Zoo photos!! (10 more added, #21, +2 extra pics for Edwina's Secretary!)

Thought I'd share some photos of a recent zoo visit. The zoo of Hannover is very beautiful and has large, natural-looking environments for most of the animals, and you don't see many cages. The have niced themes, like "Sambesi" (African section), and the "Jungle Palace" (for the elephants). Very beautiful and a paradise for photographers. And rottie girl Emma was with us and had a blast!

Hope you enjoy my shots:

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Kirsten

wow, absolutely amazing pictures...the clarity is incredible. I need a camera like that.

This guy is spectacular!

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Thanks! :) I'm actually very happy with the results, as I did not test my camera in situations like this before. It's a Canon Powershot S2.

Kirsten

Wow, and wow again - absolutely wonderful pictures. I can't pick a favourite, they're all so good! You must have enjoyed it immensely! :)

Thanks for sharing.

Those are beautiful photos! :)

I love the birds, I seen there was some flamingos!

Great photos but ummm photo 16 down ... :o that monkey is keeping busy.

LMAO!

Sorry my friend pointed that out lol. :p

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Great photos but ummm photo 16 down ... that monkey is keeping busy.

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Ehm... well, yes.... :o I swear I did not see what he was doing up there on his tree; I took the photo with zoom 12x. LOL; maybe should have posted a warning, PG-18 or something like that... LOL

Kirsten

I knew these would be good, simply because you took them but MAN! These are GREAT!

OMG..they are amazing. Please, please, please can you PM the elephant ones to me...I love elephants and they would make excellent screen savers! (only if you don't mind that is)

Wow, why you don't do this professionaly, I don't know but, they are
all excellent. :) I loved them all. Is that a Meerkat in the first picture?
Emma sure looks fascinated by it all. :D

Thank you everyone! :) But I have to say, these animals were great models, some of them really seem to know how to pose for a photo! :)

Babyboonie, I pm'ed you. :)

lizbud: yes, it's a meerkat, I just love those little guys! :)

Kirsten

Wonderful Pictures.I love the grafee(sp?)picture.

It's beautiful. I love Meerkats too :)
A zoo that accepts dogs is not very common. Emma was very interested by the visit :)

WOW!! what great pics!!! I wish our local zoo was like that, but it is just a small one. Awsome that they allow dogs as well!

Wonderful pictures!
Yes.. I was LMAO at the monkey too!! :o

Oh what wonderful pictures! Kirsten you are sooo good!

Most zoos in Germany accept dogs. I've wondered about this. But on the other hand why should a dog make the animals more nervous than all these humans around?
I suppose they know exactly who is in and who is out.

Thanks! :)

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Oh yes, they certainly know!!! Some animals seemed have some fun with Emma, they seemed to provoke her and were like "neener neener neener - you cannot catch me, I'm behind glas..." :D

Kirsten

Wow! Awesome pictures, its been years since I've been to the zoo. Thanks for sharing the photos, I just loved seeing all the animals:)

Thanks! :=)

Here are some more, for those who still want to meet a few more animals:

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Kirsten

Wow, Kirsten, these are fantastic! I really like the very first one of Emma and the meerkat. Between Timon in "The Lion King" and Meerkat Manor it seems like meerkats are just really popular creatures.

awesome pictures. I loved the tiger and the duck especially. It's cool that you can bring dogs to the zoo.

WOW, Kirsten you outgrew yourself!!! :eek:

Wow, awesome pictures!

LOL at that monkey! :p

Such amazing, stunning pictures! I love the lions. Thanks so much for sharing your pictures. :)

Gorgeous photos, Kirsten! :D

Wow, wow, wow, wow (and one Oh my!! :eek: )

I do love meerkats....but all your photos are sooooo fabulous...

Why are the signs in a German Zoo in English? Just curious......

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Those are beautiful photos! :)

I love the birds, I seen there was some flamingos!

Great photos but ummm photo 16 down ... :o that monkey is keeping busy.

LMAO!

Sorry my friend pointed that out lol. :p

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Awwww come on Arg !!!! He was just checking for fleas is all.
Us males reserve the right to do that you know !!!! :eek:
Wom

They are very excellent photos Kirsten.
You should be getting a portfolio of your works together, and submit them to some advertising companies or the like. I have seen people make money out of this kind of stuff, and those people have not even near the talent that you have.
Wom

Excellent pictures.:) Thanks for sharing these with us.:)

I have a Canon Powershot S3 and I don't get pictures that look like this.

Those are amazing!!! :eek: :D Thank you so much for sharing. I love the two elephants "playing" with one another.

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Most zoos in Germany accept dogs. I've wondered about this. But on the other hand why should a dog make the animals more nervous than all these humans around?
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Oh yes. I also consider it as a good thing, but I was just surprised, I've never seen it before.
Of course it can always be a problem with some owners who do not control their dogs, if there are free birds, for instance. I have been to several zoos where some of the animals were "free".

Kirsten, I love all your new pictures too! The bigs cats, sorry, lions are cute :)

WOW, these are terrific pictures, Kirsten!! It is amazing how close the animals seem to be; you sure have a great "zoom" on your camera!!

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Why are the signs in a German Zoo in English? Just curious......

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Because many animals are from English speaking countries (of course the other have French, Kisuaheli ...you name it.... signs) :p

What incredible pictures! Even better than being there!

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They're not all in English, the "sea food" one you saw of the pictures is only deco stuff. It's part of the African section "Sambesi", you can see it when you take one of the boats which lead you through a beautiful African landscape, and you can also see many animals from there: giraffes, zebras, hippos, rhinos and many waterbirds. It's just beautiful and very peaceful, especially in the evening when most of the visitors have gone.

In the "jungle palace", which is supposed to look like a ruin of an ancient maharaja palace in India that is now claimed back by nature (elephants, tiger etc.) you can also see some English signs ("Beware of Tiger!" LOL). Guess this is to make that place look more authentic. :)

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Of course it can always be a problem with some owners who do not control their dogs, if there are free birds, for instance. I have been to several zoos where some of the animals were "free".

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That's true, actually. In Hannover, there are also many birds running free, such as ducks, peacocks, turkeys, hens etc. Emma was VERY interested in the ducks, and I'm sure she would have loved to catch one. But of course she was walking on a leash, and Reinhold was extra careful when birds were around.

BTW, for some reason, Emma was very annoyed by the cheetah. Everytime she passed her, Emma barked angrily and jumped against the glass panel. The cheetah, however, seemed to know that Emma couldn't reach her, and ignored her completely. :)


More English deco signs in the Jungle Palace:

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Kirsten

^ Bump for Sara to see. :)

Kirsten