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Allium
Made by patmanzzz-back from the States
Allium species are herbaceous perennials with flowers produced on scapes. They grow from solitary or clustered tunicate bulbs and many have an onion odor and taste. Plants are perennialized by bulbs that reform annually from the base of the old bulb, or are produced on the ends of rhizomes or, in a few species, at the ends of stolons. A small number of species have tuberous roots. The bulbs have outer coats that are commonly brown or grey, with a smooth texture, and are fibrous, or with cellular reticulation. The inner coats of the bulbs are membranous. Many alliums have basal leaves that commonly wither away from the tips downward before or while the plant flower, but some species have persistent foliage. Plants produce from one to twelve leaves, most species having linear, channeled or flat leaf blades. The leaf blades are straight or variously coiled, but some species have broad leaves, including A. victorialis and A. tricoccum. The leaves are sessile, and very rarely narrowed into a petiole. The terete or flattened flowering scapes are normally persistent. The inflorescences are umbels, in which the outside flowers bloom first and flowering progresses to the inside. Some species produce bulbils within the umbels, and in some species the bulbils replace some or all the flowers. The umbels are subtended by noticeable spathe bracts, which are commonly fused and normally have around 3 veins. The flowers are erect or in some species pendent, having six petal-like tepals produced in two whorls. The flowers have one style and six epipetalous stamens; the anthers and pollen can vary in color depending on the species. The ovaries are superior, and three-lobed with three locules. The fruits are capsules that open longitudinally along the capsule wall between the partitions of the locule.[15][16] The seeds are black, and have a rounded shape. Some bulbous alliums increase by forming little bulbs or offsets around the old one, as well as by seed. Several species can form many bulbils in the flowerhead; in the so-called tree onion or Egyptian onion (A. ×proliferum) the bulbils are few, but large enough to be pickled. wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium


Pink-backed Pelican
Made by patmanzzz-back from the States
The Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) is a member of the pelican family of birds. It is a resident breeder in Africa, southern Arabia and apparently extinct in Madagascar in swamps and shallow lakes. The nest is a large heap of sticks, into which two to three large white eggs are laid. The chicks feed by plunging their heads deep into the adult’s pouch and taking the partially digested regurgitated fish. This is a small pelican, but the wingspan is still around 2.4 m (7.9 ft), with an average weight of 5.5 kg (12 lbs). It is much smaller and duller than the Great White Pelican. The plumage is grey and white, with a pink back. The top of the bill is yellow and the pouch is usually greyish. Breeding adults have long feather plumes on the head. Food is usually fish and amphibians, and is usually obtained by fishing in groups. wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecanus_rufescens The Berlin Zoological Garden (German: Zoologischer Garten Berlin) is the oldest and best known zoo in Germany. Opened in 1844 it covers 34 hectares (84 acres) and is located in Berlin's Tiergarten. With more than 1,500 different species and around 17,000 animals the zoo presents the most comprehensive collection of species in the world. The zoo and its aquarium had almost 3 million visitors in 2010. It is considered to be the most visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. Regular animal feedings are among its most famous attractions. Globally known animals like Knut, the polar bear, and Bao Bao, the Giant Panda contribute to the zoo's public image. The zoo collaborates with many universities, research institutes, and other zoos around the world. It maintains and promotes European breeding programmes, helps safeguard several endangered species, and participates in several species reintroduction programs. wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Zoological_Garden


Mandrill
Made by patmanzzz-back from the States
The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Cercopithecidae (Old-world monkeys) family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the drill. Both the mandrill and the drill were once classified as baboons in genus Papio, but recent research has determined that they should be separated into their own genus, Mandrillus. The mandrill is the world's largest species of monkey. Charles Darwin wrote, no other member in the whole class of mammals is coloured in so extraordinary a manner as the adult male mandrills. wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrill The Berlin Zoological Garden (German: Zoologischer Garten Berlin) is the oldest and best known zoo in Germany. Opened in 1844 it covers 34 hectares (84 acres) and is located in Berlin's Tiergarten. With more than 1,500 different species and around 17,000 animals the zoo presents the most comprehensive collection of species in the world. The zoo and its aquarium had almost 3 million visitors in 2010. It is considered to be the most visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. Regular animal feedings are among its most famous attractions. Globally known animals like Knut, the polar bear, and Bao Bao, the Giant Panda contribute to the zoo's public image. The zoo collaborates with many universities, research institutes, and other zoos around the world. It maintains and promotes European breeding programmes, helps safeguard several endangered species, and participates in several species reintroduction programs. wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Zoological_Garden


3 - Bear blur
Made by Coxford Photo
23/12/09 The brown bears await their lunch at the Berlin Zoo. Today's image was chosen in celebration of booking a trip to British Columbia, Canada next September to visit bears in the wild. Processing this image in CS4 I decided to blur the unexciting background to gain some practice with the Quick Select tool and the Gaussian Blur filter. In the end I think the image looks a little un-natural, in particular the bear on the right side of the frame - my technique needs some work.


43094 Obwohl es hier an den Affengehegen
Made by golli43
zur Zeit höllisch laut ist, die Baustelle der Budapester Strasse (Bikinihaus) ist gleich vor dem Gehege, ist es doch selten das diese wunderbaren Tiere so schön posieren, das ist immer einige Bilder wert!


44151 Wir haben noch einen kurzen
Made by golli43
Zwischenstopp an dem neu eröffneten Freigehege der Orangs, es ist zwar für die Bewohner sehr schön für die Bewohner, um Fotos zu machen ist aber das Freigehege der Gorillas schöner!


Knut
Made by Ryan Hubbard
Knut the famous Polar Bear at Berlin Zoo. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_(polar_bear)


43075 Eigentlich wollten wir uns nur
Made by golli43
darüber informieren, wie die restliche Elefantenherde den Tod ihres jüngsten Jungtieres Ko Raya verkraftet hat!


Facettenreich
Made by Paxx Photographie
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Dunkin' Donuts
Made by asmythie
They're all over Seoul and Berlin, yet can't seem to find their way to San Francisco.


27784 Die Flamingos gaben
Made by golli43
ihr Trompetenkonzert wieder lautstark von sich, man hört sie von weitem!


Elephants
Made by Ryan Hubbard
A mother and Baby Elephant at the Berlin Zoo, Germany.


20181 Hier blüht es wunderschön,
Made by golli43
was es ist wissen wir nicht, aber schön ist es!


Wärme
Made by pixelgranaten
Echse unter einer Wärmelampe im Berliner Zoo


Berlin 013
Made by aodell31
Mira - didn't I see this in your living room?


Duck2 - 04-03-08
Made by sporks5000
A Duck sitting on a Rock at the Berlin Zoo


43082 De Baum des Jahres, die
Made by golli43
Vogelkirsche darf natürlich nicht fehlen!


Giraffe
Made by Ryan Hubbard
A Giraffe at the Berlin Zoo, Germany.


Mane Cage
Made by Ryan Hubbard
A caged Lion at Berlin Zoo, Germany.


Zoologischer Garten
Made by olaf-ist.net
in Berlin. Fototour vom 04.10.2010.