tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51885316865870711972024-02-08T11:52:35.086-08:00MP's Blogmjpinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155679284621541724noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188531686587071197.post-63249791239792645552009-05-10T13:32:00.000-07:002010-05-18T21:25:32.306-07:00Diggers!The LA Zoo has two species of animals that burrow as a way of life. The two species are Meerkats and Black-tailed Prairie Dogs. The zoo has two meerkat mobs; one at the Children's Zoo and the other one right by the flamingos. The zoo only has one group of prairie dogs which live in the zoo's Children's Zoo.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The first group of meerkats consist of Chico and Barky, two elderly meerkats. They live in one of the indoor exhibits in the nursery.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3317751703/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3317751703_bde7b630b5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Chico (left) and Barky (right)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3318577122/" title="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3318577122_e3b3334159.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Chico's new friend, Barky</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3317752075/" title="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/3317752075_d87a43bd51.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Barky coming out of a tube</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3317754135/" title="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3317754135_135d10ae7e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Barky sitting</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363424326/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3363424326_d100138a2d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Barky and Chico sharing sentry duty</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395526385/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3395526385_7edeefb8d6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Barky and Chico cuddling</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The second mob of meerkats at the zoo are new to the zoo and came from the North Carolina Zoo. This mob consists of four (one male and three females) young meerkats. It's easy to recognize the male since he has a shorter tail, but the three females look the same.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3317759695/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3629/3317759695_c142628c0f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Meerkats exploring their new home</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3318592626/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3318592626_aa4f2021a9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Doing sentry duty</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3318599144/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3318599144_9fa44afb5a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">They seem to like their exhibit</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3318604140/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/3318604140_ea9616c2b4.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Meerkat's close up</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3317784571/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3625/3317784571_90e6e8aac2.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Chillin' in their exhibit</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3317779919/" title="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3317779919_9b67bf32c1.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Female meerkat</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3492551466/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3492551466_9517af3a3f.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Sentry duty on a sunny morning</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The zoo only has one group of prairie dogs, which consists of eight (one male and seven females) prairie dogs. The group lives in their big exhibit across from the petting zoo in the Children's Zoo.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3496174534/" title="Black-tailed Prairie Dogs at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3496174534_66e351611f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Black-tailed Prairie Dogs at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />By the burrow<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395525689/" title="Black-tailed Prairie Dog at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3583/3395525689_5df1fda4f1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Black-tailed Prairie Dog at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Not sure about coming out</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395521035/" title="Black-tailed Prairie Dog at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3395521035_f9a85cc009.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Black-tailed Prairie Dog at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Also not sure about coming out</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I don't have many photos of the Prairie dogs since every time I go to their exhibit they are inside their burrow.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mjpinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155679284621541724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188531686587071197.post-39813911373270560572009-05-05T23:23:00.000-07:002009-05-10T11:21:15.296-07:00Selig Zoo Statues at the zoo<span style="font-size:100%;">The LA Zoo recently put up 4 new (actually old) lion statues that were once on the entrance of the old Selig Zoo. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3496175510/" title="Selig Zoo Statues information by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3496175510_ba8d866edc.jpg" alt="Selig Zoo Statues information" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">This is the information on the statues</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3495356895/" title="Lion Statue by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3495356895_3cd4d7f2f8.jpg" alt="Lion Statue" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Male lion statue</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3517583784/" title="Lion Statue by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3556/3517583784_494dcb83c6.jpg" alt="Lion Statue" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Lioness statue</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3516770733/" title="Lions Statue by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3516770733_7302f3a8ae.jpg" alt="Lions Statue" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Lioness and cubs statue</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3517584394/" title="Lions Statue by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3517584394_10eacfe3a6.jpg" alt="Lions Statue" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Lion cubs statue<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I heard that the zoo had 2 more lion statues and 7 elephant statues that will be later put around the zoo in the future.