Tag: zoos
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April 11, 2008 12:44 PM EDT --
Since I can't seem to find anything on Gather today, I decided to post another photo essay. These are the pictures I took of the giraffes at Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida. They have . . .
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July 18, 2008 06:50 AM EDT --
My daughter and her boyfriend went to the Indianapolis Zoo last week, and she got some really great animal shots. I asked her to let me edit them, and thought I'd share a few with the . . .
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January 06, 2008 05:19 PM EST --
There has been a lot of talk of zoo animals, zoos, and the public's safety lately. I'm going to address the issue again. Remember these are my opinions and not straight out facts. There are many . . .
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April 02, 2008 10:08 PM EDT --
The Emu was a very good model, so we took quite a few pictures of him. He had a very striking blue neck that made him very pretty. These are all of the same Emu. (Edward maybe?) . . .
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April 03, 2008 12:23 PM EDT --
This lovely stork was in the cage with the Okapis (Giraffe relative). He was standing so still being a good model, so I took several pictures. I just love how his head has that fuzzy look. . . .
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April 03, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
These pictures were taken in the big Lorikeet room at Lowry Park Zoo. They have several bird houses throughout the zoo. You can purchase nectar to feed them and they will hop on your hand. . . .
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April 05, 2008 03:31 PM EDT --
These are more the pictures I took at Lowry Park Zoo (Tampa, FL) this week. These are all from the petting zoo. They had food you could feed them and one was very aggressive in wanting the . . .
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May 03, 2007 11:34 AM EDT --
With all the debate over why we're in Iraq, should we stay there, and the daily death tolls, there was a happy story about one small part in the Iraq saga. CBS Sunday Morning gave a report this . . .
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November 18, 2006 07:42 PM EST --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
last week, we went to the local orchard to get apples, cider, and donuts. of course, the REAL reason we went was to go to their petting zoo. they . . .
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August 02, 2007 06:46 AM EDT --
Author: Yann Martel
This Is a fascinating book. There is so much fact in it that I kept checking that it was actually fiction.
Within the book is a treatise on the benefits of zoos and how, . . .
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September 19, 2007 07:46 AM EDT --
"I absolutely loved the San Diego Zoo!"
The San Diego Zoo
"Got to see . . .
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May 10, 2007 06:14 PM EDT --
If you’re planning on attending your local fair or carnival this season, be sure that barnyard animals are not part of the festivities. Petting zoos are not only inhumane, they’re potentially . . .
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January 01, 2008 12:42 AM EST --
Thanks to our media, we have all heard of the tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo. We can't help it the news has been filled with it from both angles, the zoo's view and the families' view. . . .
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January 12, 2008 10:18 PM EST --
Pacific Giant Octopus - Enteroctopus dofleni
The pacific giant octopus is just one of many, many amazing animals. This mollusk is the largest octopus in the world. This octopus can be found along . . .
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May 21, 2007 03:57 PM EDT --
I have a friend who calls me O’Zone
and I like it
because I like Twilight Zone
And Andy Griffith
W live in a Zoo
and have letters we think
others see on our back
sewn with thick yarn . . .
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October 01, 2007 11:59 PM EDT --
I used to have a colleague named Lee (name changed to protect the innocent) who reacted very poorly to being stared at.
He never spoke of this problem; he may not even know he has it. But if you work . . .
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August 11, 2006 06:15 PM EDT --
I'd like to suggest Damian McNichol's Smiling Dolphis to the Best of Gather. Until I read this article I was one of the many who enjoy watching Dolphins perform in Zoos and waterparks. Damian takes . . .
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September 21, 2006 05:06 PM EDT --
Few are altogether deaf to the preaching of pine trees. Their sermons on the mountains go to our hearts; and if people in general could be got into the woods, even for once, to hear the trees speak for . . .
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January 31, 2008 09:43 PM EST --
There are many creatures on this planet who defy all the rules. The lungfish is one such creatures. Hopefully in this article, I can do some justice to this beautiful creature. It is one of two types . . .
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August 24, 2008 05:32 PM EDT --
Zoos are simply not in animals' best interests, and we must do what is right for them-anything else is merely self-serving. While larger, well-known zoos are taking steps to provide token enrichment . . .
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