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Image by labanex
PAX Lucky at the Alta Vista Veterinary Hospital. PAX stands for Peace in Latin. Lucky means that we were LUCKY to find him.

PAX Lucky's Dogster Page

We rescued this beautiful dog from the Maricopa County Animal Control in Phoenix, Arizona. Long Hair Chihuahua and Dachshund mix.

See where this picture was taken. [?]



Dog Control Laws
animal control
Image by Curtis Gregory Perry

OPENING: THE SPCA LEMON GROVE SHELTER, Bay of Islands, Kerikeri, New Zealand

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OPENING: THE SPCA LEMON GROVE SHELTER, Bay of Islands, Kerikeri, New Zealand
animal videos
Image by Friends for the love of Animals
OPENING: THE SPCA LEMON GROVE SHELTER, Bay of Islands, Kerikeri, New Zealand

Come and join us celebrate the opening ceremony, or just pop up and have a look at the lovely home our wonderful mutleys now have….. All thank to YOU…

Contact: Bay of Islands SPCA
www.boispca.co.nz/index.html

Bay of Islands SPCA
Postal address:
P O Box 167
Kerikeri 0245

Office / Centre
50 Kerikeri Road (beside Bay of Islands Vets)
Kerikeri
(09) 407 7515 (24 hours per day)
boispca@xtra.co.nz

…The Bay of Island SPCA Shelter…
Where:
Lemon Grove – Next turning on the right 2.3km after Stanners Road heading North on SH10
We look forward to seeing you.

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“Announcements:
Dear Animal Friends,,
Thank you for your response!! on my Social Networking site 'Facebook'Twitter.. Youtube and all the mails!!

.....“BUT THIS IS NOT MY SHELTER”....

Friends for the love of Animals

.....Please click on the Links:
Lonely Dog, A rescue dog story,SPCA DOG
www.youtube.com/user/LoveOfAnimals?feature=mhee#p/u/4/2Rl...

I treat my animals like family; I would never ever keep them on a chain!!!! My dogs are only chain to my heart!!
I speak for those who cannot speak for or defend themselves. And I will continue to fight this fight to the last beat of my heart.

We have decided to devote our time to help the lives of animals. Animals are suffering every minute, every day. We are also decent and compassionate people dedicated to speaking out for animals. All animals should be treated with compassion, love and respect.

I am committed to the welfare of the unloved dogs in our area and intend to continue fighting for them will spend all my time and money to help animals in need.

“All animals should be treated with compassion, love and respect”

“There is little that separates humans from other sentient beings—we all feel pain, we all feel joy, we all deeply crave to be alive and live freely, and we all share this planet together.” Gandhi

Kind and Loving Regards
Bob Winter
“Friends for the love of Animals”

Nice Animals That Are Extinct photos

Some cool animals that are extinct images:


Terraces along Colca Canyon
animals that are extinct
Image by wallygrom
From Wikipedia -
Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru. It is located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Arequipa. It is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States at 4,160 m., and it is promoted as the "world's deepest canyon," although the canyon's walls are not as vertical as those of the Grand Canyon. The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with towns founded in Spanish Colonial times, and still inhabited by people of the Collaguas and the Cabanas cultures. The local people still maintain ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces.

he Colca River starts high in the Andes at Condorama Crucero Alto; below the Colca canyon, as it crosses the plains of Majes it is known as the Majes River, and then is known as the Camana before reaching the Pacific Ocean at the town of that name. Parts of the canyon are habitable, and Inca and pre-Inca terraces are still cultivated along the less precipitous canyon walls. The small town of Chivay is on the upper Colca River, where the canyon is not so deep but where many terraces are present in the canyon, continuing for many kilometers downstream. As the canyon deepens downriver, a series of small villages is spread out over the approximately 35 miles (56 km) between Chivay and the village of Cabanaconde. The canyon reaches its greatest depth in the region of Huambo, where the river has an elevation of 3,497-ft (1,066-m); in contrast, about 15 miles (24 km) to the southeast of Cabanaconde rises the 20,630-ft (6,288-m) Nevado Ampato, a snow-capped extinct volcano.

The valley lies between the Callalli and Huambo districts of the Caylloma Province.

The canyon is home to the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus), a species that has seen worldwide effort to preserve it. The condors can be seen at fairly close range as they fly past the canyon walls, and are an increasingly popular attraction. 'Cruz del Condor' is a popular tourist stop to view the condors, an overlook where condors soar gracefully on thermals of warm rising from the canyon. The condors are best seen in the early morning, and late afternoon when they are hunting. At this point the canyon floor is 3,960 ft (1,200 m) below the rim of the canyon.

Other notable bird species present in the Colca include the Giant Colibri, the largest member of the hummingbird family; the Andean Goose; Chilean Flamingo; and Mountain Caracara. Animals include the vizcacha, a rabbit-sized relative of the chinchilla; zorrino, a member of the skunk family; deer; fox; and vicuna, the wild ancestor of the alpaca.

