May 30 2012

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Brent

cleveland metroparks zoo

Today’s Photo: The Pink Flamingo

From the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo website:

What’s remarkable about a flamingo? Plenty. These birds are pink, have exceptionally long necks and the longest legs, in proportion to body size, of all birds. The beak is uniquely shaped and adapted for pumping and filtering water while feeding on crustaceans and algae in marshes and lagoons. Both in water and on land, flamingos are able to lock their long legs into position for resting and sleeping on one leg.

For info on how you can see more of these amazing birds:

http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=25

Today’s Quote: Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? –  Rose Kennedy


Mar 21 2012

Giraffes hanging out at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

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giraffe cleveland metroparks zoo

Giraffes can grow to 18 feet tall and are the largest living mammals on earth. These two beautiful animals can be found in the African Plains at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

For more info: http://www.clemetzoo.com/animals/index.asp?action=details&animals_id=1045

Today’s Quote: “God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things”. – Pablo Picasso


Jan 3 2012

Standing Alone

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Single Flower at the cleveland zoo

Today’s Photo: Standing Alone

Today’s photo was taken at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. I thought everyone could use a little bit of spring on a day like this. It’s only a few months away!

Today’s Quote: You laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at you because you’re all the same – Jonathan Davis


Dec 21 2011

The Scary Monkey

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Metroparks zoo monkey

Today’s Photo: The Scary Monkey

Today’s Photo is of a rather scary looking monkey at the Cleveland Zoo. Although it looks like this monkey is ready to attack it is really only yawning.

Today’s Quote:

Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.- H. L. Mencken


Dec 14 2011

A Leopard

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LeopardToday’s Photo: A Leopard

This photo of a Persian leopard was taken this summer at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. This is a pretty cool cat. Here is some more information from the zoo website:

“Persian leopards are more densely haired, with finer hair, and are more cold-tolerant than Panthera pardus of Africa and India. The hind-limbs are larger than the forelimbs to facilitate jumping. Forward-looking eyes allow for depth perception and the ability to isolate and capture prey. The forepaws are equipped with long, retractile claws to grab and hold prey. The rough tongue is designed to peel the skin of the prey animal away from the flesh, and the flesh from the bone. This is a solitary animal, seeking a mate only during the breeding season. They are nocturnal, doing their hunting at night, and rest during the day. Leopards are considered the best stalkers among the big cats. They close in silently, attack swiftly, then usually drag their catch into a tree for safekeeping. They are strong swimmers, but are not as fond of water as the tiger. Their eyesight is keen, and their sense of smell is better developed than that of the tiger. They are territorial, marking primarily with urine or calls. Their roar sounds like a saw rasping on coarse wood. They are good climbers”.

For more info:

http://www.clemetzoo.com/animals/index.asp?action=details&camefrom=alpha&animals_id=1062&strQuery=

 

Today’s Quote: “A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit”. – Ivy Compton-Burnett


Oct 25 2011

The Pink Flamingo

Brent

Cleveland metroparks zoo birds

Today’s Photo: The Pink Flamingo

From the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo website:

What’s remarkable about a flamingo? Plenty. These birds are pink, have exceptionally long necks and the longest legs, in proportion to body size, of all birds. The beak is uniquely shaped and adapted for pumping and filtering water while feeding on crustaceans and algae in marshes and lagoons. Both in water and on land, flamingos are able to lock their long legs into position for resting and sleeping on one leg.

For info on how you can see more of these amazing birds:

http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=25

Today’s Quote:

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.”  ~ Eleanor Roosevelt


Oct 6 2011

What are you looking at?

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Monkey at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Today’s
Photo: What are you looking at?

In addition to this monkey the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is home to more than 3,000 animals representing 600 species, including the largest collection of primate species in North America. Open all year (closed Dec. 25 & Jan. 1), 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. with extended summer weekend hours. For more info:

http://www.clemetzoo.com/

Quote of the day:

Our patience will achieve more than our force. – Edmund Burke