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A few nice animal behavior images I found:


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animal behavior
Image by BioDivLibrary
The wild beasts of the world /.
London :T. C. & E. C. Jack,[1909?].
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19080442


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animal behavior
Image by BioDivLibrary
Squirrels and other fur-bearers
Boston ;Houghton Mifflin company,c1909.
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17350229

Nice Images Of Animals photos

Check out these images of animals images:


Chicken Slaughter
images of animals
Image by Farm Sanctuary
Hung upside down by shackles, thousands of chickens are killed every hour at the slaughterhouse.

(Feel free to distribute freely for not-for-profit use, but please credit Farm Sanctuary. If you are media and are in need of a high-resolution version of this image, please contact us and request the file "chicken slaughter_1".)



Château de Blois, Staircase Detail
images of animals
Image by Cornell University Library
Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
Accession Number: 15/5/3090.01290

Title: Château de Blois, Staircase Detail

Photographer: Neurdein Frères (French, active ca. 1863-1912)


Building Date: 1498-1525
Photograph date: ca. 1865-ca. 1895


Location: Europe: France; Blois

Materials: albumen print

Image: 7.7953 x 10.6299 in.; 19.8 x 27 cm

Style: Renaissance

Provenance: Transfer from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning

Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/5tg9

There are no known copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.



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Cool Photo Of Animals images

A few nice photo of animals images I found:


Predator vs Predator
photo of animals
Image by EJP Photo


Caged - Leoperd!!!
photo of animals
Image by Natesh Ramasamy
The leopard, Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its range of distribution has decreased radically because of hunting and loss of habitat. It is now chiefly found in sub-Saharan Africa; there are also fragmented populations in the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. Because of its declining range and population, it is listed as a "Near Threatened" species on the IUCN Red List.

Nice Animal Jobs photos

Check out these animal jobs images:



Wild Leopard - South Luangwa, Zambia
animal jobs
Image by virtualwayfarer
Photos were taken during a 6 day Safari in South Luangwa National Park in Northern Eastern Zambia. The safari company I used was Shenton Safaris who did an incredible job. We had great luck and had the chance to see a number of wild cats going about their daily routines.

These animals are incredible. Their power, their presence, and their beauty.

To learn more about the visit please check out my blog - virtualwayfarer.com. If you have questions about an image feel free to tweet me at @AlexBerger.


One Eyed Leopard
animal jobs
Image by virtualwayfarer
Photos were taken during a 6 day Safari in South Luangwa National Park in Northern Eastern Zambia. The safari company I used was Shenton Safaris who did an incredible job. We had great luck and had the chance to see a number of wild cats going about their daily routines.

These animals are incredible. Their power, their presence, and their beauty.

To learn more about the visit please check out my blog - virtualwayfarer.com. If you have questions about an image feel free to tweet me at @AlexBerger.

Dog Sculpture

Some cool service animal images:


Dog Sculpture
service animal
Image by ImageMD
Metal sculpture of 4 dogs and red ball attached to a utility pole, Miami-Dade County Animal Services, Hialeah, Florida


Oregon Zoo: Frog
service animal
Image by Grace Fell
I don't remember which frog this was, but he was in the native PNW part of the zoo...

An impromptu trip to the zoo with the Lad while we waited for the car to be serviced. Neglected to bring a camera, but here's a few via iPhone.


Chillin' At Church
service animal
Image by iampeas
As soon as we got to the Blessing of the Animals service in the park, Gracie Beans shot out of the pet carrier and relaxed at the end of the leash, next to someone with a turtle. It was her first time at church.

Nice Animals Photos photos

A few nice animals photos images I found:




Antsingy leaf chameleon (Brookesia perarmata) - Exotic Reserve Peyrieras, Madagascar
animals photos
Image by David d'O

Nice Animal Photos photos

A few nice animal photos images I found:


cat me if you can
animal photos
Image by Paolo Margari
my little beast, clever or scared?


Wolves / Woelfe (02)
animal photos
Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)


Wolves / Woelfe (04)
animal photos
Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)

Cool Animal Cruelty images

Check out these animal cruelty images:


Torture room
animal cruelty
Image by Gianluu
cruelty toward the animals is the apprenticeship of the cruelty against the men.


A street play to protest against cruelty towards strays in Mumbai
animal cruelty
Image by Anuradha Sengupta
A street play being performed at Hanuman Nagar, a slum in Khar, Mumbai. The street play was organised to protest against cruelty towards stray animal in Mumbai.


Box turtle cruelty
animal cruelty
Image by Arrowhead Reptile Rescue
Taking an injured box turtle home, painting it with pink sparkle paint, and releasing it back to the wild is ILLEGAL and ANIMAL CRUELTY. Please don't pick up box turtles and take them home as pets. Please don't paint our native wildlife. Please seek professional medical help for injured wildlife.

