Thank you. The lemurs were having a lovely time in the sunshine and in a walkthrough area so they could come and peer at the people if they wanted to :)
The bush dogs are cute, but I agree, I'd not want to get on their bad side!
I've been around starlings all my life but this is the first closeup picture of one that actually showed the lighter colored feather tips they have. What a subtle beauty she is! Thanks for sharing! :^)
One of my online friends who lives in canada says the starlings they see there are just plain brown (which here is the juvenile plumage) but from what you say, I presume you get the glossy adult form in your bit of the world. Curious!
An excellent set of pictures! The flamingo[1] one is an absolute classic, as is the one of the two piano-deprived lemurs.
The Red-Ruffed Lemur has such a focused, fierce-looking expression; I wonder whether he/she was keeping a sharp eye on possible competitors for the piece of food?
[1] When I was a young 'un (just starting school) we went to the zoo one day, and I saw flamingoes for the first time. Apparently, I was heard to say "Look - dicky birds on rhubarb!".
Thank you. I had a fortunate day as lots of the animals were out enjoying the sunshine and many of them seemed to be actively posing for their pictures (except the baby marmosets, who were like jet-powered furry ping-pong balls :)).
I suspect you're right about the red-ruffed lemur - there was another of the same species and a group of ringtails out in the same enclosure, plus us humans (it's a walkthrough enclosure - the ringtails were scurrying past my ankles at times!) so s/he might have been afeard of losing that snack! :)
...(except the baby marmosets, who were like jet-powered furry ping-pong balls :))...
I can well imagine. Reminds me of the dear little kitten some friends of mine had, many years back, which was constantly doing laps of their living-room, in less than five seconds and without touching the floor.
I suspect you're right about the red-ruffed lemur - there was another of the same species and a group of ringtails out in the same enclosure, plus us humans (it's a walkthrough enclosure - the ringtails were scurrying past my ankles at times!) so s/he might have been afeard of losing that snack! :)
I thought I judged the expression right :-)
When I walked through the lemur pen at Manor Wildlife Park - aka Anna's Welsh Zoo near Tenby back in June, the lemurs didn't come all that close to the visitors. That may well have been because two or three of them were carrying young with them, though. They didn't seem bothered about people being there, but they kept their distance from them.
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The bush dogs are cute, but I agree, I'd not want to get on their bad side!
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What a subtle beauty she is!
Thanks for sharing!
:^)
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One of my online friends who lives in canada says the starlings they see there are just plain brown (which here is the juvenile plumage) but from what you say, I presume you get the glossy adult form in your bit of the world. Curious!
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The Red-Ruffed Lemur has such a focused, fierce-looking expression; I wonder whether he/she was keeping a sharp eye on possible competitors for the piece of food?
[1] When I was a young 'un (just starting school) we went to the zoo one day, and I saw flamingoes for the first time. Apparently, I was heard to say "Look - dicky birds on rhubarb!".
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I suspect you're right about the red-ruffed lemur - there was another of the same species and a group of ringtails out in the same enclosure, plus us humans (it's a walkthrough enclosure - the ringtails were scurrying past my ankles at times!) so s/he might have been afeard of losing that snack! :)
Rhubarb legs :) Splendid!
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I can well imagine. Reminds me of the dear little kitten some friends of mine had, many years back, which was constantly doing laps of their living-room, in less than five seconds and without touching the floor.
I suspect you're right about the red-ruffed lemur - there was another of the same species and a group of ringtails out in the same enclosure, plus us humans (it's a walkthrough enclosure - the ringtails were scurrying past my ankles at times!) so s/he might have been afeard of losing that snack! :)
I thought I judged the expression right :-)
When I walked through the lemur pen at Manor Wildlife Park - aka Anna's Welsh Zoo near Tenby back in June, the lemurs didn't come all that close to the visitors. That may well have been because two or three of them were carrying young with them, though. They didn't seem bothered about people being there, but they kept their distance from them.
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