Sydney’s Taronga Zoo + rare pygmy hippopotamus birth last week = super snuzz.
Check out this vid, and pay close attention to the constant stream of camera shutters and clicks. This little dude has about the same camera shutter per minute rate as does President-elect Obama. Rumor has it that Mr. Obama is considering this ball of cuteness for Secretary of Snuzz. Really.
Anjana has been helping zoo keeper China York look after 23-day-old cubs Mitra and Shiva at TIGERS (The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species) in South Carolina, US.
The chimp took on the crucial surrogate role after the youngsters were separated from their mother.
She turned aggressive after being spooked when hurricane Hannah ripped through the institute.
This video is PFWSWIN (Perfect For Work So Watch It Now, commonly pronounced ‘PIFF wuh swin) since it’s just a silent little montage of some Pallas’ Cats at the Prospect Park Zoo. Check it, homies!
The Tiger Temple or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Thailand and has been a sanctuary for many endangered animals including several tigers that walk around freely once a day and can be petted by tourists.
The temple received several tiger cubs where the mothers had been killed by poachers. As of 2007, over 21 cubs have been born at the temple and the total number of tigers is about 12 adult tigers and 4 cubs.
The tigers are tamed by being fed with cooked meat to avoid giving them a taste for blood. The staff keep the tigers under control and the abbot will intervene if the tiger gets agitated. They are treated as family members in the temple and visitors are asked to give a donation if they want to take photos with the tigers.
I find it very comforting to know that this place has an intervening abbot who will protect visitors when the tigers get agitated. Like that’s a help!
With Hurrycane Fay coming, my best frends and former Floridians Rosie and Cheeto thot it wood be appropriate to show a foto of flamingos hoo were moved into a zoo bathroom to keep them safe from a hurrycane. I hope all of owr good frends in Florida stay safe and dry frum Fay!
Check out these adorable little critters that are hanging out at the Los Angeles Zoo these days:
These little guys are peninsular pronghorns, two of not so many, since the species is on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species. They are the first of their kind to be born in a zoo.
And this snuzzy dude? A red river hog piglet, of course. The omnivorous cutie will eventually grow to a length of 1 to 1.5 meters, after which you’ll find the cuddling aspect a little less attractive.
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