Nice Video Of Animals photos

A few nice video of animals images I found:


In Memory of Blitz
video of animals
Image by Furryscaly
This is an ooold photo of Blitz, a centipede I had back in early high school. It was taken with a Sony video camera. Though I'm not sure of Blitz's species, she may have been Scolopendra polymorpha or Scolopendra cingulata.

Check out my group for centipedes and millipedes, Myriapoda :)

Proboscis Monkey

Check out these about endangered animals images:


Proboscis Monkey
about endangered animals
Image by Austin King
A distinctive trait of this monkey is the male's large protruding nose, from which it takes its name. The big nose is thought to be used in mating and is a characteristic of the males, reaching up to 7 inches in length. The females also have big noses compared to other monkey species, but not as big as the males. Besides attracting mates, the nose serves as a resonating chamber and works by amplifying their warning calls. When the animal becomes agitated its nose swells with blood, making warning calls louder and more intense.

The Proboscis monkey can be found in island of Borneo in South-east Asia but they are not even found throughout all of Borneo. Due to ongoing habitat loss and hunting in some areas, only about 7000 are known to still exist in the wild. The Proboscis Monkey is evaluated as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [Wikipedia]

Taken in the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Reserve, one of the few places in the world where you can still see a proboscis monkey in the wild.

Today's the Day

A few nice animal abuse images I found:


Today's the Day
animal abuse
Image by Viewminder
Today I will confront pure and true evil the likes of which most people have never seen.

Thank God for that.

I appreciate the prayers, the thoughts, the sending of good vibes and karma, the incense burnings, religious rituals and incantations of any denomination.

I'm even cool with the voodoo... let's just stay away from anything having to do with animal sacrifice.

I can use all the help I can get.

I can feel the energy coming my way and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

In the end I am firm in my conviction that love and light will overcome darkness and evil.

Love and light will prevail.

More than any belief I hold true in my heart I believe in karma.

If Viewminder and all of his words and images should disappear on this day you should know that he did what he did here to share the love with you and bring a tiny ray of light into this world.

If the 'plug is pulled' know this...

I always enjoyed bringing out the best in everyone.

I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to share the best of me and the best of those who stood in front of my camera with you.

Everything I've done I've done with a pure heart.

As weary of the attacks as I may be...

my soul stands strong.

I've given you love and you've given it back to me a thousandfold.

I appreciate you and the journey that we've shared.

We are all on the same journey.

Your love and kindness have given me a little extra strength to endure so much.

I thank you for the gifts that you've given me and they are many.

Our interaction here brought joy and beauty to the world if in only a small way.

It is with a pure heart and a clean conscience that I ask only for one thing on this day.

Justice.

Let there be justice.

Let the the light of the truth be seen.

Beautiful Soul





Graffiti Van
animal abuse
Image by ahyang
Guess what. That is a van painted to stop animal abuse

Cool Endangered Animals images

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Bee Approaches Endangered Plant
endangered animals
Image by MyFWCmedia
Bee approaching a Scrub Lupine (Federally endangered plant; Lupinus aridorum)

Nice The Animal Pictures photos

Check out these the animal pictures images:


Disney's Animal Kingdom 303
the animal pictures
Image by Michael Kappel


Disney's Animal Kingdom Park
disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/animal-kingdom/

Picture taken in Orlando Florida at the Walt Disney World Park
View the high resolution image on my photo website
Pictures.MichaelKappel.com


Disney's Animal Kingdom 091
the animal pictures
Image by Michael Kappel


Disney's Animal Kingdom Park
disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/animal-kingdom/

Picture taken in Orlando Florida at the Walt Disney World Park
View the high resolution image on my photo website
Pictures.MichaelKappel.com

Cool Animal Adoption images

Some cool animal adoption images:


Ranger
animal adoption
Image by ian.m.phillips


Emmy Lou
animal adoption
Image by ian.m.phillips

Nice Wild Animal photos

A few nice wild animal images I found:




Impalas - Maasai Mara, Kenya
wild animal
Image by David d'O
3 September 2009 - Maasai Mara, Kenya.

Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

For those who like the biological details:
Click a link and you'll go to the Flickr photo page for that rank in the biological classification.

Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Artiodactyla; Even-toed Ungulates / Evenhoevigen
Suborder: Cetruminantia; Ruminants, Whales and Hippos / Herkauwers, Walvissen en Nijlpaarden
Infraorder: Pecora; Ruminants / Herkauwers
Family: Bovidae; Bovids; Antelopes, Gazelles, Buffalos, Sheep, Cattle / Holhoornigen; Antilopen, Gazelles, Buffels, Schapen, Runderen
Subfamily: Aepycerotinae; Impalas / Impala's
Genus: Aepyceros; Impalas / Impala's
Species: Aepyceros melampus; Impala / Impala of Rooibok
Subspecies: Aepyceros melampus melampus; Common Impala / Impala of Rooibok

Sea Otter (intentionally shot and killed), female pup, 77cm length, Morro Strand State Beach 24 June 2010

Some cool video of animals images:


Sea Otter (intentionally shot and killed), female pup, 77cm length, Morro Strand State Beach 24 June 2010
video of animals
Image by mikebaird
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) (intentionally shot and killed), female pup, 77cm length, Morro Strand State Beach near Northpoint bluff, Toro Lane and Beachcomber Dr., near the State Park Campground, Morro Bay, CA. recently shot and killed by someone, 24 June 2010, as determined by on site necropsy by Mike Harris of California Fish & Game. (ref. Michael Harris, Environmental Scientist/Sea Otter Biologist, Calif. Dept of Fish and Game, OSPR-Veterinary Services, 1385 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442, 805.772.1135 office; 831.212.7090 cell; mikeharris [at} ospr.dfg.ca d o t gov. I (Mike Baird) found and reported this otter at 5:25 pm 24 June 2010. I pulled it from a rising tide at the waters edge to the highest adjacent point using a mutt mitt bag, and tagged the subject for Mike Harris’ attention. I left a message for him at 805.772.1135, emailed the first three images with GPS coordinates to him and to Flickr, and moments later Mike Harris responded and was on the scene. These graphic images document the on site necropsy process, and, as can be seen, a bullet (lead pellet?) was found in the skull of the baby otter and recent blood trauma was found around the wound under the skin and on the skull. By request, these graphic images and videos were not immediately published in public view here on Flickr, pending permission by Fish and Game, as they wanted to address how to best handle publication of such crime scene information to optimize their ability to prosecute this crime.
To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit -
Please add comments/notes/tags to add to or correct information, identification, etc.
Please, no comments or invites with images, multiple invites, award levels, flashing icons, or award/post rules.

Last week 6/24/2010 I found a sea otter that had been shot and killed on Morro Strand.
Mike Harris of CA Fish & Game came and performed an onsite necropsy, which I documented with an iPhone camera.
Until this moment I had been requested to withhold publishing these images and videos showing the cause of death.
The images and videos have now been approved for publication, and are exposed at Flickr.

Warning, these are graphic images showing blood and guts and the bullet/pellet projectile and hole in cranium.
they are posted for educational purposes, and hopefully to spur someone who might have witnessed this crime to report the culprit to the authorities.

The set is at
www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/sets/72157624227202983/

Here is a copy of the official press release.
********************
California Department of Fish and Game News Release

June 30, 2010

Contact: Warden Hank Hodel, DFG Law Enforcement, (805) 610-3920
Kirsten Macintyre, DFG Communications, (916) 322-8988

Information Sought on Sea Otter Shooting on Morro Bay Beach

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is seeking information about a
sea otter that was shot in Morro Bay on Thursday, June 24.

The young female otter was found just north of the Morro Strand
Campground along the beach in Morro Bay. Wardens estimate that the
animal was killed by a shot to the head between 9 a.m. and noon. A
necropsy was conducted and the weapon was determined to be a pellet gun.

DFG is seeking witnesses or any information related to the shooting.
Anyone with information is urged to contact DFG Warden Hank Hodel at
(805) 610-3920. An anonymous report can also be made by calling DFG’s
CalTIP line, 1-888-DFG-CALTIP.

Sea otters are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act
and the Code of Federal Regulations. If convicted of shooting an otter,
an individual can face up to ,000 in fines.
###
Subscribe to DFG News via email or RSS feed. Go to www.dfg.ca.gov/news.


Sea Otter (intentionally shot and killed), female pup, 77cm length, Morro Strand State Beach 24 June 2010
video of animals
Image by mikebaird
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) (intentionally shot and killed), female pup, 77cm length, Morro Strand State Beach near Northpoint bluff, Toro Lane and Beachcomber Dr., near the State Park Campground, Morro Bay, CA. recently shot and killed by someone, 24 June 2010, as determined by on site necropsy by Mike Harris of California Fish & Game. (ref. Michael Harris, Environmental Scientist/Sea Otter Biologist, Calif. Dept of Fish and Game, OSPR-Veterinary Services, 1385 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442, 805.772.1135 office; 831.212.7090 cell; mikeharris [at} ospr.dfg.ca d o t gov. I (Mike Baird) found and reported this otter at 5:25 pm 24 June 2010. I pulled it from a rising tide at the waters edge to the highest adjacent point using a mutt mitt bag, and tagged the subject for Mike Harris’ attention. I left a message for him at 805.772.1135, emailed the first three images with GPS coordinates to him and to Flickr, and moments later Mike Harris responded and was on the scene. These graphic images document the on site necropsy process, and, as can be seen, a bullet (lead pellet?) was found in the skull of the baby otter and recent blood trauma was found around the wound under the skin and on the skull. By request, these graphic images and videos were not immediately published in public view here on Flickr, pending permission by Fish and Game, as they wanted to address how to best handle publication of such crime scene information to optimize their ability to prosecute this crime.
To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit -
Please add comments/notes/tags to add to or correct information, identification, etc.
Please, no comments or invites with images, multiple invites, award levels, flashing icons, or award/post rules.