The La Calera natural hot springs are located at Chivay, the biggest town in the Colca Canyon. Other hot springs, some developed for tourist use, are dotted throughout the valley and canyon.
Archeological sites include: the caves of Mollepunko, above Callalli, where rock art (said to be 6,000 years old) depicts the domestication of the alpaca; the mummy of Paraqra, above Sibayo; the Fortaleza de Chimpa, a reconstructed mountaintop citadel below Madrigal; ruins of pre-Hispanic settlements throughout the valley; and many others.

Activities include hiking, mountain biking, trekking, mountaineering, rafting, fishing, and sightseeing.

Cultural attractions: festivals throughout the year, including the Wititi festival in Chivay, December 8-11; the Wititi has been declared the dance most representative of the Arequipa region, and named as a "cultural heritage" of Peru. The Colca is also well-known for two forms of crafts: goods knitted from 100% baby alpaca fiber (hats, gloves, etc.), and a unique form of embroidery that adorns skirts (polleras), hats, vests, and other items of daily wear and use.

Other attractions: the most distant source of the Amazon River is accessible from the Colca valley via Tuti, a one-day trip to a spring at 16,800-ft (5,120-m), where snowmelt from Nevado Mismi bursts from a rock face; the Infiernillo geyser, on the flanks of Nevado Huallca Huallca, accessible on foot, horseback, or mountain bicycle; and a number of "casas vivenciales," where tourists can stay with a local family in their home, and share in their daily activities.

Autocolca, an autonomous authority created by law in the 1980's, is responsible for tourism promotion and management in the Colca valley; they require purchase of a "tourist ticket" currently valued at 35 Nuevos Soles (roughly .50) from foreign visitors, half that for Peruvian nationals, to enter the Colca tourist zone.

The name Colca refers to small granaries of mud and stone, built into the cliffs in the valley and canyon. These repositories were used in Inca and pre-Inca times to store food, such as potatoes, quinoa, and other Andean crops. They were also used as tombs for important people.

The quechua-speaking Cabanas, probably descended from the Wari culture, and the Aymara-speaking Collaguas, who moved to the area from the Lake Titicaca region, inhabited the valley in the pre-Inca era. The Inca probably arrived in the Colca valley around 1320 AD, and established their dominion through marriage, rather than through warfare. The Spaniards, under Gonzalo Pizarro, arrived in 1540, and in the 1570's the Spanish viceroy Francisco de Toledo ordered the inhabitants to leave their scattered settlements and to move to a series of centrally-located pueblos, which remain the principal towns of the valley. Franciscan missionaries built the first chapel in the valley in 1565, and the first church in 1569 (Coporaque).

No passable roads existed between Arequipa and Chivay until the 1940's, when a road was completed to serve the silver and copper mines of the region. In the 1970s and 80's, the Majes Hydroelectric Project--which diverted water from the Colca River to irrigate crops in the Majes region--built roads within the valley, and opened the area to outsiders. Access today is usually via Arequipa.

In May of 1981, the Polish "Canoandes" rafting expedition made the first descent of the river below Cabanaconde, and proclaimed the possibility of its being the world's deepest canyon. It was so recognized by the Guinness Book of Records in 1986, and a National Geographic article in January of 1993 repeated the claim. The joint Polish/Peruvian "Cañon del Colca 2005" expedition verified the altitudes of the river and the surrounding heights via GPS in 2005.

Tourism has exploded since the publicity of the 1980's and 1990's, increasing from a few thousand visitors annually, to nearly 150,000 visitors in 2010.


Kruger II
animals that are extinct
Image by féileacán
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct. Three species of elephant are generally recognized today: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant and the Asian elephant (also known as the Indian elephant). However, some researchers postulate the existence of a fourth species of elephant in West Africa. All other species and genera of Elephantidae are extinct. Most have been extinct since the last ice age, although dwarf forms of mammoths might have survived as late as 2,000 BCE. Elephants and other Elephantidae were once classified with other thick-skinned animals in a now invalid order, Pachydermata.

Elephants are the largest living land animals on Earth today. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth, an elephant calf typically weighs 105 kilograms (230 lb). They typically live for 50 to 70 years, but the oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1956. This male weighed about 24,000 lb (11,000 kg), with a shoulder height of 3.96 metres (13.0 ft), a metre (yard) taller than the average male African elephant. The smallest elephants, about the size of a calf or a large pig, were a prehistoric species that lived on the island of Crete during the Pleistocene epoch.

Elephants are a symbol of wisdom in Asian cultures and are famed for their memory and intelligence, where their intelligence level is thought to be equal to that of dolphins and primates. Aristotle once said the elephant was "the beast which passeth all others in wit and mind." The word "elephant" has its origins in the Greek ἐλέφας, meaning "ivory" or "elephant".

According to observations, healthy adult elephants have no natural predators,[19] although lions may take calves or weak individuals.[20][21] They are, however, threatened by human intrusion and poaching.


Kruger II
animals that are extinct
Image by féileacán
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct. Three species of elephant are generally recognized today: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant and the Asian elephant (also known as the Indian elephant). However, some researchers postulate the existence of a fourth species of elephant in West Africa. All other species and genera of Elephantidae are extinct. Most have been extinct since the last ice age, although dwarf forms of mammoths might have survived as late as 2,000 BCE. Elephants and other Elephantidae were once classified with other thick-skinned animals in a now invalid order, Pachydermata.

