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Who said the zoo is boring and all animals are always asleep?
The Symbio Wildlife Park Zoo in Sydney, Australia shared this amusing video of their super chill koala, Harry, enjoying some tummy rubs while relaxing in the lap of zookeeper, Tami.
This Chinese zoo devised an effective and reasonable plan without disrupting the lives of the wild animals. Lehe Ledu Wildlife Zoo in Chongqing City cages humans and lets the wild animals roam free. A cage, filled with people is driven around the park to show animals in an open habitat. Wildlife doesn't get more real.
The zoo staff carved pumpkins, filled them with additional food items, and will be dishing them out as treats over the next two weekends for their furry friends. From sloth bears and fruit bats, to carpet pythons and hungry hippos, these animals are not getting left out of the festivities
Hilarious prankster/ comedian Jeff Wysaski decided to make L.A. Zoo a little more interesting… and he succeeded!
Do the arctic bears belong in captivity? One photographer sat, and watched them.
For three years, Japanese photographer, Sheng Wen Lo, has been photographing captive polar bears in 25 zoos and other enclosures in Europe and China. The series, called White Bear, exposes the welfare of animals within artificial habitats by observing their behavior.
Via: National Geographic
As part of National Zookeeper Week, Minnesota's zoo decided to get creative and made a photoshoot with zookeepers pretending to be animals. The results are funny!
The kind hearted cat welcomed them with open paws
Jo-Anne McArthur is a Canadian photographer and animal rights activist who will release her second book entitles 'Captive' in October 2017. The book will explore the relationships between animals in zoos and their visitors, through over one hundred photos of zoos and aquaria from around the world. All photos were taken from the perspective of the public, and as McArthur told The Washington Post , aim to show the animals as "individuals," as opposed to representatives of their species. The photos are unusual and at times arresting, featuring solitary animals juxtaposed against gawking crowds, suburbia and the barriers that keep them enclosed. McArthur appreciates that her work could be construed as 'one sided' and welcomes this criticism, explaining that 'it's important to remember that zoos are one-sided.'
What follows is a selection of photos from McArthur's book, paired with her captions
Via: The Washington Post
Via Storyful
This very smart chimp knows what he wants, and isn't afraid to ask for it. Zoo visitors got to see just how smart chimpanzee's are when one in particular saw a bag filled with drinks and bananas. You would think they want to banana, but the funny Chimp asked for the drink instead!
Watch what happened!
Dogs have long been considered man's best friend, but their characteristics of loyalty and protectiveness have also earned them the lesser known title of "cheetah's best friend." That's right; dogs are being used more and more frequently to assist in conservation efforts to preserve the endangered cheetah in captivity.