Last week 6/24/2010 I found a sea otter that had been shot and killed on Morro Strand.
Mike Harris of CA Fish & Game came and performed an onsite necropsy, which I documented with an iPhone camera.
Until this moment I had been requested to withhold publishing these images and videos showing the cause of death.
The images and videos have now been approved for publication, and are exposed at Flickr.

Warning, these are graphic images showing blood and guts and the bullet/pellet projectile and hole in cranium.
they are posted for educational purposes, and hopefully to spur someone who might have witnessed this crime to report the culprit to the authorities.

The set is at
www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/sets/72157624227202983/

Here is a copy of the official press release.
********************
California Department of Fish and Game News Release

June 30, 2010

Contact: Warden Hank Hodel, DFG Law Enforcement, (805) 610-3920
Kirsten Macintyre, DFG Communications, (916) 322-8988

Information Sought on Sea Otter Shooting on Morro Bay Beach

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is seeking information about a
sea otter that was shot in Morro Bay on Thursday, June 24.

The young female otter was found just north of the Morro Strand
Campground along the beach in Morro Bay. Wardens estimate that the
animal was killed by a shot to the head between 9 a.m. and noon. A
necropsy was conducted and the weapon was determined to be a pellet gun.

DFG is seeking witnesses or any information related to the shooting.
Anyone with information is urged to contact DFG Warden Hank Hodel at
(805) 610-3920. An anonymous report can also be made by calling DFG’s
CalTIP line, 1-888-DFG-CALTIP.

Sea otters are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act
and the Code of Federal Regulations. If convicted of shooting an otter,
an individual can face up to ,000 in fines.
###
Subscribe to DFG News via email or RSS feed. Go to www.dfg.ca.gov/news.


Sea Otter (intentionally shot and killed), female pup, 77cm length, Morro Strand State Beach 24 June 2010
video of animals
Image by mikebaird
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) (intentionally shot and killed), female pup, 77cm length, Morro Strand State Beach near Northpoint bluff, Toro Lane and Beachcomber Dr., near the State Park Campground, Morro Bay, CA. recently shot and killed by someone, 24 June 2010, as determined by on site necropsy by Mike Harris of California Fish & Game. (ref. Michael Harris, Environmental Scientist/Sea Otter Biologist, Calif. Dept of Fish and Game, OSPR-Veterinary Services, 1385 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442, 805.772.1135 office; 831.212.7090 cell; mikeharris [at} ospr.dfg.ca d o t gov. I (Mike Baird) found and reported this otter at 5:25 pm 24 June 2010. I pulled it from a rising tide at the waters edge to the highest adjacent point using a mutt mitt bag, and tagged the subject for Mike Harris’ attention. I left a message for him at 805.772.1135, emailed the first three images with GPS coordinates to him and to Flickr, and moments later Mike Harris responded and was on the scene. These graphic images document the on site necropsy process, and, as can be seen, a bullet (lead pellet?) was found in the skull of the baby otter and recent blood trauma was found around the wound under the skin and on the skull. By request, these graphic images and videos were not immediately published in public view here on Flickr, pending permission by Fish and Game, as they wanted to address how to best handle publication of such crime scene information to optimize their ability to prosecute this crime.
To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit -
Please add comments/notes/tags to add to or correct information, identification, etc.
Please, no comments or invites with images, multiple invites, award levels, flashing icons, or award/post rules.

Last week 6/24/2010 I found a sea otter that had been shot and killed on Morro Strand.
Mike Harris of CA Fish & Game came and performed an onsite necropsy, which I documented with an iPhone camera.
Until this moment I had been requested to withhold publishing these images and videos showing the cause of death.
The images and videos have now been approved for publication, and are exposed at Flickr.

Warning, these are graphic images showing blood and guts and the bullet/pellet projectile and hole in cranium.
they are posted for educational purposes, and hopefully to spur someone who might have witnessed this crime to report the culprit to the authorities.

The set is at
www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/sets/72157624227202983/

Here is a copy of the official press release.
********************
California Department of Fish and Game News Release

June 30, 2010

Contact: Warden Hank Hodel, DFG Law Enforcement, (805) 610-3920
Kirsten Macintyre, DFG Communications, (916) 322-8988

Information Sought on Sea Otter Shooting on Morro Bay Beach

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is seeking information about a
sea otter that was shot in Morro Bay on Thursday, June 24.

