grizabella Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I thought I'd share a few of my many zoo shots here. I volunteer at Adelaide Zoo so I tend to take a lot of photos there, but I also frequently visit Monarto Zoo to go chimp watching. Here are a few of my favourite pictures from my most recent visit to Monarto Zoo- mostly chimpanzees! Boyd, a big fan of warm blankets. Boyd by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Boyd by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Galatea, one of the littler females. Galatea by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Sandali, the biggest chimp at the zoo and (in my opinion) the most handsome. Sandali by PANgrizabella, on Flickr All four male chimpanzees. Tsotsi, Gombe, Boyd and Sandali by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Not a chimp this time- the cheetah brothers Skukuza (front) and Tsotsie, who were on a walk with their keeper. Skukuza and Tsotsie by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizabella Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 And just a few pictures of my absolute favourite animal at the zoo, the beautiful, cheeky and much cherished baby Zuri. Zuri by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Zuri by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Zuri by PANgrizabella, on Flickr She spent a good few minutes interacting with me at the window, she was especially curious about my camera and my fingers. :) Zuri by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Zuri by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 We have just got zoo membership and I can't wait to take my new lens on a trip to Monarto. Hopefully in the next 3 or 4 weeks we will get there. Your pics of the baby are gorgeous, I love that 1 of her at the glass :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leela and PJ Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Amazing photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizabella Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 It's definitely worth the trip- lots of baby animals up there at the moment! I was lucky enough to get a glimpse of both litters of lion cubs, such beautiful little animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 You have the coolest volunteering job ever grizabella! Zuri is too cute for boots! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Fantastic pictures! Love them all, beautiful animals! Wish I lived closer to the zoo *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Talking of baby lions... I noticed that our male at Taronga was fairly interested in the scent of one of our females yesterday... and she was being quite flirtatious with him too... could we maybe see something interesting happen there? Fingers crossed! Waiting patiently for our pregnant chimps to do their thing as well... one girl is looking very uncomfortable and lazy right now... *grin* Our Snow Leopards have been mating recently... fingers crossed that it has been successful and we see healthy and strong babies sometime in the nearish future. Spring is in the air, and there is a lot of saucy business going on all over the zoo actually... It's a pity that all our Binturongs and Red Pandas are all male... babies of those would be too cute for words, yes? T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) It's a pity that all our Binturongs and Red Pandas are all male... babies of those would be too cute for words, yes? T. What happened to the female Binturong? When I was there she was pregnant. And the female Red Panda? She had some babies when I was there too. Edited August 14, 2013 by LisaCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Talking of baby lions... I noticed that our male at Taronga was fairly interested in the scent of one of our females yesterday... and she was being quite flirtatious with him too... could we maybe see something interesting happen there? Fingers crossed! Waiting patiently for our pregnant chimps to do their thing as well... one girl is looking very uncomfortable and lazy right now... *grin* Our Snow Leopards have been mating recently... fingers crossed that it has been successful and we see healthy and strong babies sometime in the nearish future. Spring is in the air, and there is a lot of saucy business going on all over the zoo actually... It's a pity that all our Binturongs and Red Pandas are all male... babies of those would be too cute for words, yes? T. I love how you have bonded with being a frequent flyer at Taronga, T! You know if the poor parvo pups hadn't happened then perhaps your zoo trips would not have been possible time wise? Maybe you could ask to become a zoo volunteer or even guide too until you can go back to being a foster mummy???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 It's a pity that all our Binturongs and Red Pandas are all male... babies of those would be too cute for words, yes? T. What happened to the female Binturong? When I was there she was pregnant. And the female Red Panda? She had some babies when I was there too. I don't know - I'll have to ask the keepers. There are 3 male Binturong - one is kept near the lions and tigers in his own enclosure because he worked out how to escape the other one... *grin* There are 2 Red Pandas - father and son. The problem that the Zoo have with finding suitable females for the boys is that prior to coming to Australia, most of those 2 breeds came from Singapore, and they didn't keep track of who bred with who - thus making it very hard to know that a potential female will not be closely related to our current boys... They are looking for suitable girls though... *grin* T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Talking of baby lions... I noticed that our male at Taronga was fairly interested in the scent of one of our females yesterday... and she was being quite flirtatious with him too... could we maybe see something interesting happen there? Fingers crossed! Waiting patiently for our pregnant chimps to do their thing as well... one girl is looking very uncomfortable and lazy right now... *grin* Our Snow Leopards have been mating recently... fingers crossed that it has been