Sunday, July 05, 2009
Giraffe - A Handy Tongue
Giraffe's have long and evidently strong tongues. This one was breaking pieces of a stick off with his tongue before eating them.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Fear and Frustration - Camera Critters
It looks like just a small wire fence separating the lion and the nilgai but the nilgai really aren't in any danger. They did look a little jumpy though :) It must be frustrating for the lion so see them so close but so far out of reach. There is a very lion-proof fence and more distance than it seems between them.
Be sure to check out other Camera Critters here
Be sure to check out other Camera Critters here
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Pretty Baby - Zebra Style
Aren't babies wonderful? Species doesn't matter. I gave this beauty a little of a "glamour glow" treatment. Not that she wasn't beautiful before, its just fun to play with filters sometimes.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Barbary Sheep
I know he looks more like a mountain goat than a sheep but he really is. His other name is aoudad.
The Barbary Sheep is native to North Africa and is still located in very isolated mountainous areas there, but it was introduced to the United States in the early 1900s, at first only raised in zoos and private sanctuaries. In 1950, the first animals were released into the wild, and they settled in to New Mexico. More were released in Texas around 1957, where they continue to thrive. Currently, there are large populations of Barbary Sheep found in Spain, California, Texas, and New Mexico, but they are harder to find in their native Sahara Desert. Barbary Sheep are indigenous to dry mountain ranges, usually deep in the desert. They are extremely agile, jumping from stone to stone and climbing steep inclines.
The Barbary Sheep is native to North Africa and is still located in very isolated mountainous areas there, but it was introduced to the United States in the early 1900s, at first only raised in zoos and private sanctuaries. In 1950, the first animals were released into the wild, and they settled in to New Mexico. More were released in Texas around 1957, where they continue to thrive. Currently, there are large populations of Barbary Sheep found in Spain, California, Texas, and New Mexico, but they are harder to find in their native Sahara Desert. Barbary Sheep are indigenous to dry mountain ranges, usually deep in the desert. They are extremely agile, jumping from stone to stone and climbing steep inclines.
Friday, June 05, 2009
Where's Waldo - Camera Critters
The male rhea sits on the eggs and raises the babies. Its hard to see the baby tucked safely into the papa rhea's feathers.
Be sure to check out other Camera Critters here
Be sure to check out other Camera Critters here
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009
Bear Play
The young brown bears at the Wildlife Safari are usually quite active.
They are much more fun to watch than the older ones... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
They are much more fun to watch than the older ones... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Monday, February 02, 2009
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