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Not invited visitor
Made by Foto Martien
Wild birds often visit zoos to find food between the animals living there. Daily visit this Grey Heron the African Penguins in Burgers Zoo, the Netherlands. After eating a few fish and other food he leaves again. The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is a large bird, standing 90-100 cm tall, with a 175-195 cm wingspan and a weight of 1-2 kg. Its plumage is largely grey above, and off-white below. Adults have a white head with a broad black supercilium and slender crest, while immatures have a dull grey head. _______________________________________________________________________ Wilde vogels bezoeken vaak dierentuinen om naar voedsel te zoeken tussen de daar levende dieren. Dagelijks bezoekt deze blauwe reiger de Afrikaanse pinguïns in Burgers Zoo. Na het eten van een paar vissen en ander voedsel vertrekt hij weer. De blauwe reiger (Ardea cinerea) is in Nederland en veel gebieden in Europa, Azië en zuidelijk Afrika het bekendste en meest voorkomende lid van de reigerfamilie. De blauwe reiger wordt naar Engels en Duits voorbeeld ook wel grauwe reiger genoemd. Op z’n lange poten stapt hij voorzichtig door ondiepe plekken van stadssingels, poldersloten en door weilanden. De blauwe reiger is ook regelmatig een (veelal ongenode) gast aan de rand van tuinvijvers. Grote vogel met een lengte van ca. 90 cm. Totaalgewicht loopt op tot wel 2 kilogram. ♂ en ♀hebben een identiek uiterlijk: bovenzijde, vleugels en staart grijs. Vleugeleinden zwart. De kop is deels wit met een zwarte band door het oog. Info: Wikipedia


Still Watching
Made by Thomas van Rooij
Shot of a broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) under water. The animal dove to get some rest on the bottom of his pool but kept an eye on me while slowly gliding towards the rocky bottom. Something different like what you're used of me but I hope you like it because I really like this shot myself. Taken at Burger's Zoo, Arnhem. The broad-snouted caiman is a crocodilian reptile found in eastern and central South America, including southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. It is found mostly in freshwater marshes, swamps, and mangroves. Its notable physical characteristic is its broad snout from which its name is derived. Most tend to be of an olive-green color, with exceptions occurring as adaptations to varying climates. Its diet consists mainly of small invertebrates, and it can crush shells to feed on turtles and snails. The species is threatened due to illegal hunting and loss of habitat. Source: wikipedia


African Penguin
Made by J. van de Pas
The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Black-footed Penguin, is found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Because of their donkey-like braying call they were previously named Jackass Penguins. Since several species of South American penguins produce the same sound, the African species has been renamed African Penguin, as it is the only penguin species that breeds in Africa. The presence of the penguin gave name to the Penguin Islands. Two colonies were established by penguins in the 1980s on the mainland near Cape Town, namely Boulders Beach near Simon's Town and Stony Point in Betty's Bay. Mainland colonies probably only became possible in recent times due to the reduction of predator numbers, although the Betty's Bay colony has been attacked by leopards. The only other mainland colony is in Namibia, but it is not known when this was established. Source: Wikipedia


Woodland reindeer
Made by J. van de Pas
The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one (or two, depending on taxonomy) has already gone extinct. The reindeer varies considerably in colour and size, and both genders grow antlers, though these are larger in the males and there are a few populations where females lack them completely. Hunting of wild reindeer and herding of semi-domesticated reindeer (for meat, hides, antlers, milk and transportation) are important to several Arctic and Subarctic people. Even far outside its range, the reindeer is well known due to the myth, probably originating in early 19th century America, in which Santa Claus's sleigh is pulled by flying reindeer, a popular secular element of Christmas. In actual Lapland, reindeers would pull a pulk. Source: Wikipedia


Focus...
Made by J. van de Pas
This is a beautiful Sri Lanka Leopard cub. Really focussing on his brothers. The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya), colloquially known as Kotiya in Sinhala and Puli in Tamil, is a subspecies of leopard native to Sri Lanka. However, due to a nomenclature mishap occurred in late 1980s, kotiyā has now become the colloquial Sinhala term for the tiger and diviyā is used for the leopard. See below for more information. A recent study has shown that Yala National Park has one of the highest recorded densities of leopards in the world, although this animal is still considered to be endangered. The Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka is also known as a good place to watch leopards. Leopards tend to be more readily observed in parts of Sri Lanka than in other countries where they share their habitat with more dominant competitors, such as lions or hyaenas. Source: Wikipedia