<br /></span></span><br /></div>mjpinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155679284621541724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188531686587071197.post-48448588287786781362009-04-22T14:23:00.000-07:002009-04-22T15:20:14.771-07:00First Photo Blog! (April 4th, 2009)The last time I visited the zoo on April 4th, 2009. It has been hot lately here in LA, so I haven't had the chance to visit the zoo. So here are some of the photos I took:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416923334/" title="Red-knobbed Hornbill at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3416923334_6b2950ee86.jpg" alt="Red-knobbed Hornbill at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">This was the first time I got to take a photo of the male Red-knobbed Hornbill.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416928338/" title="Lady Ross's Turaco at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3416928338_0cd13a20f4.jpg" alt="Lady Ross's Turaco at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">A pair of Lady Ross's Turacos were in the former Congo Peafowl exhibit.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416935158/" title="Snowy Egret at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3416935158_cabac8780d.jpg" alt="Snowy Egret at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">This is a Snowy Egret which recently moved to the former coyote exhibit along with the rest of the marsh birds.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416127643/" title="Sacred Ibis at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3416127643_ded0e405c0.jpg" alt="Sacred Ibis at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">This Sacred Ibis and a Roseate Spoonbill moved in with the marsh birds in their new exhibit.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416937160/" title="Roseate Spoonbill at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3416937160_d5d6cfbecd.jpg" alt="Roseate Spoonbill at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Roseate Spoonbill</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416939824/" title="Scarlet Ibis at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3664/3416939824_2a8fd52cb2.jpg" alt="Scarlet Ibis at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Scarlet Ibis </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416941720/" title="American White Ibis at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3416941720_00f12b0a5d.jpg" alt="American White Ibis at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">American White Ibis</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416944548/" title="Red-tailed Hawk at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3416944548_211a9ecaca.jpg" alt="Red-tailed Hawk at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="500" width="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">The Red-tailed Hawk kept looking at a wild hawk which was just above his aviary.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416143863/" title="Channel Island Fox at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3416143863_35f2e37cb9.jpg" alt="Channel Island Fox at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />I finally took a good photo of the Channel Island Fox, but he was sleeping.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416958490/" title="North American River Otter at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3416958490_4d1fa02fe6.jpg" alt="North American River Otter at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">The North American River Otter was getting ready to sleep. The second otter was already under the blankets.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3416964564/" title="Chinese Alligator at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3416964564_14aedd3a92.jpg" alt="Chinese Alligator at the Los Angeles Zoo" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Chinese Alligator</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Well, hopefully you guys enjoy! Till next time!<br /></div></div>mjpinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155679284621541724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188531686587071197.post-941860837693403832009-04-22T13:57:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:23:35.625-07:00Change!I have decided to change from writing about my visits to the LA Zoo, to only posting photos that I take on my visits to the zoo. I will also add minor descriptions to each photo, so the blog will not be boring. I will also be posting my favorite photos of particular animals.mjpinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155679284621541724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188531686587071197.post-63960414376215129752009-03-29T13:06:00.000-07:002009-04-02T21:23:55.230-07:00LA Zoo Meet-up!On March 28, 2009 me and a hand full of flickr members from the LA Zoo group met at the Los Angeles Zoo. I'm glad I got to meet these wonderful people and I was also glad to learn that they had a passion for the LA Zoo like I did. The day was perfect for the meet as in the morning it was kind of fresh, but as the day went on it kind of got hot but not too much.<br /><br />Righ after we met at the zoo's entrance we headed over to the Children's Zoo were we got to see Chico and Barky (the meerkats) cuddling in a tub with hay. They seemed very happy together, and I'm glad that Chico finally has a friend. We also got to see the new four meerkats, as they were back on their exhibit. The male was doing sentry duty, two of the females were eating lettuce and the third female was sleeping. I was surprised that they weren't as active as the last time I saw them.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395526385/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3395526385_7edeefb8d6.jpg" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Barky and Chico cuddling<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3396313596/" title="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3396313596_f8d8f5335c.jpg" alt="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="375" height="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Male meerkat doing sentry duty</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3396311718/" title="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3396311718_e116af367e.jpg" alt="Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Female meerkat eating lettuce</span><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;">After the meerkats we headed over to the Australia section of the zoo. Some animals were active in this area, and some were sleeping like always. The Red Kangaroos were surprisingly not sleeping, as they were eating. The koalas were sleeping as always, as were the wallabies. The big aviary in the center home to the hornbills and yellow-footed rock wallabies had some work done to it. All the trees were trimmed which made it possible to see the Red-knobbed Hornbills. Even though the trees were trimmed, the male was still hidding inside the trees. Over at "Dragons of Komodo", the female was digging which may mean that she is about to lay eggs, and the male was sun bathing in the sun.