Central Park Zoo Part 2
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 6:28 pmAs promised, there are some shots here of Central Park's own polar bears... Ursus Maritimus to scientists, Nanuk to the Inuit people... the largest land carnivore in the world. But to see them here, one would think they're just big fwuffy mushpots; overgrown Pooh-bears. I would've loved to get some above-water shots, but oh my brothers, it was so crowded. Didn't work out...I had to knock down a coupla Girl Scouts and old ladies just to get these shots.
The plastic object is a toy, provided to stimulate these big guys, who would otherwise get quite bored in this small but very well-designed habitat. In the wild, these bears roam far and wide indeed...
Didn't I see this in a Jean-Claude VanDamme movie once?
Polar bears really know how to just chill...
Speaking of "bears", this is a red panda. These guys are bored to death by tourists and photographers...
This tamarin monkey caught me by surprise: I could not get a good shot of them, as they were behind glass and jumping around like- well, like little monkeys. but suddenly this little guy appeared right at the edge of the glass, studying us with much interest. A little more light on his face might've been nice, but a flash would've ruined it, no time to fiddle with the camera, and I kinda like the "chiaroscuro" effect, anyway...
The plastic object is a toy, provided to stimulate these big guys, who would otherwise get quite bored in this small but very well-designed habitat. In the wild, these bears roam far and wide indeed...
Didn't I see this in a Jean-Claude VanDamme movie once?
Polar bears really know how to just chill...
Speaking of "bears", this is a red panda. These guys are bored to death by tourists and photographers...
This tamarin monkey caught me by surprise: I could not get a good shot of them, as they were behind glass and jumping around like- well, like little monkeys. but suddenly this little guy appeared right at the edge of the glass, studying us with much interest. A little more light on his face might've been nice, but a flash would've ruined it, no time to fiddle with the camera, and I kinda like the "chiaroscuro" effect, anyway...