Elephants are the largest living land animals on Earth today. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth, an elephant calf typically weighs 105 kilograms (230 lb). They typically live for 50 to 70 years, but the oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1956. This male weighed about 24,000 lb (11,000 kg), with a shoulder height of 3.96 metres (13.0 ft), a metre (yard) taller than the average male African elephant. The smallest elephants, about the size of a calf or a large pig, were a prehistoric species that lived on the island of Crete during the Pleistocene epoch.

Elephants are a symbol of wisdom in Asian cultures and are famed for their memory and intelligence, where their intelligence level is thought to be equal to that of dolphins and primates. Aristotle once said the elephant was "the beast which passeth all others in wit and mind." The word "elephant" has its origins in the Greek ἐλέφας, meaning "ivory" or "elephant".

According to observations, healthy adult elephants have no natural predators,[19] although lions may take calves or weak individuals.[20][21] They are, however, threatened by human intrusion and poaching.

Botanic Gardens - Resident Grey Squirrel

A few nice animals that are extinct images I found:


Botanic Gardens - Resident Grey Squirrel
animals that are extinct
Image by infomatique
There are two types of squirrels in Ireland, the red squirrel and the grey squirrel. The red squirrel is native to Ireland while the grey squirrel is native to North America.

The red squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris) belongs to a large group of mammals called rodents (Rodentia), which includes rats and mice. They can vary hugely in all shades of red and brown to almost black, and their bushy tail at 20cm is nearly as long as their body. This tail helps them to balance as they climb and jump through trees.

A red squirrel is only half the size of a grey squirrel, and the long ear tufts are found only in red squirrels.

Their home (called a drey) is like a large bird’s nest lined with moss and twigs. Baby squirrels (kits) are born between February and August. There may be two litters in a year, with up to six kits in a litter. Few squirrels live beyond six years, due to starvation, disease, predation, or human interference with their habitat.
They do not hibernate, but rely in winter on buried nuts and small seeds.

The grey squirrel is also a rodent. Rodents are one of the most successful groups of mammals, with 1700 species. Most rodents are small, and all have strong sharp front teeth (incisors) which grow throughout the animal’s life. So rodents have to gnaw constantly at their food, which helps keep their teeth at the right length.

The grey squirrel is a good bit larger than a red squirrel. Measuring up to 48cm from nose to tip of tail, and about half a kilogram in weight, there is little difference between males & females. The thick coat is greyish-brown, with a slight reddish tinge in summer. The tail is grey, very long and bushy. The ear tufts are also much less visible than on the red squirrel.


The Grey Squirrel, introduced into Ireland , from North America remains the greatest single threat to current red squirrel populations. Competition from the grey squirrels generally result in the displacement of red squirrels from broadleaved habitat within 15 years.

In Ireland, the current population originates from a few individuals that were introduced into Castleforbes Estate, Co Longford in 1911.

Fortunately, dispersal of grey squirrels in Ireland has been slower than that experienced in England and Wales. This may be attributed to the existence of much smaller areas of broadleaved habitat, and fewer mature hedgerows which act as corridors along which the grey squirrels can travel. Both squirrels compete largely for the same food in a broadleaved woodland. Grey squirrels hold an advantage where food is limited, due to their ability to consume unripe food such as hazelnuts in October. The red squirrel, however, can only ingest ripened nuts, and therefore it is more likely to suffer from food shortages over the winter months. Red squirrel densities tend to be lower than greys, particularly where food shortages exist. This may be a direct result of lower breeding rates when the prevailing conditions are unfavourable. Where food supplies are plentiful, red squirrels appear to breed at similar densities to greys.

Red squirrels are one of the oldest native Irish species, in that they pre-date human history and were common at the end of the ice age when forests covered most of the landscape. However, it is widely believed that the red squirrel became extinct in Ireland in the early 1700's. Tree cover in this period had dwindled from 80% of the land area which occurred after the last ice age 10,000 years ago, to below 2% of the land area. Fragmentation of the remaining broadleaved habitat was probably one of the main reasons for the red squirrel's disappearance. The red squirrel was re-established at ten sites throughout Ireland, between 1815 and 1856, and these were derived from squirrel populations in England. They did very well and became common again in woodlands. However, in recent years, competition from the grey squirrel has pushed them once more down the road towards extinction.
There are 250,000-300,000 grey squirrels in Ireland, but only 50,000-100,000 red squirrels: the red squirrel is disappearing by 1% every year.


Botanic Gardens - Resident Grey Squirrel
animals that are extinct
Image by infomatique
There are two types of squirrels in Ireland, the red squirrel and the grey squirrel. The red squirrel is native to Ireland while the grey squirrel is native to North America.

The red squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris) belongs to a large group of mammals called rodents (Rodentia), which includes rats and mice. They can vary hugely in all shades of red and brown to almost black, and their bushy tail at 20cm is nearly as long as their body. This tail helps them to balance as they climb and jump through trees.

A red squirrel is only half the size of a grey squirrel, and the long ear tufts are found only in red squirrels.

