‘Tis better to give… December 23, 2012
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‘Tis better to give than to receive. It is a great adage and we saw it first hand when some of the animals at the Central Park Zoo got surprise food treats this week disguised in festive holiday casing. Check out our snow leopard, snow monkeys, red pandas, Southern coatis, saki monkeys, black and white ruffed lemurs, banded mongoose, muntjac and cotton top tamarins being enriched by our gifts.
The handsome dog above is of course Benny, my oft photographed pooch. A very Happy Holiday season to all of you from the gang at Casa Lobo.
If you subscribe to my weekly photos (and get them in your in-box) you are probably not able to view my videos from your inbox image. Just scroll up and click on the Blue link (which is the name of today’s send) and it will take you back to my ‘While at the Zoo’ website where you can watch today’s video selection. Enjoy this video I took on December 20th, 2009 when we had a foot of snow fall in the City. Along with the snow our then three year old snow leopard got a holiday gift to play with all day.
Lazy, Hazy Crazy Summer Central Park Zoo Days August 12, 2012
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Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer are lots of fun at the Central Park Zoo. This week’s assortment of fabulous animals features a very wet snow monkey, Hana, Zoey the snow leopard, Lobo the coati, one of the riot of colors poison dart frog, Biru the red panda, a white-naped crane, a bathing red bird of paradise, mousedeer, Chinstrap penguin and more. That amazing pink color behind the snow monkey photo is the sensational crepe myrtle trees that bloom through the late summer. Come visit!
Prospect Park Zoo – Early August August 5, 2012
Posted by judylobo in Mammals, Mongoose, Nature, photography, Wildlife, Zoo.Tags: babies, cape barren goose, dingoes, Dwarf Mongoose, frog collection, lambs, monkeys, nature, photography, prospect park, Prospect Park Zoo, southdown sheep, travel, wildlife
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The Prospect Park Zoo is the first zoo I ever visited – way, way, way back when I was a child growing up in Brooklyn. It, thankfully, is not the same zoo that I remember but now a wonderful, ever growing collection of beautiful animals. Southdown sheep, Fred and Ginger recently has a lamb,. There is a terrific new cow named Tetley, baby dwarf mongoose pups, an active frog collection, fabulous birds and of course, lots of primates. Don’t forget to visit the walkabout to enjoy seeing the kangaroos, dingoes and very friendly Cape Barren Goose.
Pumpkin Fun at the Central Park Zoo October 30, 2011
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Last Sunday’s Fall Photo Workshop at the Central Park Zoo was terrific. A good time was had by all. Below are some of the shots I took while enjoying the pumpkin enrichment for some of CPZ’s residents.
Know a teenager that likes photography? There are still a few spaces left in my workshop called Be a Wildlife Photographer! for teens at the Central Park Zoo on Sunday, November 13, from 9 to 10:30. You can sign up on line here.
I shot this video last week while watching our playful Banded Mongoose ravage their pumpkin. Happy Halloween!
Fall Fun at the Central Park Zoo October 9, 2011
Posted by judylobo in Baby Animals, Big Cats, Birds, Central Park Zoo, Mammals, Mongoose, Mountain Coati, Nature, photography, Polar Bears, Red Pandas, Sea Ducks, Sea LIons, Snow Leopard, Snow Monkeys, Wildlife, Zoo.1 comment so far
Fall fun for all at the Central Park Zoo. This week’s photo montage features some of our beautiful mammals. Check out Gus, our polar bear, Amaya, one of our red pandas, a snow leopard, one of our three coatis, a sea lion, snow monkey, cavies and a mound of banded mongooses. Also included is our fast growing Baby Irene Hope, born during Hurricane Irene and Oliver, one of our pot-bellied pigs. Those sensational ducks are rajahs, pink-eared and harlequin. Come visit!
Central Park Zoo Babies September 11, 2011
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I thought sharing some photos of adorable baby animals residing at the Central Park Zoo would give you a much needed smile on this most difficult of anniversary days. Smile at our baby banded mongooses, baby Patagonian cavy, Baby Irene Hope (the lamb born during Hurricane Irene), a Nicobar Pigeon chick, a young Red Panda, a very wet snow monkey, two gorgeous snow leopards and a very fast growing scarlet Ibis chick.
Check out the Fall/Winter Programs being offered at the Central Park Zoo including four of my photography workshops. You can also now register on line.
Watch 16 month old snow monkey Zeppy playing in the water in the fall of 2008 at the Central Park Zoo.
Central Park Zoo July 31, 2011
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The temperatures dropped to seasonable ones this week and the crowds came out to play at the Central Park Zoo. This week’s montage features our Banded Mongoose, new Scarlet Ibis chicks, Sierra, the Peregrine Falcon, Biru, our male Red Panda, Gus, the Polar Bear, enjoying a cool swim and more.
Central Park Zoo July 3, 2011
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This week’s photos feature some of the smaller animals at the Central Park Zoo. Enjoy seeing one of the four baby Banded Mongoose, a young robin magpie and parent, two plumed whistling ducks, two stunning rajah ducks, a Eurasian Eagle Owl named Flaco, Lobo, one of our Coatis, a leaping baby sea lion named Edith, two of our fast growing goats, Lucy and Ringo, and more. Don’t forget to watch the King, Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins swim for their fish at the Central Park Zoo below the photo montage.
Central Park Zoo’s Chinese Mergansers June 26, 2011
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The Central Park Zoo has successfully hatched eight critically endangered Chinese merganser ducklings — a first for any North American zoo. The eight ducklings were hatched, April 26, 2011. The zoo has two breeding pairs of Chinese mergansers, a species of sea duck found in eastern Asia. The Central Park Zoo maintains the largest public collection of sea ducks and the only zoo-kept Chinese Mergansers in North America. This great zoo news was everywhere this week. Click on any of the links below to see the story, photo and details.
The New York Times – NY 1 – The Associated Press – ABC World News – Zoo and Aquarium Visitor –
Our Amazing Planet – DNAinfo.com – Fox News –
The duckings are two months old today. You can visit them at the Central Park Tisch Children’s Zoo. Check out their photo in the title picture, see one of our four baby Banded Mongoose, our new male, red panda and more in today’s photo montage.
End of the Year Zoo Photos December 31, 2010
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I continue my tradition of ending the year with a look from ‘behind’. It was a zoo-sational year for a zoo nut like me. Along with some of my like minded zoo pals we were able to visit new zoos and places around the country and thanks to many wonderful new friends get some amazing behind the scenes access. If you missed some of the visits, check out my photos from the Everglades, the Palm Beach Zoo, the Miami Metro Zoo, Flamingo Gardens, the Cleveland MetroParks Zoo, The Akron Zoo, The Toldedo Zoo, The Erie Zoo, The Pittsburgh Zoo and a personal favorite there, the Polar Bear Plunge, The Columbus Zoo, The Louisville Zoo, The Cincinnati Zoo and the best Insect House anywhere, The Newport Aquarium, Pittsburgh’s National Aviary, the always wonderful San Francisco Zoo, a very worthwhile VIP tour of Six Flags Wild Safari, Southwick’s Zoo, Whale and Dolphin watching, out of Gloucester, MA, the Cape May Zoo, the Raptor Trust, the Philadelphia Zoo, and of course home base, the Central Park Zoo where we all met the newest residents, the Mountain Coatis, Lobo, Lev and Wolfie . I am looking forward to new Zoo adventures in 2011. Don’t forget to watch Gus, the polar bear enjoying some snow in my video below.
While at the Zoo 