Beautiful Animals

Irishk! That Boxer/seal scenario is such an awesome photograph!

Morning New York....


Walrus change from pink-to-cinnamon brown to a lighter shade when it gets into cold water because it's blood vessels get smaller. Walrus are able to adjust to the surrounding temperatures with their blood circulatory system. When they get hot their blood is pumped to its blubber and skin and it gets cooled by the air or the water. When they're cold they can reduce the blood flow to the skin and blubber to save heat.

G'night.

Irish, Nice to know that the duck's owner is taking care of its feet. I'm just wondering why the duck is walking around the streets.

Nothing surprises me about chimps. Ruby sounds like someone we'd all like to have around the house. But Ruby is getting kinda big. I hope humans are very careful around her.

The dog and seal pic is tres wonderful. Who do you think was more curious, the dog or the seal?

Love the rhinos. Many years ago Jespah and I were going to a adopt a rhino calf and share custody. It was gonna live in her driveway. I think baby rhinos are very adorable.

dj, Two views of one cute bunny. I'm guessing that the thing on the otter's head is a crab cake.

Barry, The morning pic is awesome. You're under arrest, Mr. Mod. The g'night pic is illegal--illegally cute. Thud.

Sea angel:

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* THUD ALERT, this pic is otterly cute

yesterday the otter, today it's the bunny with a strange object on its head 9at least this one's identifiable)

Aw...both are just too cute!

I just checked in at Zooborns (even though that site sometimes crashes my PC)...but it was worth it to see this Mom/baby camel bonding. I did not know that camels were an endangered species!

It's little wonder this doting mum can't get enough of her newborn - as he's one of the most endangered animals in the world.

dj, Thud from the bunny. Thudded with a bounce from the otter. Too much. Too cute. Feeling weak again.

Irish, I had no idea that camels were so endangered. It's a pleasure to see the doting moma and the much doted upon baby. Thanks, kid.

Honeycomb cowfish:

Must be a particular species - we have stacks of them in central Oz (descendents of the camel herds of Afghan traders in the 1800's)

They're called Bactrian camels.

two humpers... thought they looked hairier than dromedaries

National Geographic lists them as camels that inhabit the deserts of Central and East Asia, also mentioning that they are an endangered species.

The recent weather at Noahs Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol seems to have had a warming effect on the relationships between some of the animals. The zoo's male giraffe Gerald has amused visitors and staff by making close friends with the zebra family. The family of three Chapmans zebra - named Zebedee, Zara and Zelda - and the giraffes share a spacious paddock in the African continental section of North Somerset's award-winning family park.
Picture: APEX

Irish, What a glorious picture. Not only does it show two different species making friends, but it shows the dazzling artistry of nature. Look at the patterns of shapes and colors on those animals.

For the last few days I've been randomly entering the names of animals and then adding fish to the end or sea to the beginning to see what would turn up. Here's a gold-saddled goatfish:

Morning New York.Here's 2 baby Indian jumbos playing....

G'night.

A gorilla cuddles a duckling that had strayed from a nearby moat at Bristol zoo. The duckling made it safely back to its home.
Picture: NOBLE/DRAPER

A female brown hare (L) jumps to avoid a male brown hare (R) as he shows off his fighting prowess to woo her in Leitholm, Berwickshire on the Scottish borders.
Picture: RON MCCOMBE / BARCROFT MEDIA

wonderful

Some cats can fight bubbles:

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