Their home (called a drey) is like a large bird’s nest lined with moss and twigs. Baby squirrels (kits) are born between February and August. There may be two litters in a year, with up to six kits in a litter. Few squirrels live beyond six years, due to starvation, disease, predation, or human interference with their habitat.
They do not hibernate, but rely in winter on buried nuts and small seeds.

The grey squirrel is also a rodent. Rodents are one of the most successful groups of mammals, with 1700 species. Most rodents are small, and all have strong sharp front teeth (incisors) which grow throughout the animal’s life. So rodents have to gnaw constantly at their food, which helps keep their teeth at the right length.

The grey squirrel is a good bit larger than a red squirrel. Measuring up to 48cm from nose to tip of tail, and about half a kilogram in weight, there is little difference between males & females. The thick coat is greyish-brown, with a slight reddish tinge in summer. The tail is grey, very long and bushy. The ear tufts are also much less visible than on the red squirrel.


The Grey Squirrel, introduced into Ireland , from North America remains the greatest single threat to current red squirrel populations. Competition from the grey squirrels generally result in the displacement of red squirrels from broadleaved habitat within 15 years.

In Ireland, the current population originates from a few individuals that were introduced into Castleforbes Estate, Co Longford in 1911.

Fortunately, dispersal of grey squirrels in Ireland has been slower than that experienced in England and Wales. This may be attributed to the existence of much smaller areas of broadleaved habitat, and fewer mature hedgerows which act as corridors along which the grey squirrels can travel. Both squirrels compete largely for the same food in a broadleaved woodland. Grey squirrels hold an advantage where food is limited, due to their ability to consume unripe food such as hazelnuts in October. The red squirrel, however, can only ingest ripened nuts, and therefore it is more likely to suffer from food shortages over the winter months. Red squirrel densities tend to be lower than greys, particularly where food shortages exist. This may be a direct result of lower breeding rates when the prevailing conditions are unfavourable. Where food supplies are plentiful, red squirrels appear to breed at similar densities to greys.

Red squirrels are one of the oldest native Irish species, in that they pre-date human history and were common at the end of the ice age when forests covered most of the landscape. However, it is widely believed that the red squirrel became extinct in Ireland in the early 1700's. Tree cover in this period had dwindled from 80% of the land area which occurred after the last ice age 10,000 years ago, to below 2% of the land area. Fragmentation of the remaining broadleaved habitat was probably one of the main reasons for the red squirrel's disappearance. The red squirrel was re-established at ten sites throughout Ireland, between 1815 and 1856, and these were derived from squirrel populations in England. They did very well and became common again in woodlands. However, in recent years, competition from the grey squirrel has pushed them once more down the road towards extinction.
There are 250,000-300,000 grey squirrels in Ireland, but only 50,000-100,000 red squirrels: the red squirrel is disappearing by 1% every year.


Botanic Gardens - Resident Grey Squirrel
animals that are extinct
Image by infomatique
There are two types of squirrels in Ireland, the red squirrel and the grey squirrel. The red squirrel is native to Ireland while the grey squirrel is native to North America.

The red squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris) belongs to a large group of mammals called rodents (Rodentia), which includes rats and mice. They can vary hugely in all shades of red and brown to almost black, and their bushy tail at 20cm is nearly as long as their body. This tail helps them to balance as they climb and jump through trees.

A red squirrel is only half the size of a grey squirrel, and the long ear tufts are found only in red squirrels.

Their home (called a drey) is like a large bird’s nest lined with moss and twigs. Baby squirrels (kits) are born between February and August. There may be two litters in a year, with up to six kits in a litter. Few squirrels live beyond six years, due to starvation, disease, predation, or human interference with their habitat.
They do not hibernate, but rely in winter on buried nuts and small seeds.

The grey squirrel is also a rodent. Rodents are one of the most successful groups of mammals, with 1700 species. Most rodents are small, and all have strong sharp front teeth (incisors) which grow throughout the animal’s life. So rodents have to gnaw constantly at their food, which helps keep their teeth at the right length.

The grey squirrel is a good bit larger than a red squirrel. Measuring up to 48cm from nose to tip of tail, and about half a kilogram in weight, there is little difference between males & females. The thick coat is greyish-brown, with a slight reddish tinge in summer. The tail is grey, very long and bushy. The ear tufts are also much less visible than on the red squirrel.


The Grey Squirrel, introduced into Ireland , from North America remains the greatest single threat to current red squirrel populations. Competition from the grey squirrels generally result in the displacement of red squirrels from broadleaved habitat within 15 years.

In Ireland, the current population originates from a few individuals that were introduced into Castleforbes Estate, Co Longford in 1911.

Fortunately, dispersal of grey squirrels in Ireland has been slower than that experienced in England and Wales. This may be attributed to the existence of much smaller areas of broadleaved habitat, and fewer mature hedgerows which act as corridors along which the grey squirrels can travel. Both squirrels compete largely for the same food in a broadleaved woodland. Grey squirrels hold an advantage where food is limited, due to their ability to consume unripe food such as hazelnuts in October. The red squirrel, however, can only ingest ripened nuts, and therefore it is more likely to suffer from food shortages over the winter months. Red squirrel densities tend to be lower than greys, particularly where food shortages exist. This may be a direct result of lower breeding rates when the prevailing conditions are unfavourable. Where food supplies are plentiful, red squirrels appear to breed at similar densities to greys.

