Simply Some Photos: Animals August 2012
A baby rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) looks up as it plays with a tiger cub at a zoo in Hefei, Anhui province, August 2, 2012. (Photo by Jianan Yu/Reuters)...
Fennec Fox
[The fennec fox or fennec (Vulpes zerda) is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which serve to dissipate heat]. – Wikipedia. (Photo by In Cherl Kim)...
Two-Day Old Baby Elephant Presented At Berlin Zoo
A baby Asian elephant, born only two days before, stands next to his mother Nova in its enclosure at Tierpark Berlin Zoo on May 10, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The male elephant calf, who does not have a name yet, weighs 102kg and is 91cm tall. (Photo by Timur Emek/dapd/Sean Gallup)...
How swimming and lots of love saved Harper the puppy’s life
On August 31, 2011, a puppy was rescued from a garbage bag in Central Florida. She was afflicted by a condition dubbed [swimmer puppy syndrome], formally, pectus excavatum. Its rare in puppies, but when it happens it causes them to lie flat on their chests with their legs perpetually splayed out. Its usually a symptom of serious neurological problems that most puppies cannot survive. Veterinarians recommended putting her to sleep... (Photo by Flyin Fur Pet Photography)...
Peninsular Pronghorns
[The Baja California Pronghorn or Peninsular Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana peninsularis) is a critically endangered pronghorn, endemic to Mexico. The wild population is estimated at 200]. – Wikipedia
Photo: Two rare Peninsular pronghorns, male twins was born at the Los Angeles Zoo on April 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Only 250 antelope-like Peninsular pronghorns are believed to exist in the wild. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)...
Ten Day Old Gorilla
Ten day old male Gorilla [Fataki] clings to his mother [Frala] during his media debut at Taronga Zoo June 4, 2003 in Sydney, Australia. Fataki was born on May 24, 2003 and was the fourth Gorilla to be born at Taronga Zoo since the opening of the Gorilla Forest in 1997. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)...
A Baby Black Howler Monkey
A zoo keeper feeds Diego, a three month old howler monkey, which is reared at Edinburgh Zoo, July 29, 2008 in Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)...
Baby Fennec Fox
[The fennec fox is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa. Its most distinctive feature is unusually large ears. The name [fennec] comes from the Arabic word for fox, and the species name zerda has a Greek origin that refers to its habitat. The fennec is the smallest species of canid in the world; coat, ears and kidney functions have adapted to a high-temperature, low-water, desert environment. In addition, its hearing is sensitive enough to hear prey moving underground]. – Wikipedia
Photo: A Baby Fennec is seen at Sunshine International Aquarium on June...
Siberian Tigers Trained To Live In Wild
A feeder trains a Siberian tiger cub at Erdaohe Tiger Park July 2, 2006 in Antu County of Yanbian Chaoxian Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, China. About 15 artificially-fed Siberian tigers from Harbin Siberian Tiger Park are being trained to develop their ability to live in the wild. The wild Siberian tiger is listed as one of the most endangered species in the world, with its existing number estimated at around 400 worldwide, mainly in the northeastern part of China and the Far East of Russia. Reportedly there are more than 1,300 Siberian tigers which have been raised in China. ...
Urban Elephants Roam The Streets of Bangkok
A mahout (elephant driver) walks a baby elephant across the city streets at night September 27, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)...
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