Dallas Zoo 11/08/08

[Chickndaddy]

Well I went to the Dallas zoo this weekend with a friend and thought I would post some pictures. They are pretty good. If I can remember what the animals are I will label them, but I took a bunch of pictures. Enjoy!

*Warning* There will be pictures of reptiles so if snakes terrify you then just skip over them. I will put them in their own section at the end.

A lady feeding the flamingos, Black-necked Swans, a few types of ducks and the pigeons and grackles that showed up as soon as she started throwing feed.

Toucan:

Occellated Turkey:

You can see more pics of them here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=104146

Arabian Oryx:

Black Rhino:

Bongo:

Llamas:

Cassowaries:

Kangaroos:

Pretty bird (some kind of Jay?):

Red-bellied Woodpecker:

Pigeon (don't remember what kind):

Beautiful ground bird (I think they were a type of pheasant or maybe a partridge?):

Pigeon:

Cute Parrot:

African Elephant:

Red Crowned Crane:

Galopogas Tortise:

Harpy - "I will steal..."

"...your soul!"

Saddle-billed Stork:

A few of me:

*REPTILES*

Chameleon:

Panther Chameleon:

Perentie Monitor:

Emerald Tree Boa:

Random Snake:

Rat Snake (I loved this exhibit!):

18 foot Albino Burmese Python:

Crocodile Monitor:

Temple Viper:

Random Lizard:

Green Momba:

Black Momba:

Random Rattle Snakes:

Frogs:

Emperor Scorpion (Before Black Light):

(After Black Light):

Lizard:

The cutest little lizard face:

I included the roaches because they are icky... :

 

[Chickndaddy]

Also wanted to say that I'm not 100% positive where this should have gone, so mods if it is in the wrong section feel free to move it. Normally I would have put it in Me, Myself, My Chickens.

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

The partridge type bird is a roul roul or a wood partridge. I can look up the 'pigeon' species later, they look like fruit doves to me.

 

[NurseNettie]

Oh, I love zoos!!!!! Thanks so much for posting!

 

[SterlingAcres]

Man, makes me want to visit the zoo! LOL

 

[mamaKate]

Thanks for the trip to the zoo. It's a little chilly here for "zooing."The little lizard face was my favorite.

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

Wow thanks for posting these - that Temple Viper is absolutely gorgeous!!

Meri

 

[Lunachick]

Nice pics! I like zoos too. That harpie was scary looking, I don't think I ever saw one before. Thanks for showing them.

 

[willowcol]

Thanks for posting them, nice pics.

 

[Lophura]

Quote:
No Problem - the partridge are Roul-roul or Crested Wood Partridge (http://www.gbwf.org/francolin/roul.html); the pigeons look a lot like Rose-crowned Fruit Doves, but could be Beautiful Fruit-Doves (should check ISIS); the parrot is a Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot; the jay, a Green Jay.

I think one of their saddle-bills came from our offspring several years ago.


Dan