Red squirrels are one of the oldest native Irish species, in that they pre-date human history and were common at the end of the ice age when forests covered most of the landscape. However, it is widely believed that the red squirrel became extinct in Ireland in the early 1700's. Tree cover in this period had dwindled from 80% of the land area which occurred after the last ice age 10,000 years ago, to below 2% of the land area. Fragmentation of the remaining broadleaved habitat was probably one of the main reasons for the red squirrel's disappearance. The red squirrel was re-established at ten sites throughout Ireland, between 1815 and 1856, and these were derived from squirrel populations in England. They did very well and became common again in woodlands. However, in recent years, competition from the grey squirrel has pushed them once more down the road towards extinction.
There are 250,000-300,000 grey squirrels in Ireland, but only 50,000-100,000 red squirrels: the red squirrel is disappearing by 1% every year.

Nice Animal Behavior photos

A few nice animal behavior images I found:


alligator pair
animal behavior
Image by USFWS Headquarters
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, MS
May 18, 2008
Photo: Roger Smith/Creative Commons


Out-the-window-as-I'm-writing
animal behavior
Image by bgblogging
As I was writing about the spring and its set of special moods, this tom and his harem appeared on the lawn just beyond the window. Very full of himself...

A Noble Profile

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A Noble Profile
animal jobs
Image by antonychammond
She was born in Ireland and was originally thought to be a labrador/collie cross - but our dog trainer thinks she is a 'Heinz 57 Varieties' with some Lurcher and Staffie thrown in! Whatever she is, she is adorable!

If you are looking for a rescue dog in the UK, please visit www.pupsneedinghomes.co.uk/ as they do such an outstanding job in rehoming unwanted dogs!

As you can see, Bonny is now fully grown up and is highly intelligent - but on occasion she can still be a very silly billy indeed!


3 June 2007 / 1aday
animal jobs
Image by Cle0patra
"That is Wellington's sexiest building" - or so said a man to his friend as they walked by. I'd just taken the photo thinking it was one of the ugliest paint jobs I'd seen.


a horse of corse
animal jobs
Image by tankgirlrs
Who ever said work isn't fun... doesn't work for LogMeIn :-)

<3 my job :-)

Ringling Brothers Circus, Jefferson City, MO (MSA)

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Ringling Brothers Circus, Jefferson City, MO (MSA)
animal names
Image by MissouriStateArchives
Collection Name: MS 402 Ringling Brothers Circus Photographs

Photographer/Studio: Unknown

Description: View of the circus tents from across field. The circus was set up on a field between Howard and Beck Streets in Jefferson City, Missouri, on what was Louis M. Beck's Dairy Farm.

Coverage: United States – Missouri – Cole – Jefferson City

Date: August 7, 1933

Rights: Copyright is in the public domain.

Credit: Courtesy of Missouri State Archives

Image Number: MS402_006

Institution: Missouri State Archives

Cool African Animals images

A few nice african animals images I found:


African Mourning Dove
african animals
Image by siwild

This African Mourning Dove, Streptopelia decipiens, was photographed in Kenya, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.

You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.

siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5176524739


African band
african animals
Image by afagen
Africa, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL

Cool Animal Behavior images

Some cool animal behavior images:


n162_w1150
animal behavior
Image by BioDivLibrary
The wild beasts of the world. v.1.
London :T. C. & E. C. Jack,[1909?]
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19058670


n22_w1150
animal behavior
Image by BioDivLibrary
Squirrels and other fur-bearers
Boston ;Houghton Mifflin company,c1909.
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17350164


n168_w1150
animal behavior
Image by BioDivLibrary
The wild beasts of the world. v.1.
London :T. C. & E. C. Jack,[1909?]
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19058676

Pet & Insect Market Beijing

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Pet & Insect Market Beijing
about pet animals
Image by IvanWalsh.com
There are two very large markets in Beijing for pets, insects and bugs. This one has a huge selection of crickets, insects, bugs and other lovelies like this. It’s packed and expect to haggle is you're a lao wie. Most crickets are about 10-20 rmb, which is about 2-3 dollars. This market is also closing down and moving to join the one near the second ring road. If you need directions let me know.


Pet & Insect Market Beijing
about pet animals
Image by IvanWalsh.com
There are two very large markets in Beijing for pets, insects and bugs. This one has a huge selection of crickets, insects, bugs and other lovelies like this. It’s packed and expect to haggle is you're a lao wie. Most crickets are about 10-20 rmb, which is about 2-3 dollars. This market is also closing down and moving to join the one near the second ring road. If you need directions let me know.

Nice Animals Games photos

Some cool animals games images:


Boston Museum of Science | Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age | Frame from the half-dome “caveman” “Wii game” exhibit: Mammoth in a cave
animals games
Image by Chris Devers
Photos from the Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age exhibit at the Museum of Science. Quoting from their description:

Travel back to a time when humans shared the stage with woolly giants! Examine full-scale replicas of massive Ice Age mammals, including Lyuba, a 40,000-year-old baby mammoth discovered by a Siberian reindeer herder in 2007. The exhibit also features some of the oldest art in existence, huge skulls and tusks, weird and wonderful mammoth relatives, and mastodon bones collected by William Clark (of Lewis and Clark fame) for President Thomas Jefferson's own collection.

