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Zoo Zoo Zoo
Jun. 23rd, 2003 05:37 pmWent to the zoo today to renew my membership. Got lots of photos.
Black swan was nesting in the wetlands exhibit and the dusky moorhens were making quite a racket. Also snapped some photos of pretty pied herons. Not sure if the male tiger there was Calang or the male cub. Looked slightly smaller and less gaunt than Calang, and the sign said he was related to the two females. But I also heard that the male cub was going elsewhere soon if not already. So, either it's the cub, who IS related to the mother and the other female cub, and Calang is elsewhere. Or it's Calang, who technically isn't related to the female. *shrug* Meerkats are still in Mungo's old exhibit too so I guess he did go to the big savannah in the sky. They are extending the savannah exhibit so maybe they'll get another serval someday. Kitoko!!! She was pacing around the perimeter of her enclosure and something had her attention down the front so she was near the glass a lot. LOTS of photos snapped of her. One of her jumping over a log!! Yay for movement photos. And the nocturnal house! I think I was the only person in there. No screaming kids, no idiots taking flash photos, just most of the animals sitting in plain view because they weren't scared to death and cowering in their nesting boxes. Pity I can't take photos in there. But it was very cool. Chuditch, TWO northern quolls. Lots of greater stick nest rats (they look like chinchillas), lots of woylies, carrying stuff with their tails *bounces*, ringtail possums, native rats... *grinz like an idiot*. Oh yeah, female orangutan in with the male, I guess they are trying to breed them again, all good.
I can't speak a bad word about Perth Zoo. They do such a brilliant job. One woman looking at the cheetah was commenting on how small the enclosure was and how "terrible" it was. All I could do was roll my eyes. Gee luv, you try housing and breeding so many animals successfully in such a small area. Perth Zoo do a GREAT job, I can only think good thoughts about them. Hence my being perfectly willing to pay a mere $55 a year to be a member.
Hoorah for the zoo!
Black swan was nesting in the wetlands exhibit and the dusky moorhens were making quite a racket. Also snapped some photos of pretty pied herons. Not sure if the male tiger there was Calang or the male cub. Looked slightly smaller and less gaunt than Calang, and the sign said he was related to the two females. But I also heard that the male cub was going elsewhere soon if not already. So, either it's the cub, who IS related to the mother and the other female cub, and Calang is elsewhere. Or it's Calang, who technically isn't related to the female. *shrug* Meerkats are still in Mungo's old exhibit too so I guess he did go to the big savannah in the sky. They are extending the savannah exhibit so maybe they'll get another serval someday. Kitoko!!! She was pacing around the perimeter of her enclosure and something had her attention down the front so she was near the glass a lot. LOTS of photos snapped of her. One of her jumping over a log!! Yay for movement photos. And the nocturnal house! I think I was the only person in there. No screaming kids, no idiots taking flash photos, just most of the animals sitting in plain view because they weren't scared to death and cowering in their nesting boxes. Pity I can't take photos in there. But it was very cool. Chuditch, TWO northern quolls. Lots of greater stick nest rats (they look like chinchillas), lots of woylies, carrying stuff with their tails *bounces*, ringtail possums, native rats... *grinz like an idiot*. Oh yeah, female orangutan in with the male, I guess they are trying to breed them again, all good.
I can't speak a bad word about Perth Zoo. They do such a brilliant job. One woman looking at the cheetah was commenting on how small the enclosure was and how "terrible" it was. All I could do was roll my eyes. Gee luv, you try housing and breeding so many animals successfully in such a small area. Perth Zoo do a GREAT job, I can only think good thoughts about them. Hence my being perfectly willing to pay a mere $55 a year to be a member.
Hoorah for the zoo!