successful and we see healthy and strong babies sometime in the nearish future. Spring is in the air, and there is a lot of saucy business going on all over the zoo actually... It's a pity that all our Binturongs and Red Pandas are all male... babies of those would be too cute for words, yes? T. I love how you have bonded with being a frequent flyer at Taronga, T! You know if the poor parvo pups hadn't happened then perhaps your zoo trips would not have been possible time wise? Maybe you could ask to become a zoo volunteer or even guide too until you can go back to being a foster mummy???? I think I was probably well overdue a break from rescue by the time the Parvo kids came to me - and combined with my own recent medical dramas, I really needed to find another "hobby" to throw myself into for a while. Ya think I picked a good hobby? It still involves animals... *grin* T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Funny thing is that after 3 weekends of going to the Zoo, I've become adept at helping others find certain exhibits and the best times to see them doing something interesting... lol! A couple of the regular vollies will give me a happy hello when they see me now too... and we'll sometimes stand about and chat about who has gotten up to what recently (animals of course). Funny one was the lovely vollie that I had a good chat with while she was tasked with counting how many times the Snow Leopards mated - then the next week she was tasked with watching the male Tiger because he'd apparently been pacing a bit too much... and the bugger slept for her whole shift! ... and I think some of the apes are starting to recognise me too... a couple of the Chimps (Shikamoo, Shabali, and Kuma I think they are) will stop and pose for me nicely now, when they never used to even look in my direction... and I think I had a moment with the 2 Gorillas that are staying at the Zoo (Kibali and Kimya) last weekend... I think Kibali likes me - he gives me cheeky sideways smiles... and Kimya will pose for me without her hands over her ears if I talk to her... My aim is to be able to identify all of the chimps by sight... and then I'll try to learn the lions and tigers names and how to tell them apart too... then I'll learn everyone else... lol! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizabella Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 It's so lovely when you've been visiting a zoo for a while and begin to know many of the animals by name. I've been regularly visiting the zoos here (mainly Adelaide) since I was fourteen, so I've gotten to 'know' many of the animals. It gets a bit sad when they pass away or move to another zoo, as you do get rather attached to 'your' zoo animals. That sounds an interesting volunteer job, watching the animals' behaviour. I help out with making enrichment items for the animals as a volunteer- lots of papier mache! We've made lots of goodies for the upcoming birthdays of Zuri the chimp and Funi and Wang Wang the giant pandas. At Adelaide Zoo I know who all the orangutans, siamangs, tigers, lions, white-cheeked gibbons, sea lions and dusky langurs (although I don't yet know the name of the new langur baby)are. One of the orangutans, who sadly passed away in 2009, recognised me and would always turn around when he heard my voice- despite ignoring other visitors. I miss him very much, I used to spend a lot of time just sitting with him quietly. At Monarto Zoo I know who all the chimps are, and a few other animals. I'm particularly interested in great apes, and I don't like not knowing who anyone is when I visit zoos so I tend to research a lot before hand to learn who's who! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizabella Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 A few photos from Adelaide Zoo... Karta, a female Sumatran orangutan Karta by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Kluet, the male Sumatran orangutan Kluet by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Wang Wang, the male giant panda Wang Wang by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Funi, the female giant panda Funi by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Tuan, the male Sumatran tiger Water Fun by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizabella Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Lionesses, Yizi (foreground) and Amani The Girls by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Yizi rubbing up to her sister Someone to lean on by PANgrizabella, on Flickr The beautiful Kemiri, my favourite tiger Kemiri laughing by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Kemiri, female Sumatran tiger Kemiri by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Mujambi Mujambi by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Kluet, in his younger days Kluet by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Kluet, more recently Kluet by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Tuan Tuan Leaping by PANgrizabella, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Those photos of Karta and Funi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I love Karta When we were there the other wee she spent most of the time sitting there with a blanket over her head :) And I never get the tigers doing anything exciting. Or when they are the window is too grubby to get a good picture or there are too many people around to be able to get near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizabella Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 I've always thought Funi to exceptionally pretty, even by the high standards set by most giant pandas. She's so photogenic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I think my better panda pics have been Wang Wang. When we were there the other week they were in the opposite sides to usual but both inside sleeping. Then when we went back on the way out it was their off exhibit time. We did get to see Wang Wang having a training session but couldn't get pics through the 2 layers of glass and the wire mesh between him and handler. Was great to watch though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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