This exhibition was created by The Field Museum, Chicago.


Boston Museum of Science | Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age | Frame from the half-dome “caveman” “Wii game” exhibit: Mammoth in a cave
animals games
Image by Chris Devers
Photos from the Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age exhibit at the Museum of Science. Quoting from their description:

Travel back to a time when humans shared the stage with woolly giants! Examine full-scale replicas of massive Ice Age mammals, including Lyuba, a 40,000-year-old baby mammoth discovered by a Siberian reindeer herder in 2007. The exhibit also features some of the oldest art in existence, huge skulls and tusks, weird and wonderful mammoth relatives, and mastodon bones collected by William Clark (of Lewis and Clark fame) for President Thomas Jefferson's own collection.

This exhibition was created by The Field Museum, Chicago.


Boston Museum of Science | Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age | Frame from the half-dome “caveman” “Wii game” exhibit: Men entering a cave
animals games
Image by Chris Devers
Photos from the Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age exhibit at the Museum of Science. Quoting from their description:

Travel back to a time when humans shared the stage with woolly giants! Examine full-scale replicas of massive Ice Age mammals, including Lyuba, a 40,000-year-old baby mammoth discovered by a Siberian reindeer herder in 2007. The exhibit also features some of the oldest art in existence, huge skulls and tusks, weird and wonderful mammoth relatives, and mastodon bones collected by William Clark (of Lewis and Clark fame) for President Thomas Jefferson's own collection.

This exhibition was created by The Field Museum, Chicago.

Block Island exotic animal farm

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Block Island exotic animal farm
exotic animals
Image by kariek


Block Island exotic animal farm
exotic animals
Image by kariek
Not a sign you see everyday!

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Giant Galapagos Land Tortoise
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Image by m24instudio
The anticipation in actually seeing the beast was a weird feeling, I'd read about them, seen them on TV, but to actually see one face to face. Me actually being there, seeing with my own eyes, that feeling alone was powerful.

Upon entering The Charles Darwin Research Station, I didn't see that much, maybe I was trying too hard, but then as I stopped to slowly look around, there they were, amazing creatures, just slowly going about their day. Their sheer size alone was overwhelming. One could just look at them all day, just gaze at them and not notice the passage of time going past. I took a few photos, but it is this one that does it for me. Her eyes, her look, the textures on her skin and shell.

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Nice Pictures Of Animals photos

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Many fish
pictures of animals
Image by jennofarc
I'm not sure what these guys are... I also regret that I didn't get a decent picture of this weird half-catfish, half-eel thing swimming around in that tank.


Swimming giant otter
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Image by Tambako the Jaguar
A picture of the giant otter who came to our boat on the Rio Claro.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover @ Pelahatchie Library

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover @ Pelahatchie Library
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Image by CMRLS Photos

Panther Release Video

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Panther Release Video
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Image by MyFWCmedia
FWC Social Media Video by Alicia Wellman


DSCF0044
animal videos
Image by Pacdog


В Караколе
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Image by Obakeneko

Nice Types Of Animals photos

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Ross_20100120_0934_v2
types of animals
Image by qnr
On 20 Jan, near the Oso Bay Turnaround in Flour Bluff, I came across a few Turkey Vultures eating something, which turned out to be a sea turtle of some type. I'm uploading these for the Turtle Lab at Padre Island National Seashore. -- Many of these were taken with a spotting scope that I had just obtained and was still learning how to use, so they've been sharpened significantly in post-processing.

My Teddy's Hitchhiking sign

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My Teddy's Hitchhiking sign
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Image by Michael_Spencer
My Teddy ready to part ways and find someone that appreciates him with his hitchhiking sign "Won't kill you!"

Otter Family Makes a Splash at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

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Otter Family Makes a Splash at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
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Image by Smithsonian's National Zoo
Photo Credit: Jen Zoon, Smithsonian's National Zoo

As the U.S. Olympic Swim Team prepares to go for the gold in London, a new family of Asian small-clawed otters (Amblonyx cinereus) is making quite a splash of their own at the National Zoo. Eleven otters—two parents and nine offspring—will dive into their new digs this Saturday.

Whole Foods Market made a monetary gift that covered the cost of transporting the otters from the Santa Barbara Zoo to Washington, D.C., in early April. The donation also supports the Zoo’s Asian small-clawed otter conservation, enrichment and public education programs. In appreciation, the Zoo asked Whole Foods Market to select names for the family.

This species spends much of its day foraging for food, so it was only fitting that Whole Foods Market select gastronomic-themed names. They chose Chowder and Clementine for the Zoo’s 5-year-old father and 3-year-old mother, respectively, as well as Pork Chop (male), Pickles (female), Saffron (female), Olive (female), Peaches (female), Turnip (male) and Radish (female). The last adolescent male answers to a more traditional title: Kevin. Whole Foods Market engaged its Facebook fans to select the most masterful moniker for the 11th otter, a female whom they named Rutabaga. At the debut, visitors will receive a commemorative “ottergraph” illustration with all 11 names from Whole Foods Market, while supplies last.

Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest and most social otter species in the world. When these animals have pups, the entire family pitches in to raise the young. Zoo visitors can expect to see Chowder and Clementine teach their offspring—born in August 2010 and May 2011—to swim, play, forage for food and nest materials and catch fish.

The new family will ultimately help the Zoo learn more about their behaviors and social dynamics. Because all 11 otters are similar in size and coloring, Zoo staff and volunteers identify one otter from another by small shaved or dyed areas on different parts of their bodies.

Located on Asia Trail, the otter exhibit is one of the largest in the nation. It was specifically designed to house a large, multigenerational family and mimic all the elements of a riverbed habitat, including a waterfall, stream and climbing structures such as rock formations and logs. Asian small-clawed otters are built for navigating the water: the outer layer of their fur is waterproof while an inner layer keeps them insulated from the cold, their slightly flattened tails act like rudders, and their partially webbed feet help them steer.

Asian small-clawed otters are vulnerable to extinction in their native Indonesia, southern China, southern India, the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Scientists consider them an indicator species—their population indicates the general health of their habitat and the health of other species in their habitat. Threats such as habitat destruction, hunting and pollution put these small mammals and hundreds of other species at risk of going extinct.

Nice Animal Movie photos

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Eye of a Horse, Pioneertown, CA 4-13-13c
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Image by inkknife_2000
(1 in a multiple picture set)
Do you ever pause to look into the eyes of an animal? If not, you should. I think they communicate with us through those eyes. As in this case, there seems to be a depth and knowldge we can know little about. They seem so full of emotion.
Men have in their minds that the setup is as follows: God above, Man just below, and Animals way down the ladder. I am beginning to think the picture should be horizontal. God and next to him, Man, and next to man, the Animals. I think the the animals' world is just as special as ours is, likely in a different way. And if we could cross over and live in their environment, we would learn things like unconditional love, gratitude, service, peace, patience, joy and many other attributes we often lack.


The Making of Harry Potter 29-05-2012
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Image by Karen Roe
Birds & Animals
The soundstages and backlot of Leavesden were home to a veritable zoo of animals. For ten years this crew of trainers (and dog walkers) spent their time training more than 250 animal actors including the characters of Hedwig, Crookshanks, Mrs Norris, Scabbers, Fang and even one pygmy hippopotamus. The decade-long production schedule of the films gave the animal trainers the unique opportunity of watching their animal actors grow, mature and learn many new tricks during their long careers.

People the world-over have been enchanted by the Harry Potter films for nearly a decade. The wonderful special effects and amazing creatures have made this iconic series beloved to both young and old - and now, for the first time, the doors are going to be opened for everyone at the studio where it first began. You'll have the chance to go behind-the-scenes and see many things the camera never showed. From breathtakingly detailed sets to stunning costumes, props and animatronics, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London provides a unique showcase of the extraordinary British artistry, technology and talent that went into making the most successful film series of all time. Secrets will be revealed.

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London provides an amazing new opportunity to explore the magic of the Harry Potter films - the most successful film series of all time. This unique walking tour takes you behind-the-scenes and showcases a huge array of beautiful sets, costumes and props. It also reveals some closely guarded secrets, including facts about the special effects and animatronics that made these films so hugely popular all over the world.

Here are just some of the things you can expect to see and do:
- Step inside and discover the actual Great Hall.
- Explore Dumbledore’s office and discover never-before-seen treasures.
- Step onto the famous cobbles of Diagon Alley, featuring the shop fronts of Ollivanders wand shop, Flourish and Blotts, the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Eeylops Owl Emporium.
- See iconic props from the films, including Harry’s Nimbus 2000 and Hagrid’s motorcycle.
- Learn how creatures were brought to life with green screen effects, animatronics and life-sized models.
- Rediscover other memorable sets from the film series, including the Gryffindor common room, the boys’ dormitory, Hagrid’s hut, Potion’s classroom and Professor Umbridge’s office at the Ministry of Magic.

Located just 20 miles from the heart of London at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the very place where it all began and where all eight of the Harry Potter films were brought to life. The Studio Tour is accessible to everyone and promises to be a truly memorable experience - whether you’re an avid Harry Potter fan, an all-round movie buff or you just want to try something that’s a little bit different.

The tour is estimated to take approximately three hours (I was in there for 5 hours!), however, as the tour is mostly self guided, you are free to explore the attraction at your own pace. During this time you will be able to see many of the best-loved sets and exhibits from the films. Unique and precious items from the films will also be on display, alongside some exciting hands-on interactive exhibits that will make you feel like you’re actually there.

The magic also continues in the Gift Shop, which is full of exciting souvenirs and official merchandise, designed to create an everlasting memory of your day at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London.

Hogwarts Castle Model - Get a 360 degree view of the incredible, hand sculpted 1:24 scale construction that features within the Studio Tour. The Hogwarts castle model is the jewel of the Art Department having been built for the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. It took 86 artists and crew members to construct the first version which was then rebuilt and altered many times over for the next seven films. The work was so extensive that if one was to add all the man hours that have gone into building and reworking the model, it would come to over 74 years. The model was used for aerial photography, and was digitally scanned for CGI scenes.

