Magic of parenting at the zoo

As I was walking through an area in the Toronto Zoo that I normally don’t go to, I spotted an African Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia) apparently just gave birth in the past little while. Judging from the fluids on the ground and the fact that the infant is still totally wet, I think the birth actually took place probably half to an hour ago. First thing came to my mind was: Only if I could been there just a little earlier.

African Barbary Sheep

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Big and not so big cats

Actually it’s two different kind of big cats. Sumatran Tiger and Siberian Tiger.

Now first is the smaller of the two, Sumatran Tigers. This male Sumatran tiger named Rengat is the mate of the female tiger called Brytne. He enjoy staying in the warmth of their den and just simply being camera shy. The Toronto Zoo is hoping for some tiger cubs between these two lovely pair soon.

Sumatran tiger Sumatran tiger

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Scarborough Bluffs winter shoot out

One not too cold winter evening, I decided to go down to the Scarborough Bluffs to see how it was like down there in the winter. The harbour is all iced up and the ducks that are flying in had to land on the ice.

An American Black Duck flying in for an icy landing.

Mallard landing

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African Lions

A collection of African lion photos taken at the Metro Toronto Zoo in 2002. Photos are all taken during the month August.

Here’s the resident male of the pride.

Lion Lion

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African savanna

Here’s a few photo of herbivores on the African savanna.

Giraffe. This shot was used by the Toronto Zoo Foundation in the Save the Tigers campaign in 2003.

Giraffe

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