30/11: Bears, bears and more bears
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Off to the San Diego Zoo today. I was expecting Koalas (who are not bears), Pandas, Polars bears and was happy to find several more types of bears. The zoo is quiet large (we didn't see it all) with lots of birds and animals Ed and I have never seen. The amazing part is that the zoo is located in downtown San Diego. Luck was with us today as most of the animals we wanted to see were active.
The zoo has the largest colony of Koalas outside of Australia --- think we saw at least fifteen. Most of whom were sleeping. This little guy had just finished breakfast and was settling down for a nap.
This guy was still munching away.
Very friendly Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby.
As usual the pandas were amazing. We spent some time speaking with a zoo employee who is known around the zoo as a "pandaopedia" --- she was extremely knowledgeable about the pandas and what is happening with the pandas around the world. Bai Jun and her 16 month old baby Yun Zi
Yun Zi was fun to watch. When we arrived at the exhibit he was sleeping high in a tree. As lunch time approached he woke, climb down from the tree, munch on some bamboo then proceeded to roll in the dirt. He was not in a hurry to let the zoo keepers in to clean the enclosure.
Bai Yun enjoying lunch.
Salad anyone? This big guy was working on a vegetarian lunch --- leaves and carrots.
Nothing like a good shake after a swim.
Interesting way to ride. Actually it worked well as the baby did not bump his head when mom went under a tree.
The Bornean Sun Bear, whose name comes from the marking on its chest which many people think looks like the rising or setting sun. The Sun Bear is the smallest of the world's eight bear species, about half the size of the American Black Bear.
The Sloth Bears can be found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The bear is not related to sloths though it has many features in common like it's extremely long thick claws and unusual teeth.
The Grizzly or Brown Bear.
The Manchurian Brown Bear. This guy was the only bear that did not co-operate and stayed sleeping in his cave.
Andean Spectacled Bear is from South America. The name comes from the rings of white or light fur around it's eyes which look like eyeglasses.
The zoo keeper was in the Komodo Dragons interior enclosure with a couple of eggs, a quick tap on the glass got the dragons attention, a moment later the dragon was inside and chasing one of the thrown eggs. The egg was gone in the blink of an eye.
One last San Diego sun set.
Zaph and Barry waiting patiently for their "pupcakes|. Yup there's a cupcake shop that makes special pupcakes for dogs. Zaph gobbled his down and Barry took his time and enjoyed it.
The zoo has the largest colony of Koalas outside of Australia --- think we saw at least fifteen. Most of whom were sleeping. This little guy had just finished breakfast and was settling down for a nap.
This guy was still munching away.
Very friendly Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby.
As usual the pandas were amazing. We spent some time speaking with a zoo employee who is known around the zoo as a "pandaopedia" --- she was extremely knowledgeable about the pandas and what is happening with the pandas around the world. Bai Jun and her 16 month old baby Yun Zi
Yun Zi was fun to watch. When we arrived at the exhibit he was sleeping high in a tree. As lunch time approached he woke, climb down from the tree, munch on some bamboo then proceeded to roll in the dirt. He was not in a hurry to let the zoo keepers in to clean the enclosure.
Bai Yun enjoying lunch.
Salad anyone? This big guy was working on a vegetarian lunch --- leaves and carrots.
Nothing like a good shake after a swim.
Interesting way to ride. Actually it worked well as the baby did not bump his head when mom went under a tree.
The Bornean Sun Bear, whose name comes from the marking on its chest which many people think looks like the rising or setting sun. The Sun Bear is the smallest of the world's eight bear species, about half the size of the American Black Bear.
The Sloth Bears can be found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The bear is not related to sloths though it has many features in common like it's extremely long thick claws and unusual teeth.
The Grizzly or Brown Bear.
The Manchurian Brown Bear. This guy was the only bear that did not co-operate and stayed sleeping in his cave.
Andean Spectacled Bear is from South America. The name comes from the rings of white or light fur around it's eyes which look like eyeglasses.
The zoo keeper was in the Komodo Dragons interior enclosure with a couple of eggs, a quick tap on the glass got the dragons attention, a moment later the dragon was inside and chasing one of the thrown eggs. The egg was gone in the blink of an eye.
One last San Diego sun set.
Zaph and Barry waiting patiently for their "pupcakes|. Yup there's a cupcake shop that makes special pupcakes for dogs. Zaph gobbled his down and Barry took his time and enjoyed it.