#Zoo Photography

[condorphoto]

Fennec Fox

Vulpes zerda

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

You’ve seen those photos of dogs snapped through catching a treat, with just the silliest faces? I see those and raise you: a tiger catching meatballs.

This is Kali, a Sumatran tigress at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma.

[spinus-pinus]

California Condor Gymnogyps californianus

3/4/2023 San Diego Zoo Safari Park, California

[josharlington]

[wildjas]

Black-capped squirrel monkey - Saimiri boliviensis

Taken October 12th 2024, London Zoo

[mothertucker2001]

Decembird Day 16

[critter-captures]

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), family Hyaenidae (hyenas)

The largest extant species of hyena, and the most social carnivoran.

Young hyenas are born with a black coat, but begin to develop a lighter spotted coat around 2-3 months old. Their spots are better defined than adults, and fade with age.

Safaripark Beekse Bergen, taken July 2024

[vulturecamera]

Egyptian Vulture

2017

[dwmmphotography]

It is Scavenger Sunday, and now feels like a good time to remind everyone that vultures, like this California condor, perform important roles for disease reduction and nutrient distribution in ecosystems. Most vultures are in decline and/or endangered, and reinforcing negative stereotypes does not help conservation efforts for these species.

[firebunartblog]

snow leopard gif I made with pictures I took at the Bronx zoo on my trip a while back.

This week i've finally managed to put energy into sorting pictures out and realized i could make a gif of the floof

[missedmilemarkers]

[tyto-furcata]

Red-cheeked cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus)

8/19/2024 San Diego Zoo, California

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

Mei and her daughter Joon, both Lar gibbons (also known as white-handed gibbons) at the Oakland zoo.

There are two of my favorite photos I've ever taken, because of the sheer luck in getting them. They were easily twenty feet up in the foliage of this tree, and Joon was happily rampaging across the habitat treetops as only a baby gibbon can do. So I picked a spot where I had a clear shot, set my autofocus to follow her, and set the shutter to burst every time I thought I got a glimpse of a blonde blur.

And then I checked my camera roll and found these two shots. I was stunned.

Joon was born on May 31st, 2023, so she's just a little under a year old in my photos.

[spinus-pinus]

California Condor Gymnogyps californianus

11/11/2023 San Diego Zoo Safari Park, California

[adam-trademark]

Kool Kidz Reunited

(3/11)

(March 16, 2024)

[unbridleddiscoveries]

Harpy eagle