firefish Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I went there yesterday for a lab at uni (animal diversity) and thought i'd share some pics: Emperor Tamarin: Meerkat: Red Panda: Kangaroo: Spot the baby Baboon: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Giraffes: Green Gecko: Tiger: Sean the Sun Bear: Water Dragon: Cotton Top Tamarin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Absolutely Awesome pics Love them all :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I want a Red Panda!! Too cute! Great pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 my dog does that meerkat pose rally well for food lol...if you do biol328 you'll get unlimited zoo access for a while trimester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 if you do biol328 you'll get unlimited zoo access for a while trimester I'm a volunteer at the zoo so i already get free entry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I'm a volunteer at the zoo so i already get free entry Do you get to play with the birds too? They have some really friendly guys there like the Kaka and the red tailed cookatoo (I think they are the ones down past the kiwi house) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 I help with the visitor experience, so its mostly talking to the visitors (but there are other things vollies do, like bat diet) The other day i got to pat Jake the Cockatoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 how many sun bears do they have there now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 There are 3 sun bears in total. But you'll never see them all together. Theres the boy, Sean who is always by himself. Then theres Shomel, whose fur looks a bit scruffy as she's getting older, Shomel is always with her daughter, Sasa. They never put Sean or Shomel together unless they want them to breed, as thats how it'd be in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 that sun bear is soooooo adorable! makes you want to go to him and squidge his cheeks. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 love the hamadryas, takes me back a few years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 love the hamadryas, takes me back a few years haha one group did a project on their mating sys the year before us..the things they told us was definately INTERESTING! Who knew they were such promiscuous lil beasts...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 i was the alpha male to 5 of them and 3 chacmas i did not take part in the mating sys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 i was the alpha male to 5 of them and 3 chacmas i did not take part in the mating sys hahahaha did you have 4 uni students watching you with binoculars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 i love observation of the interaction and behaviour of animals in a group i am good at body language and speak good baboon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 it's all smooth sailing until you have to stand in the rain for hours and have annoying lil school children squealing at animals that you're trying to observe..our group had to observe Chimps and I felt so dirty when a group of English tourists came along while I was watching a mating between a younger male+a young female and taking notes and taking photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 i love observation of the interaction and behaviour of animals in a group i am good at body language and speak good baboon what's this baboon saying? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 sorry, the one on the right or the one on the left? the one on the left is thinking "who is this primate mimicking me, if he keeps it up much longer i will jump at him and observe his reaction i hope he brought a change of pants" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 THE one on the right is pretty friendly on most days. ha ha. :lol: the one on the left didn't even mind me petting her. i did give her a banana though. there were more than a thousand in that field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 it's a vervet isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 no idea. was wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 in africa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 No I went exploring northern and western India 2 summers ago. this was up north. near New Delhi I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted August 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I visited the zoo again this weekend. Heres some more pics: Dingoes: Madagascan Day Geckos: Giraffes: Ruffled Lemurs: Blue Tounge Lizards: Painted African Dog: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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