The young female otter was found just north of the Morro Strand
Campground along the beach in Morro Bay. Wardens estimate that the
animal was killed by a shot to the head between 9 a.m. and noon. A
necropsy was conducted and the weapon was determined to be a pellet gun.

DFG is seeking witnesses or any information related to the shooting.
Anyone with information is urged to contact DFG Warden Hank Hodel at
(805) 610-3920. An anonymous report can also be made by calling DFG’s
CalTIP line, 1-888-DFG-CALTIP.

Sea otters are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act
and the Code of Federal Regulations. If convicted of shooting an otter,
an individual can face up to ,000 in fines.
###
Subscribe to DFG News via email or RSS feed. Go to www.dfg.ca.gov/news.

White Bunnies Can't Jump

A few nice stuff animals images I found:


White Bunnies Can't Jump
stuff animals
Image by pyrogenic
Mostly because they're stuffed animals, but according to Rayman, they can dance (and did in the demo reel). This is going to be a Wii title from Ubisoft: "Rayman Raving Rabbids™".

Cool Animal Cruelty images

Some cool animal cruelty images:



K-9 Krawl 5K
animal cruelty
Image by fairfaxcounty
Grab your pets and friends and join the Fairfax County Police Department for the 2012 K-9 Krawl 5K on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Fairfax County Government Center.

More information.

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A few nice animal humane society images I found:


AlCapone_7206.JPG
animal humane society
Image by This Year's Love


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animal humane society
Image by This Year's Love


DSC_0394.JPG
animal humane society
Image by This Year's Love

Nice Animal Pics photos

Some cool animal pics images:


Porcupine
animal pics
Image by climbnh2003
Pics from the Squam Lakes Science Center presentation at the Brett School in Tamworth on March 15th, 2008.


Porcupine
animal pics
Image by climbnh2003
Pics from the Squam Lakes Science Center presentation at the Brett School in Tamworth on March 15th, 2008.


My Crab (1/2)
animal pics
Image by Kiwithing
Cleaned out the crab cage today. I used this opportunity to take a bunch of pics of it.
After a bunch of pics, and lots of waiting, turned out that I actually got a couple of good shots.

Rafferty

Check out these animal sanctuary images:


Rafferty
animal sanctuary
Image by kpwerker


Harlo
animal sanctuary
Image by kpwerker
This is the most beautiful cat I've ever met. It seems I have a thing for long-haired tabbies. (In small doses.)


Paw.
animal sanctuary
Image by kpwerker

Anne

Some cool animal sanctuary images:


Anne
animal sanctuary
Image by ndh
Anne (Erin’s sponsored goat) said hello through the fence while we were standing in line.

Normally during a visit to the sanctuary you can interact with the animals one-on-one. But with 250 people there for ThanksLiving, the people and the animals were mostly kept separate to prevent the animals from getting overwhelmed and frightened, or overexcited and rambunctious.

Cool About Pet Animals images

Some cool about pet animals images:


Pet Fest - U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea - 5 May 2012
about pet animals
Image by USAG-Humphreys
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys

U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho


CAMP HUMPHREYS — Dog lovers here gathered for Pet Fest 2012 at the Humphreys Veterinary Clinic May 5. The event featured the paws walk, a pet show, face painting, an agility course, pet photos, informational booths, a military working dog demonstration and an awards ceremony.

“We are really happy with the turnout and excited to be a part of the Camp Humphreys community,” said Capt. Amy Carlson, officer in charge at the Humphreys vet clinic. “We have many events such as face painting, doggy treats and grooming. Humphreys has been great to us and we have received lots of support. We look forward to continuing events like this today.”

The American Red Cross participated in the event to offer knowledge about pet first aid, while the Osan Animal Shelter provided information on pet adoptions.

The dog show had categories such as owner/pet lookalike, best dressed, best pet trick and best in show. Rocko, owned by Blair Bogle, was the biggest winner of the day, winning first prizes in owner/pet lookalike and best in show categories.

“This is a great opportunity to hang out with dog lovers and people with the same hobbies,” said pet owner Tom Stout. “This event also provided information for people who are PCS’ing and have pets with them. This was a fun day.”


Pet Fest - U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea - 5 May 2012
about pet animals
Image by USAG-Humphreys
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys

U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho

CAMP HUMPHREYS — Dog lovers here gathered for Pet Fest 2012 at the Humphreys Veterinary Clinic May 5. The event featured the paws walk, a pet show, face painting, an agility course, pet photos, informational booths, a military working dog demonstration and an awards ceremony.