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395504859/" title="Red-knobbed Hornbill at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3395504859_dc6abc5c06.jpg" alt="Red-knobbed Hornbill at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Red-knobbed Hornbill female<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395506331/" title="Komodo Dragon at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3395506331_0a0d671cb8.jpg" alt="Komodo Dragon at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Male Komodo Dragon</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After leaving Australia, the group headed over to Campo Gorilla Reserve and noticed that Rapunzel and Glenda were still out by themselves. After the gorillas, we headed over to North America were everything was normal, with nothing interesting going on. The zebras, pronghorns, peccaries, the anoa, and the babirusa were all walking around their exhibit. The bighorn sheep, the camel, and the wild dog were all chilling in the shade. I also saw the new Sacred Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, and Hawk in their new exhibits.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3396319952/" title="Peninsular Pronghorn at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3396319952_400f3f723b.jpg" alt="Peninsular Pronghorn at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Peninsular Pronghorn</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395508011/" title="Bighorn Sheep at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3561/3395508011_34e3d22e96.jpg" alt="Bighorn Sheep at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Bighorn Sheep</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395509381/" title="Sacred Ibis at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3395509381_77dba0463e.jpg" alt="Sacred Ibis at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Sacred Ibis</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We then moved on to Red Ape Rainforest to see the Orangutans. As always, Berani (the 4 year old orang) was playing around the enclosure with mom (Kalim) and grandma (Eloise). Bruno, which is the big male was nowhere to be found. On the big exhibit both Mynyak and Rosie were laying on the ground resting under the shade. After visiting the orangs we decided to visit the Chimpanzees, who were all resting under the shade by the rocks next to the waterfall.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3396325010/" title="Chimpanzees at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3396325010_3cbd052c6b.jpg" alt="Chimpanzees at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Chimpanzee troop resting under the shade</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The African section of the zoo was rather quiet this day with only the fossas and the bongos being active. The fossas were walking so fast that I could not take any photo. The bongos were awake, which was weird since they had been sleeping most of the time the last couple of times I visited the zoo. In the lion exhibit only Lionel (male) was on exhibit with no signs of Cookie (female). Lionel was just laying down on his heater on the left side of the exhibit. In the giraffe exhibit, one of the females was not on exhibit, hopefully nothing bad happened.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3396323354/" title="Mountain Bongos at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3396323354_80f37dba86.jpg" alt="Mountain Bongos at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Bongos drinking water</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395511729/" title="African Lion at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3438/3395511729_f7c9fdfaaf.jpg" alt="African Lion at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Lionel the lion </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Both the Eurasia and South America sections of the zoo were rather quiet, which might have been due to the hot weather. The tigers, bears, hippo, and rhino were all sleeping. I did get a chance to take a photo of the Bali Mynah which is one of the most beautiful and vocal birds that I've seen. The snow leopards were surprisingly awake, even though it was a hot day. We stayed in South America so that we could see Billy the elephant play in the sprinkelers. He seemed very happy to play in the water on a hot day. After South America we walked over to the griffon vulture aviary to see these majestic birds.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395514017/" title="Bali Mynah at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3395514017_9b4b20c391.jpg" alt="Bali Mynah at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Bali Mynah</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395516153/" title="Cape Griffon Vultures at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3395516153_bd9c3e1a32.jpg" alt="Cape Griffon Vultures at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cape Griffon Vulture</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395516925/" title="Cape Griffon Vulture at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3432/3395516925_d8e96c9a08.jpg" alt="Cape Griffon Vulture at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cape Griffon Vulture</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After this we all left the zoo, but I returned as it was still too early. I stayed by the harbor seals for a while, then I went over to the Children's Zoo. On the way to the Children's Zoo I took a photo of Reggie the Alligator. I got to take some photos of the Agouti, the tamarins, the meerkats again, the Black Duiker calf, the prairie dog, and the pelicans. I also got to see for the first time a baby La Plata 3-banded Armadillo which was being carried by it's mother and the Slow Loris, although it was just sleeping.