A collection of pictures, videos, news and facts about animals and their habitats.
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Australian Barn Owl by Hasitha Tudugalle on Flickr.
Animals as photo props
The use of animals for souvenir photographs is a popular activity in many global tourist resorts, and even in zoos, but this activity can have severe consequences for the animals involved. Please don’t support the use of animals as photographic props and if you do encounter this activity on your travels, please contact Born Free at http://www.bornfree.org.uk/TAA
(Source: youtube.com)
Young and hungry by Tambako the Jaguar on Flickr.
Bienenfresser by CROW1973 on Flickr.
Bristol zoo’s baby gorilla Kukena holds onto his mother’s arm, as he ventures out of his enclosure at Bristol zoo’s Gorilla Island. The seven-month-old western lowland gorilla is starting to find his feet as he learns to walk, having been born at the zoo in September. Also this week, the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has created mobile phone ringtones from six endangered species, including the gorilla
Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Ostriches look out from their enclosure at Taronga Western Plains zoo in Dubbo, Australia. The popular 35-year-old zoo is set in 3 sq km of bushland and is home to more than 700 animals
Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
(Source: Guardian)
St. Louis Zoo, March 2012 by Safety Fast on Flickr.
Konira the young Andean Condor explores her enclosure at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, AustraliaPicture: Brad Hunter/Newspix / Rex Features
Three-week-old meerkats play at Bristol Zoo GardensPicture: Tim Ireland/PA
Eve, a baby pygmy hippo, takes a first look at her outside pen with her mother. The pygmy hippo was born on New Years Eve 2011 at the zoo in Edinburgh.Picture: David Cheskin/PA
Wira, a newborn rare male baby Sulawesi crested macaque, is held by his mother Wino at ZSL London Zoo. Born with bright blue eyes and pale skin, Wira’s features will get darker with age, his eyes will turn brown and he’ll also develop the macaque’s familiar crest of hair on his head.Picture: REUTERS/ZSL London
An Amazilia Hummingbird feeds its young in an aviary at the Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, GermanyPicture: EPA/Paolo Giovannini / Weltvogelpark
2012-03-09-14h44m40.272P6290 by A.J. Haverkamp on Flickr.
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Gorilla: Bwana, resting his head on mom’s back
A baby Colobus monkey is held by her mother, Jabula, at Safari West in Santa Rosa, CaliforniaPicture: The Press Democrat, John Burgess/AP
These three baby meerkats have been named Timon, Pumbaa and Rafiki - after characters from the Disney film The Lion King. The triplets were born three weeks ago at Bristol Zoo Gardens.Picture: Bob Pitchford/PA