Young leopard
Made by J. van de Pas
Went to Burgers Zoo were they have three really cute leopards cubs. The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya), colloquially known as Kotiya in Sinhala and Puli in Tamil, is a subspecies of leopard native to Sri Lanka. However, due to a nomenclature mishap occurred in late 1980s, kotiyā has now become the colloquial Sinhala term for the tiger and diviyā is used for the leopard. See below for more information. A recent study has shown that Yala National Park has one of the highest recorded densities of leopards in the world, although this animal is still considered to be endangered. The Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka is also known as a good place to watch leopards. Leopards tend to be more readily observed in parts of Sri Lanka than in other countries where they share their habitat with more dominant competitors, such as lions or hyaenas. Source: Wikipedia


Bighorn Sheep
Made by J. van de Pas
Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep in North America[4] with large horns. These horns can weigh up to 30 pounds (14 kg), while the sheep themselves weigh up to 300 pounds (140 kg). Bighorn Sheep are often confused with Mountain Goats, another mammal that occupies mountainous regions. Recent genetic testing indicates that there are three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: Ovis canadensis sierrae. The bighorn sheep originally crossed over the Bering land bridge from Siberia: the population in North America peaked in the millions, and the bighorn sheep entered into the mythology of Native Americans. However, by 1900 the population had crashed to several thousand. Conservation efforts (in part, by the Boy Scouts) have restored the population. Source: Wikipedia


Lynx rufus
Made by J. van de Pas
The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States. The Bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semi-desert, urban edge, forest edges and swampland environments. It persists in much of its original range and populations are healthy. With a gray to brown coat, whiskered face, and black-tufted ears, the Bobcat resembles the other species of the mid-sized Lynx genus. It is smaller than the Canada Lynx, with which it shares parts of its range, but is about twice as large as the domestic cat. It has distinctive black bars on its forelegs and a black-tipped, stubby tail, from which it derives its name. Source: Wikipedia


Penguin
Made by J. van de Pas
Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their life on land and half in the oceans. Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and one species, the Galápagos Penguin, lives near the equator. Source: Wikipedia


Hooded Parrot
Made by J. van de Pas
The Hooded Parrot, Psephotus dissimilis is a medium-sized, up to 26cm long, turquoise blue parrot with black head, green wing, brown back and greenish blue-bronze tail feathers edged with white. It has pale grey beak, greyish brown legs and brown eye. The female is an olive green parrot with pale blue below. An Australian endemic, the Hooded Parrot inhabits to semi-arid areas of northeast Northern Territory. It nests in a termite mound. The female lays two to four white eggs. The diet consists mainly of seeds, berries and vegetables. Though this species has disappeared from most of its original range, it remains common in protected areas. The Hooded Parrot is evaluated as Least Concern on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Source: Wikipedia


What do you want?
Made by J. van de Pas
Fish is Burgers zoo aquarium. Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem is one of the biggest zoos in the Netherlands. Arnhem is a city that lies within the Veluwe, a nature park in the east of the Netherlands. The zoo is popular with both Dutch and German people. It has 8 theme sites: - Burgers' Dierenpark (the original zoo), - Burgers' Safari (a safari park), - Burgers' Bush (a tropical rainforest), - Burgers' Mangrove (a mangrove swamp), - Burgers' Desert (focusing on the Sonoran Desert), - Burgers' Ocean (seawater aquariums), - Burgers' Avonturenland (The zoo's playground, opened in 2002), - Burgers' Rimba (The zoo's newest attraction, opened in 2008. The Rimba gives the visitor an impression of a Southeast Asian rainforest. Source: Wikipedia


Turtle
Made by J. van de Pas
Sleeping with his friends... Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (the crown group of the superorder Chelonia), characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield. Turtle may either refer to the Testudines as a whole, or to particular Testudines which make up a form taxon that is not monophyletic—see also sea turtle, terrapin, tortoise, and the discussion below. The order Testudines includes both extant (living) and extinct species. The earliest known turtles date from 215 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards and snakes. Of the many species alive today some are highly endangered. Source: Wikipedia


Sri Lanka Leopard cub
Made by J. van de Pas
The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya), colloquially known as Kotiya in Sinhala and Puli in Tamil, is a subspecies of leopard native to Sri Lanka. However, due to a nomenclature mishap occurred in late 1980s, kotiyā has now become the colloquial Sinhala term for the tiger and diviyā is used for the leopard. Source: Wikipedia


On the lookout
Made by Dries Arnolds
This young of a Sri Lanka Leopard is watching me intensely during every step of his climb to the top of the rock.


Burgers' Zoo Arnhem
Made by hhschueller
Tropical rain forest www.burgerszoo.nl


On The Edge
Made by Peter Nijenhuis
Resting Bobcat (Lynx rufus) at Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, The Netherlands.


Burgers' Zoo Arnhem
Made by hhschueller
Desert www.burgerszoo.nl


Burgers' Zoo Arnhem
Made by hhschueller
Ocean www.burgerszoo.nl


Burgers' Zoo Arnhem
Made by hhschueller
Safari www.burgerszoo.nl


Burgers' Zoo Arnhem
Made by hhschueller
Ocean www.burgerszoo.nl