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dmkellerman Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 500_1033_01-2 by Dustin Kellerman, on Flickr 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 9 hours ago, pipedreams said: Very Regal! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, dmkellerman said: 500_1033_01-2 by Dustin Kellerman, on Flickr I always get sad seeing animals capable of reasoning, being locked in a cage with little mental stimulation. Of course, I wouldn't want to be in there with them either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, pipedreams said: They always seem to me to be so imposing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 51 minutes ago, pipedreams said: “Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.” 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Look at those feet!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I always get sad seeing animals capable of reasoning, being locked in a cage with little mental stimulation. Of course, I wouldn't want to be in there with them either.Zoos are increasingly moving away from jail cell size cages. As an example the Memphis Zoo had a “Lion House” which they converted to a restaurant. They replaced it with landscaped habitats for the cats. Something to consider... all animals in zoos these days need to be acclimated to allow some human handling for veterinary care. And they all need to be locked up nights and weekends for their own protection. Accredited zoos work hard to maintain their charges as happy and healthy as possible, and they participate in breeding programs to maintain genetic diversity of each breed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 hours ago, railfancwb said: Zoos are increasingly moving away from jail cell size cages. As an example the Memphis Zoo had a “Lion House” which they converted to a restaurant. They replaced it with landscaped habitats for the cats. Something to consider... all animals in zoos these days need to be acclimated to allow some human handling for veterinary care. And they all need to be locked up nights and weekends for their own protection. Accredited zoos work hard to maintain their charges as happy and healthy as possible, and they participate in breeding programs to maintain genetic diversity of each breed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You're right. My Son in law and my daughter both worked as volunteers at the Minnesota Zoo in Eagan, MN. My daughter got her kicks out of bringing out the Tarantulas by having them crawling and sitting on her. The brave people got to touch them. My daughter is a pretty spooky woman, carries a gun, don't take no crap, and loves reptiles. She has 2 Akita's, an English Bulldog (80 lbs). She worked at my company in the precision photomask laboratory. I am very proud of her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmkellerman Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 44 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Zoos are increasingly moving away from jail cell size cages. As an example the Memphis Zoo had a “Lion House” which they converted to a restaurant. They replaced it with landscaped habitats for the cats. Something to consider... all animals in zoos these days need to be acclimated to allow some human handling for veterinary care. And they all need to be locked up nights and weekends for their own protection. Accredited zoos work hard to maintain their charges as happy and healthy as possible, and they participate in breeding programs to maintain genetic diversity of each breed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The Gorilla in the photo is from the San Diego Zoo, arguably one of the better zoos when it comes to enclosure habitat. They moved away from just a place to show-off animals to one of the preeminent animal and habitat conservation organizations in the world. This gorilla also has 3 other males in his bachelor group. Their enclosure is quite large, and includes a pool, river and rock outcropping where they can get away from the prying eyes of visitors. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I sadly remember being very young and the day when my family went to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. It was in the 40's. I remember seeing an Anaconda, a huge one in it's "pen". It was a cement inclosure with only some ledges to contain the water when it was hosed out to clean it. Otherwise there was nothing for the snake, just a relatively empty cage. At feeding time they threw a dead Chicken in with it. I remember feeling so sorry for it. Then they had a Gorilla exhibit that was the same thing. A cement room devoid of anything to amuse or interest the Gorilla. He just sat in the corner like he was waiting to die. I think back on those memories and feel so bad for those animals. Some places today seem to have the same attitudes toward animals. It's painful when you see it. Yes, many places that can afford better accommodations for animals do provide them. But old memories are hard to shake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 The Memphis and Knoxville and Atlanta zoos were once that way. All have been transformed. I recall hearing that Andrew Young, when he was an Atlanta mayor, visited their zoo and told them it was a disgrace. He set a deadline to make it right or get out. They made it right. The Memphis zoo was in the doldrums expecting to be torn apart by I-40. The citizens stopped that and the zoo went on to become a great one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 It’s whatcha learn after you think you know it all that really counts. I was researching C S Forester, creator of Horatio Hornblower, and learned (among other things) that the Canadian boats which sail into the spray and mist at Niagara Falls are called “Hornblower”. Formerly they were called “Maid of the Mist” which is the name still used for the American vessels. I knew Hornblower had been an inspiration for the original Star Trek and had been an inspiration to Tom Clancy. I did not know that Weber had created a whole science fiction universe based on Hornblower. And I was not aware that Forester wrote some science fiction. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Forester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Hámori Lake, Hungary ~ Photo by Oliver Leicher 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) Morning view of the Great plain in Hungary, photo by 'Antal Horváth' Edited January 12, 2020 by pipedreams 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Your life path is part reality, part dream and part passion. Fuel your passion every day, and in time, your dreams will become your reality. Onwards! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NPTim Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 23 hours ago, pipedreams said: Nice carvings 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 The rice fields of Vietnam look like a Van Gogh painting. Wow! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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