Giselle
07-17-2005, 12:50 AM
...albeit bad ones, but who cares?:p I went to the Oakland Zoo today just to grab a few pics of the animals (went to the SF Zoo last week and forgot my camera so I felt incredibly gypped :-P).
Let's start off with the flamingos:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2091.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2092.jpg
Next are the Sun Bears. And why not have a little enviornment lesson while we're at it. Currently, Sun Bears are being farmed and hunted for their fur and organs (organs are used in Chinese medicine *sighs*). I believe they're not yet endangered, but vulnerable.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2099.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2100.jpg
Next are my personal favorites...... Blue and Gold Macaws!!! I believe these guys are currently at Lower Risk, but I know they're thriving in the pet population (as are Greenwinged Macaws):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2102.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2105.jpg
More Macaw pics-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2103.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2104.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2115.jpg
Next are the elusive Bengal Tigers. I believe we all know the gloom story behind these majestic creatures :( Currently, Bengal Tigers are Endangered and considered at the brink of extinction by many. Habitat destruction and poaching (for fur and medicinal reasons) have greatly decreased the Tiger population.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2119.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2123.jpg
ACK! These Tiger pictures are really bad!!! :p
More in the next post...
Let's start off with the flamingos:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2091.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2092.jpg
Next are the Sun Bears. And why not have a little enviornment lesson while we're at it. Currently, Sun Bears are being farmed and hunted for their fur and organs (organs are used in Chinese medicine *sighs*). I believe they're not yet endangered, but vulnerable.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2099.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2100.jpg
Next are my personal favorites...... Blue and Gold Macaws!!! I believe these guys are currently at Lower Risk, but I know they're thriving in the pet population (as are Greenwinged Macaws):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2102.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2105.jpg
More Macaw pics-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2103.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2104.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2115.jpg
Next are the elusive Bengal Tigers. I believe we all know the gloom story behind these majestic creatures :( Currently, Bengal Tigers are Endangered and considered at the brink of extinction by many. Habitat destruction and poaching (for fur and medicinal reasons) have greatly decreased the Tiger population.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2119.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/IMG_2123.jpg
ACK! These Tiger pictures are really bad!!! :p
More in the next post...