“We are really happy with the turnout and excited to be a part of the Camp Humphreys community,” said Capt. Amy Carlson, officer in charge at the Humphreys vet clinic. “We have many events such as face painting, doggy treats and grooming. Humphreys has been great to us and we have received lots of support. We look forward to continuing events like this today.”

The American Red Cross participated in the event to offer knowledge about pet first aid, while the Osan Animal Shelter provided information on pet adoptions.

The dog show had categories such as owner/pet lookalike, best dressed, best pet trick and best in show. Rocko, owned by Blair Bogle, was the biggest winner of the day, winning first prizes in owner/pet lookalike and best in show categories.

“This is a great opportunity to hang out with dog lovers and people with the same hobbies,” said pet owner Tom Stout. “This event also provided information for people who are PCS’ing and have pets with them. This was a fun day.”

Nice Animal Picture photos

A few nice animal picture images I found:


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animal picture
Image by DreamShoot by Marcel Steger
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animal picture
Image by DreamShoot by Marcel Steger
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Baby Cats
animal picture
Image by DreamShoot by Marcel Steger
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Pikesville Branch - Stuffed Animal Story Time Sleepover

Some cool stuffed animals images:


Pikesville Branch - Stuffed Animal Story Time Sleepover
stuffed animals
Image by BCPL Photo
BCPL: Pikesville Branch - Stuffed Animal Story Time Sleepover - April 22, 2013

Goodyera pubescens in bud, before it was destroyed.

Some cool facts about animals images:


Goodyera pubescens in bud, before it was destroyed.
facts about animals
Image by FritzFlohrReynolds
I headed out to the woods before dawn this morning, because I wanted to get an awesome photo of this Orchid without annoying dappled sunlight. Unfortunately, when I got there, the plants had been destroyed.

This slightly blurry photo of one of the plants still in bud was taken last Saturday. I didn't worry about making it a good photo, I only took it so I could show my brother and my friends what I've been up too.

I visited this Orchid six times waiting for it to bloom. I'm feeling pretty sad, and I'm thinking about giving up hiking and botanizing, because I know what the future holds in terms of the local ecology, and I seem unable to observe these things with a healthy emotional distance.

Who damaged these plants is somewhat a mystery, although I suppose there is no point in dwelling on it. The flowers were removed, and so were most of the basal leaves, but the plants were not uprooted, and the surrounding soil was not disturbed. This is an unusual pattern for a human. If the plants had been dug up and removed, that would have suggested poachers, if they had been pulled up and casually tossed on the ground, perhaps a destructive child. When merely the flowering part of a plant is removed, I can usually only be confident that it was the work of humans if I find the flowers tossed on the ground, often near the trailhead, otherwise, even if humans are the likely culprit, it could always be simply that a hungry animal, probably a Whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has eaten them.

In this case, since not merely the flowering portion of the plants was removed, but also the basal leaves, I think deer were likely responsible, although it is possible that it could have been the work of a human influenced by those horrible plant guides which encourage ignorant people to imagine they are doing something healthy and wise and even earth friendly by poaching edible or medicinal native plants from "the wild".

Personally, I think that these Orchids are passing through the digestive track of some deer, along with a bunch of other plant matter, much of it, unfortunately, increasingly scarce native species. One of the common characteristics of most species that I consider invasive is that they are inedible to deer. This gives them a significant advantage in areas where overpopulation of deer is a problem.

I love Whitetail deer, they are majestic, delicious creatures. They are also native here, this is their natural habitat. However, because of extreme habitat destruction coupled with the fact that all of their natural predators have been extirpated from this area, there are simply too many of them for the available natural habitat to support.

Sensible plans to control the deer population through hunting have faced heavy opposition from "animal rights" activists, who refuse to accept the fact that deer overgrazing is seriously impacting native species and preventing normal forest succession.

The habitat destruction/deer overpopulation/overgrazing issue has been going on for some time now. During the 90s, as most of Fairfax county was deforested, huge numbers of deer were left wandering through the newly built suburban subdivisions, desperately searching for something to eat, and frequently being hit by cars. That was the situation I grew up with, but eventually, after all but tiny fragments of the natural habitat was eliminated from Fairfax county, except for along the river, the deer population dropped, although not to a sustainable level, and things settled down a bit.

Unfortunately, over the past few years something awful has happened. Essentially the only natural habitat remaining in Fairfax county, or elsewhere in the area, is along the Potomac river. The officially protected parkland is only a narrow section along the river, but until recently, it was bordered by a buffer zone which gave it the illusion of being much larger than it really was. Citizens had been led to believe that this nearly roadless area of large parcels of private property would remain essentially unchanged by Georgetown Pike's official designation as "Virginia's first scenic byway." It was woods with the weekend get away cabins of the extremely wealthy, and a few pastures for horses. At one point, in the 1960s, there were neighborhood covenant's put in place to keep things this way, but these were allowed to expire. The rich people who owned property there had some sort of informal agreement amongst themselves to maintain the "bucolic charm" and “sylvan character” of the area, but it did not have the weight of law.

