Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina

[finn's mom]

My mother and I went to the zoo, and, I got some pretty good photos. I had a really difficult time sorting through them and choosing my favorites, and, I still have too many. But, I'll see if I can narrow it down even further so that you all won't be too annoyed or bored with them. I'll post them a few at a time...

First, the grizzly bears!


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[lvpets2002]

:) Well I think that bear is pretty gutsy proped up on that rock.. The pictures are just adorable..

[finn's mom]

fish!


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[finn's mom]

Sea Lions!


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[finn's mom]

Tortoises!


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[finn's mom]

Flowers!


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[finn's mom]

Elephants!


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[finn's mom]

Giraffes!


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[Flatcoatluver]

omg those pics are so great!!! I love that elephant pic

[finn's mom]

Apes!


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[finn's mom]

Goats!


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I love how these turned out, the goats were so affectionate and loved the camera. :)

[finn's mom]

Lionesses!


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[finn's mom]

Flamingoes!


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Ok, guys. That's it. :o I hope you all at least enjoy a couple of them. My mom and I had a wonderful day, and, I think these show that. :)

[finn's mom]

omg those pics are so great!!! I love that elephant pic


Which one did you like the best?

[finn's mom]

:) Well I think that bear is pretty gutsy proped up on that rock.. The pictures are just adorable..

I thought the same thing, he was pretty high up, above the water. And, thank you, I hope you like the rest of them, too!

[Uabassoon]

Great pictures! I really like the goats, and the sealions they are my favorite animals to watch at the zoo.

[finn's mom]

Great pictures! I really like the goats, and the sealions they are my favorite animals to watch at the zoo.

The goats were very sweet, and, the photos turned out well. I love watching them feed and work with the sea lions, too...We were able to catch their feeding that morning, it was pretty cool. There used to be this old, BIG male there that we all knew as "Fat Albert," but, it's been awhile since I have heard his name, so, he must have passed away. The male now weighs about 400+ pounds. They're so cute on land and beautiful in the water!

[CagneyDog]

I love the Giraffe pictures :D Giraffe's are my favorite animal, they're so gorgeous!

Ps: you should come on aim more often ;)

[petslover]

Great pictures. I just love the goat pictures. It just looked like they wanted their picture taken.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

GREAT pictures!! You sure have an excellent camera, and also a very good feeling for taking great pics!!
My absolute favorite is this one of that goat. It made me laugh so hard
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[Logan]

Kari, I love Riverbanks Zoo. :) Your pictures are terrific! Did you happen to go into the area where the Lorikeets are? I think that was my absolute favorite thing when we were down there with the kids and my parents a couple of years ago. Those birds fascinate me! :)

[ChrisH]

Fabulous pictures, Kari!! I so enjoyed looking at them, thanks for sharing! :D

[Sonia59]

The question is too difficult, I love them all! Great pics, thanks! The goat is cute, the girafes too, and...well, all of them! :)

[ramanth]

Great photos! :D

[lv4dogs]

What beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing your lovely day with us!
There are so many that I like but a few really stood out. Like the first pic of the bear, the sun shining, the water trickling in the background it just all fits together. The first one of the sea lion, the way the sun is shining on him is beautiful! The first pic of the Giraffes, she's so close to the camera (or so it seems). And I love the lion fish (is that what they are?). I have an absolute terrible time trying to get pics of fish through glass.

[finn's mom]

I love the Giraffe pictures :D Giraffe's are my favorite animal, they're so gorgeous!


The first pic of the Giraffes, she's so close to the camera (or so it seems).

The giraffes were so much fun! We got to feed them. The platform is up high of course, because they're all at least thirteen feet tall. They ate pelleted food and carrot bits right out of our hands, it was nice. They didn't like to be petted, though, so, I just admired and took pictures. ;) They were really that close to us, I had to get out of the way several times, and, had to zoom back in to get them in!



Great pictures. I just love the goat pictures. It just looked like they wanted their picture taken.

I know it! They were complete hams, especially the one standing up. I fed them pelleted food, too, and, they let me scratch their chins and backs, it was fun.


GREAT pictures!! You sure have an excellent camera, and also a very good feeling for taking great pics!!
My absolute favorite is this one of that goat. It made me laugh so hard.

Thank you so much! The camera's actually not the greatest, but, it's good for photos like the ones I got at the zoo. I hope to get a new one for Christmas. The one I use is my mom's and it's a Fuji Finepix. I don't know cameras that well, as far as what's great, but, I know it wasn't that expensive. Anyway, the goats were cracking me up, too...I spent about twenty minutes with those two.



Kari, I love Riverbanks Zoo. Your pictures are terrific! Did you happen to go into the area where the Lorikeets are? I think that was my absolute favorite thing when we were down there with the kids and my parents a couple of years ago. Those birds fascinate me!

Thanks, Logan. I love that zoo, I've been going since I was a toddler. I didn't go feed the Lorikeets this time, but, I wanted to. It was just too crowded. I have fed them before, and, want to go to the zoo one day just to see if I can get some photos of them. They are really beautiful!



And, thanks everyone, for checking my photos out! I don't know why I put so much into this thread, centering all the pictures and everything, but, I'm glad you all took a moment to check them out. :)

[lv4dogs]

Wow, you can feed the animals at that zoo?
Sounds like I need to take a vacation to SC. ;)

[CagneyDog]

The giraffes were so much fun! We got to feed them. The platform is up high of course, because they're all at least thirteen feet tall. They ate pelleted food and carrot bits right out of our hands, it was nice. They didn't like to be petted, though, so, I just admired and took pictures. They were really that close to us, I had to get out of the way several times, and, had to zoom back in to get them in!

I'm not sure if I agree that poeple should be feeding the animals in the zoo, but that must of been really cool. They are such neat animals.

[finn's mom]

Wow, you can feed the animals at that zoo?
Sounds like I need to take a vacation to SC. ;)


Yeah, they have specially created pelleted food for the giraffes, as well as carrots. The lorikeets have a special nectar, and, the fish and goats also have pelleted food. Goats eat everything, it seems, so, I don't think they worry about how much they're eating. ;) And, the food is dispensed from gumball machine type things, and, I don't think even if they ate the whole thing it would be too bad for them. The giraffes have specific feeding times and someone is there handing out the food and supervising. The fish have the same type of gumball machine things, and, you just toss the food into the water. The lorikeets are supervised and are so brave, they come and sit all over you. It's pretty cool.

[Samantha Puppy]

Oh my God, can I tell you how much I LOOOOOOVE bears? I think they are so cute! To hug a bear and to play with a cub is on my list of things to do before I die. I wish I could own a tame one!!!

[Logan]

Just in case you might be interested, here is the link to the Zoo's website:

http://www.riverbanks.org/

A little later, I am going to search out our pictures from our last visit and share them with you. I love to go to the zoo! :) We have a small zoo here in Greenville, as well, but Riverbanks is my favorite along with Zoo Atlanta.

Logan

[Anita Cholaine]

Wow!! They are fantastic pics!! I love the zoo...

[k9krazee]

Great pictures...I loved them all!!! The goats and giraffes were my favorite though. The picutres of the fish were also amazing!