At the Brookfield Zoo
Nov 2, 2018 07:15:53 #
Brookfield Zoo
April and September 2018
The African spurred tortoise, also called the sulcata tortoise, inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise.
African Spur-thigh tortoise by Paul Sager, on Flickr
Like the other species of guenon (French for monkey), Schmidt's guenon are social animals living in family groups, with a single dominant male. Group size may reach 50 animals when resources are abundant, but groups may split into smaller units if resources become scarce.
Schmidt's Red-tailed Guenon
Found only in Colombia, the blue-billed curassow, or blue-knobbed curassow, is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. This large, mainly black species is the only curassow with a distinctive blue cere and wattles, earning the bird its common name. They feed mainly on the ground, consuming fruit, shoots, invertebrates and carrion.
Blue-billed Curassow
Colobus monkeys live in the forests and grasslands of Central Africa. They are found most often in second-growth or degraded forests or along rivers. Colobus monkeys live in small groups usually made up of one male, 3 or 4 females, and related adolescents and infants. At dawn and night-time, the dominant male roars loudly, echoed by the other males in the vicinity.
Black-And-White Colobus
Nigerian Dwarf goats are gentle and intelligent. This, along with their small size and colorful appearance, makes them popular as pets. Some breeders bottle-feed kids, which makes them more bonded with humans.
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
The Brookfield Zoo is owned by the Cook County Forest Preserve District and managed by the Chicago Zoological Society. The society sponsors numerous research and conservation efforts globally. The zoo bred the world’s first captive-born black rhinoceros (1941) and gray-headed kingfisher (1980), the first okapi born in the United States (1959), and the first wombat born outside Australia (1975).
These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
April and September 2018
The African spurred tortoise, also called the sulcata tortoise, inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise.
African Spur-thigh tortoise by Paul Sager, on Flickr
Like the other species of guenon (French for monkey), Schmidt's guenon are social animals living in family groups, with a single dominant male. Group size may reach 50 animals when resources are abundant, but groups may split into smaller units if resources become scarce.
Schmidt's Red-tailed Guenon
Found only in Colombia, the blue-billed curassow, or blue-knobbed curassow, is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. This large, mainly black species is the only curassow with a distinctive blue cere and wattles, earning the bird its common name. They feed mainly on the ground, consuming fruit, shoots, invertebrates and carrion.
Blue-billed Curassow
Colobus monkeys live in the forests and grasslands of Central Africa. They are found most often in second-growth or degraded forests or along rivers. Colobus monkeys live in small groups usually made up of one male, 3 or 4 females, and related adolescents and infants. At dawn and night-time, the dominant male roars loudly, echoed by the other males in the vicinity.
Black-And-White Colobus
Nigerian Dwarf goats are gentle and intelligent. This, along with their small size and colorful appearance, makes them popular as pets. Some breeders bottle-feed kids, which makes them more bonded with humans.
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
The Brookfield Zoo is owned by the Cook County Forest Preserve District and managed by the Chicago Zoological Society. The society sponsors numerous research and conservation efforts globally. The zoo bred the world’s first captive-born black rhinoceros (1941) and gray-headed kingfisher (1980), the first okapi born in the United States (1959), and the first wombat born outside Australia (1975).
These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
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Nov 2, 2018 08:25:28 #
[quote=CHG_CANON]Brookfield Zoo
April and September 2018
Fantastic Zoo photos and thanks for the info, always interesting.....
April and September 2018
Fantastic Zoo photos and thanks for the info, always interesting.....Nov 2, 2018 08:41:26 #
Nov 2, 2018 08:49:22 #
Very nice images and the descriptions help to understand their origins and where these animals live.
Nov 2, 2018 09:00:03 #
I have done some Zoo Photography and "It Ain't Easy Joe" lighting, hiding Monkeys with backs turned to show their fanny in protest at being viewed. These photos in this thread are understaded, Outstanding and among the NatGeo quality.
You educated me CHG Canon with the HotKey: These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
You educated me CHG Canon with the HotKey: These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
Nov 2, 2018 10:47:27 #
Excellent, Paul. I generally don't like zoo pics. You, however, know how to take them. Great job.
Nov 2, 2018 11:26:45 #
Thank you Ken, dpullum, William, John, Blaster34, Megan, bobkat0178a, Jerry, The Villages! Glad you're liking these Zoo picks. I'm probably going to be on a bit of stretch of various zoo posts for a while.
Nov 2, 2018 11:33:23 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Thank you Ken, dpullum, William, John, Blaster34, Megan, bobkat0178a, Jerry, The Villages! Glad you're liking these Zoo picks. I'm probably going to be on a bit of stretch of various zoo posts for a while.
Its getting cooler here in FL and now you have me wanting to go to my local zoo and try my luck, thanks
Nov 2, 2018 14:07:37 #
Nov 3, 2018 05:30:20 #
Thank you Mike, Blaster34! I'm hoping to catch a few FLA zoos on current travels. I was to Jacksonville's Zoo last week where their butterfly exhibit was still active, something that ended around Labor Day at Brookfield in Chicago.
Nov 3, 2018 06:20:08 #
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