Showing posts with label animal facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animal facts. Show all posts

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

1) Animal Carousel. Unfortunately the Giraffe and Tiger do not move up and down.
2) Face to face with a lion! 
3) A Peahen preening her feathers, to impress the eligible bachelors.
4) Don't be Koi with Me Pond. 

A few facts about animals learned yesterday at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo:

*Orangutans are among the most intelligent of apes. The zoo had a orangutan who not only created a tool to pick the locks of their exhibit (to go galavanting around at night!), but cleverly hid this tool in his jawline to conceal it from the zookeepers! 

*Like human fingerprints, zebra stripes are unique to each zebra.

*Only the male of the species is called a Peacock.



1) I just couldn't resist photographing the peafowl in the flowers. 
2 & 3) In the Butterfly & Insect Pavilion, you get to walk among the butterflies.
4) Peafowl in love.

The End.




Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Peafowl


Trivia for the Day: 
The male of the species is a Peacock.
The female of the species is a Peahen.
The babies are Peachicks.
And the general term: Peafowl! 

Fabulous day at the zoo today. More later.