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Up Close and Personal at the Taronga Zoo

Posted on: Monday, June 4th, 2007 in: Zoo Animals

Above are a few pics of a friend of mine who worked briefly at the famous Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.
She’s a vet, and was fortunate enough to spend a bit of time in Sydney working with a slew of different zoo animals including bears and tigers.
The pictures above give you an idea of [...]

Tiger Piglets

Posted on: Monday, June 4th, 2007 in: Zoo Animals

In another pig-related post, we see a Tiger mom nursing a bevy of little piglets in a Thai zoo.
The Sriracha Zoo, 50 miles east of the Thai capital Bangkok, recently created a program teaching domestic animals, such as pigs, to get along with wild animals, such as tigers, as a means to boost visits [...]

Giant Panda Baby

Posted on: Sunday, May 20th, 2007 in: Zoo Animals

ChinaDaily.com.cn released some amazing pictures of a baby giant panda bear born on September 22, 2006 courtesy of The Research and Conservation Center for Giant Panda.
The cub is referred to as “Giant panda cub no. 17″ on the website, and a link on the site asks you to name the panda, though it’s not known [...]

Tiger Triplets Nursed by Dog in China Zoo

Posted on: Friday, May 18th, 2007 in: Zoo Animals

After being rejected by their own mother, three tigers settled for a substitute, a mixed breed farm dog named “Huani”.
At the Paomaling Zoo in Jinan, the capital of East China’s Shandong Province, the three tiger cubs were pictured nursing from their interim mother, and are expected to do so for another month.
Oddly enough, Paomaling manager [...]