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guppiecatTrying to get the photo sharing bit done before I head away from the net for a bit (work reasons).
These are the shots from the Omaha Zoo's desert display. I mentioned that trip earlier. The key things to know here is that I took the entire day to drive to Omaha, take photos, and come back. I think that the photos turned out considerably better because of the focus. It was very bright that day, so I got some good shots, though some are overly harsh.
There are a fair amount of interesting animal trivia below.
The flickr set is here.
American Kestrel - About the time I was taking this shot some elderly people wandered by and asked me who I was working for. Apparently it is unusual for someone to go to zoos alone and take photos for fun. *shrug*
Chuckwalla - According to wikipedia, these guys prefer to eat yellow flowers. How's that for a preference? Notice the complete lack of yellow flowers here. I suspect they've all been eaten. I think he has a "I ate yummy yellow flowers" look about himself.
Spiney Tail Iguana - If you go to this photo's flickr page and view large, look at the tail. Veryvery spiney.
Swift Fox - He's waiting for me to leave, so he can be swift again.
Desert Cottontail Having Lunch - Notice how well they blend in with their surroundings?
Cinnamon Teal - According to answers.com, a teal is a sub-type of duck. Specifically, a sub-type of surface-feeding duck. And beyond that, it's a subtype of that which is reddish. . .
In other words, this is a migratory flying bird with webbed feet, a broad bill, that swims in and feeds upon the water, that is red. Personally, I would have named it "red duck", but what do I know?
Roadrunner - Meep Meep. (I just had to)
Burrowing Owl - Burrowing owls can't fly, they're like penguins that way, so they have to spy their prey and creep up on them from behind rocks. They get closer and closer, then they take a pebble in one claw and throw it over the head of their prey. When the prey turns around to see what made the noise, the owl silently leaps upon it and devours it. The owl's feathers allow it to move completely silently. . .
By the way, if you are writing a report, you should bear in mind that livejournal is not an academically credible source.
Cockatoo - I like the simplicity here.
Merten's Water Monitor - I never thought a lizard could look so tired.
Rock Hyrax - These are hyraxes. If you are not from Africa or the Middle East, you probably do not know what they are. This is interesting because people from the Middle East did not know what rabbits were. Thus, when the ancient Phoenicians first visited Spain, they mistook the rabbits for hyraxes, and named the land "I-Shapan-im", meaning "land of the hyraxes", which became "Hispania", which became "España" which became "Spain". . .
In other words, we call Spain "Spain" because they have bunnies.
Language is so cool.
(Thanks to wikipedia for the trivia.)
Blue-bellied Roller - Look how bright that colour is!
These are the shots from the Omaha Zoo's desert display. I mentioned that trip earlier. The key things to know here is that I took the entire day to drive to Omaha, take photos, and come back. I think that the photos turned out considerably better because of the focus. It was very bright that day, so I got some good shots, though some are overly harsh.
There are a fair amount of interesting animal trivia below.
The flickr set is here.
American Kestrel - About the time I was taking this shot some elderly people wandered by and asked me who I was working for. Apparently it is unusual for someone to go to zoos alone and take photos for fun. *shrug*
Chuckwalla - According to wikipedia, these guys prefer to eat yellow flowers. How's that for a preference? Notice the complete lack of yellow flowers here. I suspect they've all been eaten. I think he has a "I ate yummy yellow flowers" look about himself.
Spiney Tail Iguana - If you go to this photo's flickr page and view large, look at the tail. Veryvery spiney.
Swift Fox - He's waiting for me to leave, so he can be swift again.
Desert Cottontail Having Lunch - Notice how well they blend in with their surroundings?
Cinnamon Teal - According to answers.com, a teal is a sub-type of duck. Specifically, a sub-type of surface-feeding duck. And beyond that, it's a subtype of that which is reddish. . .
In other words, this is a migratory flying bird with webbed feet, a broad bill, that swims in and feeds upon the water, that is red. Personally, I would have named it "red duck", but what do I know?
Roadrunner - Meep Meep. (I just had to)
Burrowing Owl - Burrowing owls can't fly, they're like penguins that way, so they have to spy their prey and creep up on them from behind rocks. They get closer and closer, then they take a pebble in one claw and throw it over the head of their prey. When the prey turns around to see what made the noise, the owl silently leaps upon it and devours it. The owl's feathers allow it to move completely silently. . .
By the way, if you are writing a report, you should bear in mind that livejournal is not an academically credible source.
Cockatoo - I like the simplicity here.
Merten's Water Monitor - I never thought a lizard could look so tired.
Rock Hyrax - These are hyraxes. If you are not from Africa or the Middle East, you probably do not know what they are. This is interesting because people from the Middle East did not know what rabbits were. Thus, when the ancient Phoenicians first visited Spain, they mistook the rabbits for hyraxes, and named the land "I-Shapan-im", meaning "land of the hyraxes", which became "Hispania", which became "España" which became "Spain". . .
In other words, we call Spain "Spain" because they have bunnies.
Language is so cool.
(Thanks to wikipedia for the trivia.)
Blue-bellied Roller - Look how bright that colour is!