The model, which sits at nearly 50 feet in diameter, has over 2,500 fibre optic lights that simulate lanterns and torches and even gave the illusion of students passing through hallways in the films. To show off the lighting to full effect a day-to-night cycle will take place every four minutes so you can experience its full beauty.

An amazing amount of detail went into the making of the model: all the doors are hinged, real plants are used for landscaping and miniature birds are housed in the Owlery. To make the model appear even more realistic, artists rebuilt miniature versions of the courtyards from Alnwick Castle and Durham Cathedral, where scenes from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone were shot.


Oliver Playing with Round Thing
animal movie
Image by Mr. T in DC
This was supposed to be a video, however, when I grabbed my point-and-shoot camera, the movie mode didn't work. Oliver was going crazy batting at the ball, and the light wasn't too bad, so I was disappointed to find it wouldn't go into movie mode. I think it was because the SD card I had in the camera wasn't fast enough (class 6?) to support video imagery. The new Canon 500D was upstairs with a big juicy 8GB Class 6 SD card in it, but I knew if I went all the way upstairs to get it, Oliver would stop playing by the time I got back downstairs. Aargh.

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(18/365) :: There's something strange going on here...
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Image by chispita_666
Yeah, I know, not that original. But I'd been wanting to do it for a while. I first wanted to do it with one of the cute chairs at work, but totally forgot.

I thenthought I just wouldn't be able to do it, since I don't really have enough space at home to get a chair close to a wall and take a photo without random stuff appearing in the frame (the only way to do that is by moving the kitchen table, and I did not want to do that). So Photoshop it is.

Which explains why it's strangly weird in colors and tones. Didn't do that good a job in cutting myself out of one photo and pasting in the other ... but I give up. My editing skills aren't as good as I thought. Oh well, it's still more than what I've been able to do so far, so I'm not really that disappointed.

And now it's time to pack!



LAZY ANIMAL
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Image by rachelsbabies
Get a job!

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Lilac-breasted Roller
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Image by @Doug88888

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Cat in the Bag
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Image by docoverachiever
Now I've Got You!

Cool Animal Rescue Shelters images

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Wonderful cats at the Mosaic Feline Rescue (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - May 13, 2012
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Image by cseeman
Volunteering at the Mosaic Feline Rescue in Ann Arbor. These are wonderful cats and are looking for a good home. There

are new kittens born at Mosaic two weeks ago to Smudge. They are so very cute! These photos are from Mother's Day, Sunday

May 13, 2012. Great time to see Smudge with her kittens.

Volunteering at the Mosaic Feline Rescue in Ann Arbor. These are wonderful cats and are looking for a good home. There are new kittens born at Mosaic two weeks ago to Smudge. They are so very cute! These photos are from Mother's Day, Sunday May 13, 2012. Great time to see Smudge with her kittens.


Wonderful cats at the Mosaic Feline Rescue (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - May 13, 2012
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Image by cseeman
Volunteering at the Mosaic Feline Rescue in Ann Arbor. These are wonderful cats and are looking for a good home. There

are new kittens born at Mosaic two weeks ago to Smudge. They are so very cute! These photos are from Mother's Day, Sunday

May 13, 2012. Great time to see Smudge with her kittens.

Volunteering at the Mosaic Feline Rescue in Ann Arbor. These are wonderful cats and are looking for a good home. There are new kittens born at Mosaic two weeks ago to Smudge. They are so very cute! These photos are from Mother's Day, Sunday May 13, 2012. Great time to see Smudge with her kittens.


Wonderful cats at the Mosaic Feline Rescue (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - May 13, 2012
animal rescue shelters
Image by cseeman
Volunteering at the Mosaic Feline Rescue in Ann Arbor. These are wonderful cats and are looking for a good home. There

are new kittens born at Mosaic two weeks ago to Smudge. They are so very cute! These photos are from Mother's Day, Sunday

May 13, 2012. Great time to see Smudge with her kittens.

Volunteering at the Mosaic Feline Rescue in Ann Arbor. These are wonderful cats and are looking for a good home. There are new kittens born at Mosaic two weeks ago to Smudge. They are so very cute! These photos are from Mother's Day, Sunday May 13, 2012. Great time to see Smudge with her kittens.

Gray Wolf I

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Gray Wolf I
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Image by Rhizae
Gray wolf (Canis lupus) at the Toledo Zoo

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Flamingo at Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium
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Image by Fritz Liess
Located along the western edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area in Litchfield Park, the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium is home to Arizona's largest collection of exotic animals with over 3000 animals representing nearly 600 species.


Fish at Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium
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Image by Fritz Liess
Located along the western edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area in Litchfield Park, the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium is home to Arizona's largest collection of exotic animals with over 3000 animals representing nearly 600 species.


Vulture at Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium
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Image by Fritz Liess
Located along the western edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area in Litchfield Park, the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium is home to Arizona's largest collection of exotic animals with over 3000 animals representing nearly 600 species.

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