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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 29, 2004 2:19:13 GMT -4
Here is an assortment of shots from New York's Central Park Zoo. The very large. The polar bears have gigantic paws!  The very small. The leaf cutter ants are farmers who grow edible fungus from the leaves.  The underwater. A puffin caught swimming submerged.  The rescued. A cayman captured from the CP lake where he was foolishly released as a pet and now housed in the Children's Zoo. I forget his name.  The hungry. Penguins waiting for their human slaves to hand feed them.  The very hungry. Pot-bellied pig devouring his Halloween pumpkin.  |
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Post by cognac on Jan 29, 2004 4:52:03 GMT -4
DF,
Very cute photos I love them all. I wish I had a zoo close to me. I don't blah. Oh Well someday maybe.
Cognac
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Post by jeannie on Jan 29, 2004 10:33:27 GMT -4
I know all these guys too. I thought the pot-bellied pig was a female though  |
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Post by calvinator1 on Jan 29, 2004 10:57:32 GMT -4
Good pics, DF. There was a nice shot in the Daily News this morning of one of the Bronx Zoo's Siberian tigers enjoying a romp in the snow.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jan 29, 2004 13:57:33 GMT -4
Wow, cool pics! I like the polar bear one b/c their my fave animal (with others).
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Post by dosergirl on Jan 29, 2004 15:11:44 GMT -4
This is one of my favorite zoos....of course since my mom is from the Bronx we have been to the Bronx zoo more...but i always loved the central park zoo.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 29, 2004 23:49:09 GMT -4
I know all these guys too. I thought the pot-bellied pig was a female though Don't know; never thought about it. Feel free to check anytime.  I merely used the pronoun"his" owing to my latent sexism! ;D Dammit, I wish I could recall the cayman's name. . . next time I (or you) drop by, check it out. I suppose you know polar bears have black skin under that white fur. Whatever works for them. One day I will walk through there - and actually see the red panda moving!  |
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Post by jeannie on Jan 30, 2004 0:01:17 GMT -4
Well, the cute Ace Ventura-looking caretaker who was petting her the last time I was there called her a she, which is the only reason I knew it. Had he been ugly, I probably wouldn't remember her sex ;D That pot-bellied pig sure is pot-bellied!!! |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 30, 2004 0:01:47 GMT -4
Good pics, DF. There was a nice shot in the Daily News this morning of one of the Bronx Zoo's Siberian tigers enjoying a romp in the snow. Now, now, don't tantalize us. Post an image or a link! I just looked at their site but the banner "Cats Show Mean Streak" actually refered to the Carolina Panthers getting ready for the Super Bowl. ;D Tiger Mountain is the new exhibit there for those animals at the Bronx Zoo. You can really get a close up view of the tigers, which was impossible before, especially after September when that sky ride thing closed; it went right over their secluded compound. Ahhh, here we go. . .    I suppose I'll start a Bronx Zoo thread soon. The Autumn foliage there is gorgeous. That, Green-wood Cemetery, and the NY and Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, are my favorite places (of a Nature type) in the region. G-W, btw, is a great place for bird watching, also. |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 30, 2004 0:08:09 GMT -4
Well, the cute Ace Ventura-looking caretaker who was petting her the last time I was there called her a she, which is the only reason I knew it. Had he been ugly, I probably wouldn't remember her sex ;D That pot-bellied pig sure is pot-bellied!!! I only saw cute female caretakers there every time I went. Go figure. OK, she's a she! They supposedly make great pets though, but I hope they are potty trained. I do wonder about methane and flatulence from them. . .  |
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I merely used the pronoun"his" owing to my latent sexism! ;D