Then in 2004, on the other side of the river, in Montgomery county Maryland, which generally has stricter laws and better enforcement than Virginia, Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins football team, broke the law by cutting down the trees which had blocked the view of his mansion from the river, and got away with it.

Even though this caused massive erosion into the parkland beneath, everyone seemed to regard what he had done as merely an isolated aesthetically displeasing "eyesore", merely a nuisance to his also wealthy neighbors, rather than something that would set a precedence for massive habitat destruction. Since then woods along the Virginia side of the river has begun to be cleared, and the topsoil stripped away.

Despite the fact that property in this area is extremely expensive compared to the rest of Fairfax county precisely because of it's reputation for "bucolic charm" and "sylvan character", this new generation of extremely rich people have no desire for forest solitude, or horses, or anything remotely in good taste. The houses being constructed are flimsy plywood McMansions identical to houses in any suburban subdivision, only larger. The drive along "Virginia's first scenic byway" to the increasingly fragmented seeming natural habitat remaining in the parks reveals that this destruction has accelerated rapidly since spring of this year with the huge open sores of exposed red clay now waiting to built upon. This landscape of destruction reminds me of what I witnessed as a child elsewhere in Fairfax county, but although the total number of acres involved is much less, it is occurring in a much more ecologically significant area.

It makes sense that there is currently a new exodus of whitetail deer from the just destroyed land into the adjacent parks occurring, so it should perhaps not be surprising that heavier overgrazing than ever is occurring. I strongly suspect that a deer ate these orchids. Unfortunately this is not the only, nor the worst effect that this deforestation will have.


Central Park Reservoir, Aug 2011 - 16
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Image by Ed Yourdon
Note: this photo was published in a Aug 30, 2011 issue of Everyblock NYC for the "customized" region of Central Park.

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You probably think that you already know everything that you need to know about the Central Park reservoir. After all, everyone has heard of New York City, and most people (except the residents of certain boroughs that we won't mention by name) assume that "New York City" means "Manhattan." And if you've heard of Manhattan, then you've heard of Central Park ... and if you know about Central Park, then you know about the reservoir in the middle of the park. What more is there to know?

Well, actually, there's a lot you should know, beginning with the fact that its official name is now "The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir," in honor of the late widow of President John Kennedy. But you can call it the Central Park Reservoir, because that was its original name, and that's what most of us here still do call it. (We also insist on calling the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge by its original moniker, "the Triboro Bridge," but who knows how long that will last.)

More importantly, it's not even a reservoir any more ... or, to be more precise, it became a "decommissioned" reservoir in 1993, when it was deemed obsolete because of a new water-main under 79th Street that connected to the Third Water Tunnel. (There was also some concern that the reservoir might eventually become contaminated because of the nasty habit of the rowdy bridge-and-tunnel crowd -- aka visitors from New Jersey, Long Island, and other 'burbs -- to pee in the reservoir after getting thoroughly sloshed on green beer and Ripple wine every St. Patrick's Day. But we don't really like to talk about that, because they eventually go home, and we make a lot of money from the event.)

So basically, the Central Park so-called reservoir is just a big pond with a billion gallons of water (give or take a gallon or two), with colorful Kanzan cherry trees along one section, a bunch of rhododendrons along another section, and lots of animals (mallards, Canadian geese, coots, loons, cormorants, wood ducks, raccoons, grebes, herons, and egrets) who hang out in the general area. It also has a 1.58-mile jogging path, which means that you can almost always find dozens of people jogging, walking, or racing around the park; and only the cynics would remind you that game show host Jack Barry died while jogging around the reservoir in 1984.

You might think that the reservoir was originally a pond or a small lake, or that it was fed and replenished by some kind of underground stream. But in fact, the reservoir was built during the period of 1858-1862 by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, as part of the overall design of Central Park. It was never a source of water itself, nor was it a "collecting" reservoir; its purpose instead was to receive water from upstate New York, via the Croton Aqueduct, and distribute it to the thirsty residents of Manhattan. All of that predated the work of Olmstead and Vaux; the Croton aqueduct was begun in 1837, and began delivering water to New York City in 1842.

So much for the history of the place. Like I said, it's basically just a big pond in the middle of Manhattan; but it happens to be a very beautiful place, especially with the skyline of the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side, and central Manhattan so visible from different vantage points. During the brief week or two that the cherry trees are in blossom, it's almost as beautiful as the famous stretch of trees in Washington; and it's a peaceful place for a stroll throughout the spring, summer, and fall. It's even beautiful in the dead of winter, when much of the water has frozen over, and when the jogging path is basically empty...

