Friday Night Photos Zoomania Edition

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 5:00pm

Happy Friday everyone. I hope everybody is doing well. Post any photos, memes, or music you like.

I had not been to the zoo in a few months and the last time I was there I didn't photograph any animals. I only went to check out their orchid house which is only open one day a month. Needing to replace my raggedy old zoo ballcap and wanting to check out the newly refurbished hippo pool I decided it was time for a visit and stopped by for a few hours Monday morning and again yesterday morning.
You never know from one day to the next how active the animals will be. On Monday the hippos (mother and daughter) were the most active I've ever seen them, roaming about from one end of the pool to the other. Normally they spend all their time sitting at one end of the pool almost complete submerged and rarely moving.
Yesterday it was the Grizzly bears that were out and about. Normally they, along with all the other bears, spend all their time sleeping in the shade.

Adult male Mandrill

Amur Leopard

Mountain Gorilla

Lazy Lions

Hamadryas Baboon

Grizzly Adams

River Pig

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Submitted by QMS on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 6:43pm

You've got to get me the number

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of the plastic surgeon Mr. Mandrill uses.

Is the river pig simmering? Yummy.

Betchya didn't try pulling big kitty's tongue?

Here is a deer pig forya...
Hasn't seen the dentist for awhile.

Thanks for sharing your zoo-ology adventures!

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 7:13pm

Hi, QMS.

@QMS
And here I thought I had bad dental work.
The number for the plastic surgeon is 1-800-NIPTUCK. He has a special going on right now. Buy one breast implant and get the second one free.

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I was going to take a Viking river cruise until I found out they don't let sack and plunder the towns and villages along the way.

Submitted by QMS on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 7:48pm

with tusks like that

@Socialprogressive
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who needs a forehead?

listening to WWOZ tonight out of NOLA mostly blues
https://www.wwoz.org/
99.7 FM

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 8:02pm

Well you don’t see that every day

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Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.

Voting is like driving with a toy steering wheel.

Submitted by QMS on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 8:10pm

Do you think the ocean has found a way

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to communicate with humans?
Or the air we inhabit?
FU comes to mind.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 10:19pm

Yeah

@QMS

I see it as a big FU to the world.

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Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.

Voting is like driving with a toy steering wheel.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 8:21pm

Hi, snoopy

@snoopydawg
You just can't make that shit up. Nice find.
It doesn't look like the cold is causing any shrinkage.

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I was going to take a Viking river cruise until I found out they don't let sack and plunder the towns and villages along the way.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 10:20pm

HARD to tell….

@Socialprogressive

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Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.

Voting is like driving with a toy steering wheel.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 10:32pm

What incredible

@snoopydawg

FOREsight the person who named the town had!

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 11:24pm

Okay….

@janis b

You win. That cracked me up.

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Voting is like driving with a toy steering wheel.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 11:30pm

It was inspired by you ; )

@snoopydawg

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 10:26pm

Snoopy, this image would make a great essay title contest!

@snoopydawg

The couple responses here are great. Thanks all.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 10:18pm

Hi Social

The beauty and clarity of your photos is exceptional. The photo of the Mandrill would be a great advertisement to visit the zoo. Thank you for sharing your visits with us.

We're enjoying a whole week of perfectly clear, wintery weather. This is a photo of a Kereru (Wood Pigeon) with his head tucked in while taking a long shower in the rain a week ago. They often sit perfectly still for an average of 20-30 minutes soaking up the sun. This was the first time I saw it sitting there for as long in the rain.

Watching vinegar reduce

Enjoy the weekend all

Submitted by QMS on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 10:30pm

Enjoy your B/W photos

@janis b

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you have some talent there

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 10:34pm

Thanks Q

@QMS

I find such pleasure in photographing, and I'm glad you appreciate it.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 11:15pm

Hi, Janis

@janis b
One of the aviaries at the zoo had some Kereru's at one time. I haven't been in that aviary in a while so I'm not sure if they're still there. I went looking through my archives to see if maybe I had an image of one, but no such luck. Watching vinegar reduce looks like as much fun as watching paint dry.

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I was going to take a Viking river cruise until I found out they don't let sack and plunder the towns and villages along the way.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 11:40pm

I hadn't realised that the Kereru would be of interest

@Socialprogressive

Maybe the fact that they came close to being endangered, the SD Zoo adopted some. They are a big endemic bird, and were heavily hunted for food in the past. Some probably still are in some secret pockets of NZ. They are amazingly acrobatic, performing lifts and dives high in the sky. They also get easily drunk on berries and seeds, and sometimes get into accidents.

Submitted by orlbucfan on Sat, 07/13/2024 - 8:04am

Sp, that is one ABFAB Mandrill portrait!

Great photos. You guys never disappoint. Love the XXX-rated humor, snoopy. LOL. jb's stuff is always top notch. QMS' pigs, hawgs (?) are sportin' some serious dentistry. Hope everyone is staying dry and cool. It's the usual bitch of a sauna here. Rec'd!!

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sat, 07/13/2024 - 9:15am

Hi, orlbucfan

@orlbucfan
Getting good shots of the Mandrill is a challenge. They're hardly ever out where you can see them and the area where you can see them isn't very photo friendly. Lots of wire fencing and backlighting.

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I was going to take a Viking river cruise until I found out they don't let sack and plunder the towns and villages along the way.

Submitted by janis b on Sat, 07/13/2024 - 8:56pm

The perfect combination

@Socialprogressive

of timing and the art of photography. Thanks again!

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sun, 07/14/2024 - 7:54am

Thank you, Janis

@janis b

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I was going to take a Viking river cruise until I found out they don't let sack and plunder the towns and villages along the way.

Submitted by dystopian on Sat, 07/13/2024 - 3:13pm

Hi pixelators

Hi SP,

GREAT photos at the zoo SP! Love that Mandrill, quite the beast.

Was too busy to get by last night...

Janis, love the Wood Pigeon in the rain!

happy trails all!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by janis b on Sat, 07/13/2024 - 8:59pm

Thanks d

@dystopian

Happy trails to you too. Sounds like a busy time. I wish you delight along the way ; ).

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sun, 07/14/2024 - 7:56am

Hi, dystopian

@dystopian
Don't work to hard. You know what they say about all work and no play.

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I was going to take a Viking river cruise until I found out they don't let sack and plunder the towns and villages along the way.