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395534609/" title="Harbor Seal at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3466/3395534609_452b36786d.jpg" alt="Harbor Seal at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Harbor Seal</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3396351240/" title="Harbor Seals at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3396351240_2b20ab7226.jpg" alt="Harbor Seals at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Harbor Seals</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3396346156/" title="American Alligator at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3633/3396346156_4298a6a591.jpg" alt="American Alligator at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Reggie the Alligator</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395528905/" title="Red-rumped Agouti at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3395528905_d59ff6e60c.jpg" alt="Red-rumped Agouti at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Agouti</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3396340946/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3396340946_41175cd99e.jpg" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Meerkats Barky and Chico</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3396331252/" title="Cotton-topped Tamarins at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3449/3396331252_339a28dd37.jpg" alt="Cotton-topped Tamarins at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cotton-topped Tamarins</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395497465/" title="Black Duiker at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3395497465_8a0f6330b0.jpg" alt="Black Duiker at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Black Duiker calf</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395521035/" title="Black-tailed Prairie Dog at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3395521035_f9a85cc009.jpg" alt="Black-tailed Prairie Dog at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Black-tailed Prairie Dog</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3395532925/" title="Brown Pelicans at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3395532925_807701db2f.jpg" alt="Brown Pelicans at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Brown Pelicans</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you guys enjoy! Till next time!<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mjpinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155679284621541724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188531686587071197.post-52582664093059836742009-03-25T22:58:00.000-07:002009-03-27T22:37:05.802-07:00Snow Day Cont. (March 14, 2009)Well, on March 14 I also got to see the other animals at the zoo. At the beginning of the zoo, I got to see both Barky and Chico (meerkats) play around in their indoor exhibit at the Children's Zoo. At first I could not see them because they were inside their tubes, but then Barky appeared and went over to their digging box. After that, he went to the front of the exhibit where Chico followed there after. This was my first time seeing both Chico and Barky do sentry dutty at the same time. It was a joy seeing them together, and finally seeing Chico happy.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3362606531/" title="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3362606531_3366cdd990.jpg" alt="Meerkats at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="375" height="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Barky (left) and Chico</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Also, for the first time in a long time I got to see the elderly Lesser Asian Civet awake and active. She is a nocturnal animal from south east asia, so she spends most of the time asleep in her nest box. Being that she is the only one of her species in the US, it's really important I take enough photos of her.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363418212/" title="Lesser Asian Civet at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/3363418212_047f2d18a7.jpg" alt="Lesser Asian Civet at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div></div><span style="font-size:78%;">Small Indian Civet</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The other animals that were active at the Children's Zoo were the red-flanked duiker, the gerenuk, and the antelope ground squirrels. I also got to see the mysterious Axolotls that are located inside the cave. Many people never get to see this weird but cool animals. Axolotls are salamanders that originate from Mexico. These are some of the most endargered amphibian species in the world today.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363420318/" title="Red-flanked Duiker at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3363420318_3aff3e3d8d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Red-flanked Duiker at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Red-flanked Duiker</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363431038/" title="Axolotl at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/3363431038_bb5d036b59.jpg" alt="Axolotl at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Axolotl</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After the Children's Zoo I headed over to the main zoo. The first exhibit is the meerkats, but they were not on exhibit, as some construction was going on in the exhibit. In the Australia section everything was the same with most animals sleeping. Over at Campo Gorilla Reserve it was rather quiet as only Glenda and Rapunzel were out on the family exhibit. According to the sign in the front of the exhibit both Kelly and Evelyn are being introduced to the new gorilla Alafia. It said that they plan for her to be on exhibit by this summer. The bachelors were nowhere to be seen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363389642/" title="Western Lowland Gorillas at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/3363389642_42466aac71.jpg" alt="Western Lowland Gorillas at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Glenda (baby) and Rapunzel</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Over at the North American section everything was the same, but I did notice that the baby Babirusa was no longer with the mother. In the African section the lions were taking their daily nap. The giraffes were just roaming around. The chimps were sleeping. The okapi was just standing in the back. The only animals that were active were the Coquerel's Sifakas, the Colobus monkeys, and only two of the mandrills.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3362584427/" title="Coquerel's Sifaka at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3362584427_155f744f3c.jpg" alt="Coquerel's Sifaka at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Coquerel's Sifaka</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After that I headed over to the Steller's Sea Eagles, which were taking care of their first egg. One of the eagles was standing by the nest and the other one, which was barely visible, was sitting on the egg. Hopefully the egg will hatch and the eagles will raise a healthy chick. The Siamangs and the gibbons were loud as always, but especially the gibbons by the hippo exhibit.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363399088/" title="Steller's Sea Eagle at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/3363399088_0558cd7163.jpg" alt="Steller's Sea Eagle at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Steller's Sea Eagle</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I also got to see Randa the indian rhino for the first time in a long time. She was out on the left exhibit walking around the tree as her pool was filling up. Randa is an elderly rhino, and I once heard from her keeper that she is well into her fortys.