On three consecutive days in mid-to-late August, I walked around the reservoir with my camera, doing my best to capture some of the peaceful beauty, as well as the activity of the joggers and walkers and tourists. On the first day, I walked clockwise around the reservoir -- because everyone else was following the posted rules, and was running/walking counter-clockwise, which made it easier for me to photograph them. Then I came back the next day and walked the circumference again, but this time in the officially-sanctioned counter-clockwise direction. And then I decided that all of the still photos had failed to capture the beauty of the fountain that sprays a plume of water high into the air, as well as the constant motion of all those joggers and walkers ... so I came back for a third lap around the park, but this time with my camera set to "video" instead of "still." I've done my best to winnow all of the photos and videos down to a representative set; but to truly appreciate the beauty of the place, you'll have to come back and see it for yourself.

By the way, don't ask me what a grebe is. I have no idea, and I can only hope that I haven't stepped on one by mistake as I've walked around the reservoir from time to time...


Intelligent donkeys credited with leading rebels to success in Libya
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Image by Donkey Sanctuary Press Images
Intelligent donkeys credited with leading rebels to success in Libya
PRESS RELEASE from The Donkey Sanctuary
31st August 2011

A report in the national press today quotes a Libyan rebel leader crediting donkeys with helping to free the town of Gharyan by keeping supplies running to fighters trapped in the besieged town. Thanks to their intelligence and stoic natures, donkeys and mules have played a vital role throughout history in supporting armies and keeping supplies moving under otherwise impossible circumstances says international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary.

Colonel Gaddafi, in a broadcast on state television on 20th August, blamed ‘the donkeys of the gulf’ for keeping rebels supplied with weapons. As highly intelligent animals, donkeys are usually better known for their work as lifelines to humans worldwide, living and working amongst some of the poorest communities on the planet. However, they are also often used in dangerous conflict situations which other animals would be unable to cope with, particularly in countries where the terrain is rough, such as Libya or Afghanistan, where many areas are inaccessible to vehicles making donkeys the preferred method of supply.

The Sanctuary’s donkey behaviour expert Ben Hart says: “It is a common misconception that donkeys are just small horses with big ears, but in fact they are an entirely different animal, particularly when it comes to intelligence. Donkeys have phenomenal memories and are able to remember complex routes, plus recognise humans and other donkeys even after many years of separation. Their temperament coupled with their intelligence makes them better equipped to cope and remain calm in difficult situations.”

The Kosovan conflict made use of donkey-power, with the charity becoming involved in the extraordinary case of a mule and two donkeys who had been placed under arrest by the British Army in 2002. The rebel fighters were using the animals to smuggle guns across the border and had trained the donkeys to travel unattended to prevent fighters from getting captured. In the absence of humans to take into custody, the army placed the animals under arrest. The Donkey Sanctuary was contacted by a British Brigadier for advice on caring for the donkeys and mule and the three were signed over to the charity’s care. All three were transferred to the charity’s sanctuary in Spain, El Refugio De Burrito.

During World War II, mules were used to carry supplies behind enemy lines in Burma. Due to the danger of the situation, the thousands of mules used for this task underwent a procedure removing their voice boxes to keep them silent during manoeuvre. Andrew Trawford, director of veterinary services with The Donkey Sanctuary, said the wartime practice of de-voicing mules was taught as a history lesson at vet school. He said: "The operation is quite simple and not too traumatic for the animal, but its welfare afterwards can be a concern. The animal is not able to communicate and mules are naturally noisy, especially when trying to attract a mate and it is said their call can be heard to up to two miles away. It is not an operation I have ever had to perform."

To remember the many animals killed in wars a memorial was erected in Park Lane in London in 2004. The main dedication reads: ‘This monument is dedicated to all the animals that served and died alongside British and allied forces in wars and campaigns throughout time’. A smaller inscription reads: ‘They had no choice’. The western section of the memorial features two heavily-laden mules climbing the steps. The memorial has the name of The Donkey Sanctuary’s founder, the late Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, inscribed on the wall - 'honouring the fallen'

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Notes to Editor
For an interview, further information or images, please contact The Donkey Sanctuary press office on 01395 573097/573014 or mobile 07970 927778

About The Donkey Sanctuary
International animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary was founded by the late Dr Elisabeth Svendsen M.B.E. in 1969 and aims to protect donkeys and mules and promote their welfare worldwide.

The Donkey Sanctuary supports projects to relieve the suffering of donkeys in 29 countries worldwide, including sanctuaries across Europe, where more than 14,500 donkeys and mules have been cared for, and major projects in Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Mexico, where donkey welfare is improved through community education and veterinary work.

For further information telephone: 01395 578222, view www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk or visit the charity’s headquarters near Sidmouth in Devon (open 365 days/free admission).

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