflowing marsupium on this red kangaroo!
Last morning in Old San Juan
Jan. 5th, 2012 06:44 pm
We had to walk by this view on our way from our room in the convent to the elevator.
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3:00 snapshot #826
Oct. 16th, 2011 04:36 pm
The Bird's World Loft, where AAZK has meetings, and where we were storing and sorting the silent auction items.
Lily lives up there much of the time, she's one of my favorite zoo birds. She seems to have a crush on me, even though I once had to manually restrain her for a veterinary procedure.
Found at Stone Zoo
Sep. 6th, 2011 07:01 pm
Harry (the horticulture director) and I were looking at a tree knocked over by Irene. The exposed roots contained a now visible yellow jacket nest. As I stood there trying to figure out how to deal with it, Harry noticed this green orb-weaver, on a web made over night on the roots. He knows what I like, and insisted I take a picture before moving on to the problem at hand.
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Daily Zoo Animal: #15, Kea
Aug. 28th, 2007 05:42 pm
Kea Nestor notablis
In the chilly mists of the highlands of New Zealand's South Island lives what is perhaps the world's strangest parrot. Having evolved in the absence of mammalian predators, the kea has a reputation for being curious and mischievous, pulling windshield wipers and weather stripping off of cars. They are omnivorous opportunists, feeding on more than 100 species of plants, including the roots of some, as well as insects, snails, and carrion. Famously, it was discovered that they even occasionally gouge out hunks of flesh from weakened sheep. Between one to five thousand keas survive in the wild.
Several keas live in an outdoor exhibit at Franklin Park Zoo's Bird's World.
On this day in 365 Urban Species: Dryad's Saddle and Stinky Squid! Two great fungi with two great names! If it would rain this month, we might see them. Instead, we're getting an early autumn as the stressed out and dehydrated trees are already dropping their leaves.