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363390820/" title="Indian Rhinoceros at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3363390820_002f68cb76.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Indian Rhinoceros at the Los Angeles Zoo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Randa in her exhibit</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363392538/" title="Indian Rhinoceros at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3363392538_dc9c973274.jpg" alt="Indian Rhinoceros at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Randa </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">At the end, I headed over to the South American section were I got to see the Aldabra Tortoises walking in their open exhibit. Most animals in this section were active, except the Maned Wolves and Jaguar. I also got a shot of the Red-legged Seriema and the Baird's Tapir, who was awake for the first time in a long time. I then headed over to the Cape Griffon Vulture aviary, where I got to see one of the two new chicks.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3362587477/" title="Aldabra Tortoise at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3362587477_76f82e4909.jpg" alt="Aldabra Tortoise at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Aldabra Tortoise<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3362589471/" title="Red-legged Seriema at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3561/3362589471_9535f2b4d7.jpg" alt="Red-legged Seriema at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Red-legged Seriema</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363410146/" title="Cape Griffons Vulture at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3363410146_a010ab7a55.jpg" alt="Cape Griffons Vulture at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cape Griffon Vultures</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Last but not least, I got to see Billy in his new enclosure and he seemed happy. He was playing with his tire for a while until he headed over to his temporary barn.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3364090661/" title="Asian Elephant at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3364090661_a00e2b1f8e.jpg" alt="Asian Elephant at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3364089809/" title="Asian Elephant at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3364089809_9b3c439953.jpg" alt="Asian Elephant at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you guys enjoy my visit. I will be going to the zoo on March 28th, so I will be writting what I saw that day. Till next time.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mjpinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155679284621541724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188531686587071197.post-67393787093936823522009-03-17T17:11:00.000-07:002009-03-25T22:52:45.647-07:00My first blog! - Snow Days at the LA Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3460/3362577567_090b7edc83_m.jpg"></a><div><div style="text-align: left;">I have been visiting the Los Angeles Zoo since late 2004 every weekend of every month of every year. For the past 5 years, I've seen the zoo grow. When I first visited the zoo, it did not have the new Campo Gorilla Reserve open, so i was kind of sad because they are one of my favorite animals. The zoo did not even have it's current entrance open and most of the zoo was a construction mess. Now the LA zoo is better than ever, and with the upcoming new elephant enclosure it will become even a better zoo. I will be blogging on every visit I make to the zoo, which is sometimes every Saturday.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, this first blog will be from this past Saturday March 14, 2009. The LA zoo celebrated "Snow Days" where the zoo would provide snow for four animals, which included the Sumatran Tigers, Snow Leopards, American Black Bears, and the Sichuan Takins. I only saw the bears, tigers and takins enjoying the snow. The day was very crowded, but that is good money for the zoo so that they can keep building new exhibits.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was kind of surprised that the leopards were not as active as I thought they were going to be. One of the leopards was walking around the snow and the other one was sleeping. If the zoo had cubs again it would have been better. </div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363393034/" title="Snow Leopard at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3363393034_878ff58478.jpg" alt="Snow Leopard at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There was only of two bears playing with the snow, as the other one was on the top of the mountain sleeping. The one that was awake, which I think was Ranger, was rubbing his stomach on the snow and rolling all over it too. The zoo brought snow for the bears two years ago and they enjoyed it so much that the zoo brought it again this year.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3362579917/" title="American Black Bear at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3362579917_cb35ff8a92.jpg" alt="American Black Bear at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3362578127/" title="American Black Bear at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3362578127_426f4777d6.jpg" alt="American Black Bear at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3362579917_cb35ff8a92_m.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">The takins were also very active compared to the snow leopards. The two female takins were more active than the male takin, who spent his time at the back of the exhibit eating hay. These animals came from the San Diego Zoo, so I'm sure they never got to see snow which might explain why they weren't that active. Sichuan Takins come from the mountains of China, so snow is a great part of their life in the wild.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3363393554/" title="Sichuan Takins at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3363393554_25ea008f48.jpg" alt="Sichuan Takins at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Only two of the four tigers (an adult female and her three big cubs) were active, but after a long time of playing in the snow, they went to the back of the exhibit and took their nap, which a lot of people did not like. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstickmanp/3362577567/" title="Sumatran Tiger exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo by mstickmanp, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3460/3362577567_090b7edc83.jpg" alt="Sumatran Tiger exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, hopefully you guys enjoy my first blog and the many more that will come in the future.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3362578127_426f4777d6_m.jpg"></a><div></div></div></div></div></div>mjpinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155679284621541724noreply@blogger.com0