News from the Animal Kingdom, Part 6
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"QUANTUM SHOT" #254link Read previous parts here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Humans will never be as funny as animals are... which is a good thing? Since our last post in this category almost 2 months ago (time certainly goes by quickly), the various ugly/funny/cute/hungry etc. animal faces have accumulated enough to make a good new post. I dare you to find more silly, more unforgettable bunch... and if you liked them - go support your local zoo, the animals will thank you for it. Some photos were taken by submitters, some hunted down from the web or through emails, without definite attribution info. For such pictures we ask the viewers to let us know who the original photographers are, so that we could include this info. We traditionally start with the Cute Section: These are baby red pandas, born recently in the Edmonton Valley Zoo. The pandas are doing well and just passed the 1 month mark and are currently in the process of being named. ![]() (image courtesy The Edmonton Valley Zoo) ![]() ![]() (image credit: DebCam) ![]() (image credit: Robert Zingg) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (image credit: China Photo) ![]() Followed by the Section of Ugly: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Raccoons are in their own category: ![]() ![]() ![]() (image credit: Antonio Fernandez Marin) Followed by some monkeys and apes: ![]() ![]() hippos... ![]() (image credit: Worth1000 ![]() (image via) ...and elephants: ![]() (image credit: Stefan U. Daniel Geyer) Mae Taman Elephant park show in Thailand: ![]() Image credit: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP ![]() Some elephants are very good at escape (see more info here): ![]() Just like an elephant in the last picture, some BEARS are up to mischief, too: ![]() ![]() (image via) ![]() ![]() (image via) Moose chilling out: ![]() ![]() (images via) Animals like to hang around, looking cool: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() some interesting bird moments: ![]() ![]() ![]() Cool architecture: ![]() and of course, CATS & DOGS, which we all lo-o-ove. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (image credit: Worth1000 ![]() ![]() How to read your cat: ![]() ![]() (image via) ![]() (image via) ![]() ![]() (image via) ![]() (image via) Dogs in some tight situations: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Interaction with humans: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (image credit: adme.ru) ![]() MYSTERY ANIMAL: ![]() (image credit: Jane Cockman) Is it a bird or a moth? UPDATE Yes, it's a moth. A "Hummingbird Hawk Moth" - Macroglossum stellatarum (see here), very hard to catch on camera. Here is a link to another short video, thanks Jack Callan. See you all in the next part 7! Send us your cool animal images. ![]() Images credit & sources: vintagephoto, Solingen-internet.de, Exler, karaul Some photos were taken by submitters, some hunted down from the web or through emails, without definite attribution info. For such pictures we ask the viewers to let us know who the original photographers are, so that we could include this info. Permanent Link... ![]() Category: Animals,Funny Pics Related Posts: Previous parts - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks: |
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The mistery bird is a Colibri (I guess). link
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This is one of the best Picture Galleries of Animals ever. It must have taken weeks to locate all of those unforgettable photos
Definately a moth. How many birds have antennas?
I believe thats is a hummingbird moth. they fly just like a hummingbird. there are several videos of them on you tube.. heres one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7SF8_OhHks&mode=related&search=
The bird / insect animal is a Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum). A colibri (hummingbird) looks quite different - and certainly has no antennae. ;)
Really nice..
Just a quick note to say that your blog is my favourite. I'm amazed a where you find these great photos and links.
Keep up the sterling work!
the one with the elephant falling out of the monorail is a fake, though. it happened, but nobody took a picture of it.
That last one is a moth, family Sphingidae. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk_moth)
Love your site!
Excellent post. Except that first hippo..erm..isn't.
Could you be so kind to call them a Chimpanzee and a Gorilla instead of "monkeys"? Although they are related, therre IS a difference between Monkeys and Apes. Thank you!
Um, the first photo in your two of hippos is actually a rhinoceros. Not sure what type though. :)
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