Women can be somewhat wild (San Diego Zoo pictures)
It’s hard to believe that, until today, I had not been to the San Diego Zoo since October 26. I guess I got caught up in politics……..lol
Here are some pictures from my trip this morning to the San Diego Zoo, world-famous zoo and arboretum!
Taco the Toucan, San Diego Zoo Ambassador
Giant hibiscus
Cape clawless otter
Grizzly bear
The grizzly bear is one of two that reside at the San Diego Zoo. They are just a couple of years old. When they were just a few months old, their mommy was teaching them to raid campsites in Idaho and Yellowstone Park. If they had been adult bears, they would have been killed for raiding campsites. Because they were so young, though, the decision was made to try to find them a home, and the San Diego Zoo came to the rescue. This is why we have Zoos, Aquariums, and Sanctuaries.
Amur leopard
Painted dog or African wild dog
Painted dogs are what killed the two-year-old boy at the Pittsburg Zoo this past Sunday.
Sudanese striped hyena (with bone)
New Guinea singing dog (doesn’t know The Beatles)
Addra gazelle
Bactrian camel
The follow picture is a dog, but not just any dog. The story is that this dog was a stray and adopted a family one day. It had an odd temperament so the family took it to a veterinarian who determined that it is not just any dog. It’s a wild dog. True “wild dogs” are not the same as “feral dogs.” Feral dogs can easily be made into family pets; wild dogs cannot. Wild dogs tend to maintain their wild nature even when taken in as puppies.
The vet suggested that they not try to make it a family pet, and the family contacted the San Diego Zoo which was able to obtain it to let it live out its life in luxury. Another reason why we have Zoos, Aquariums, and Sanctuaries.
This dog is being trained as a San Diego Zoo Ambassador. Ambassador animals get to visit schools, meetings, conventions, and other events to publicize the Zoo and the conservation and rehabilitaion work that the Zoo does. She is so pretty but as I understand it, women can be somewhat wild………lol
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Posted on November 8, 2012, in Fauna, Flora, Mother & Father Nature, Photos, Zoo & Safari Park and tagged addra gazelle pictures, african wild dog pictures, amur leopard pictures, bactrian camel pictures, cape clawless otter pictures, giant hibiscus pictures, grizzly bear pictures, new guinea singing dog pictures, painted dog pictures, san diego zoo ambassadors, san diego zoo pictures, sudanese striped hyena pictures, toucan pictures, wild dog pictures. Bookmark the permalink. 30 Comments.
Great story about feral/wild dog. Great story and pix!
Tell me the singing dog does not do Elvis!
His repertoire goes only back to the mid-1990s. He did a pretty good Joan Jett…………lol
LOL!!!! Get a group of them together and maybe they could be the Backstreet Boys?
And I volunteer to be their manager!
Otters are very cool
Lovely collection of wild animals ! Thanks for sharing this information.
The otters face is teriffic! Beautiful job!
If he cant sing The Beatles then he’s no friend of mine…wait..that’s Elvis. Nevermind… J/K…Great pictures. Love the otter with the attitude. Very Cool.
Gorgeous photos.
all of the photos are wonderful. the otter looks like he/she was having a really bad day!
Many of the animals in these pictures were active only because it was morning meal time. Otherwise, like the painted dogs, they sleep and hide. The otter had not been fed yet so s/he was in a bad mood. The mood picked up ten minutes later when the food arrived.
Never heard of a singing dog! Great photos as always.
Lovely set of photos… I would love to capture a few photos of that Toucan…
I got 23 in the three minutes that it was on stage for us. That’s the problem with Ambassadors. They bring them out, tell us about them (quickly), and then take them back stage. Another reason to go to the Zoo regularly with an annual pass.
I love the photo of the otter, he has stolen my heart, he look so… simple
How did you get those animals to pose so perfectly for you? Gorgeous shots.
It’s easy. Take one hundred pictures to get that one good shot………lol……..It also requires an investment of time to go day after day after day to the Zoo hoping to get that one good shot. Ah, well, someone has to do it!
Love all the pictures; especially that cute otter and your wild dog!
So what DOES the singing dog know? And why does the toucan have such a large bill? It’s bigger than the one I get from Verizon.
While I was there the singing dog was doing nothing but Joan Jett. Excellent cover of “Little Drummer Boy” in preparation for Christmas.
No idea on Toucan’s bill. However, it’s made out of the same stuff as your fingernail, so that bird with the big bill only weighs one pound.
Ah, I see. We have a green-cheeked conure, and he sometimes produces quite a large bill himself, even though he only weighs two ounces. I blame the vet.
Here’s an article that offers a possible explanation for the size of the toucan’s beak – it might interest you.
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/why-toucans-have-big-bills/
That was very interesting! Thanks for the link, and the new blog to follow!
I was fawning all over those painted dogs, “oh look at them, so cute, sleepy heads” until, YIKES next photo. LOL. My favorite is watching the otters play and wash their lunches on their tummy’s while scooting around on their backs. Their adorable.
Great photos. Looking forward to getting back to the zoo this winter.
I went to the Sacramento Zoo yesterday but my pictures don’t hold a candle to yours!
This post’s got so many cute animal pictures on it. Thank you, thank you!
That otter is so cute. His expression reminds me immediately of ‘Tard the Grumpy Cat’ I’ve been coming across on the net sometimes LOL.
http://tardthegrumpycat.tumblr.com/
I read about the 2-year-old kid at Pittsburgh Zoo after reading it mentioned here. How heartbreaking! What a horrifying tragedy.
Love the Toucan!!
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