Wildlife Photography(Pic Heavy)

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2005-04-12 04:24pm

That's right, post pics of wildlife and their habitats that you find spiffy here

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-04-12 04:38pm

I love Chameleons

Edit: Their little feet and eyeballs are so cute

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2005-04-12 05:08pm

inlined

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2005-04-12 05:28pm

pictures I have of captive raised wildlife.

@ Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, Sand Tiger (also known as Grey Nurse)

http://www.geocities.com/dalesshowcase/shamushow6.jpg

@ Sea World San Diego, Shamu!

http://www.geocities.com/dalesshowcase/WolfEels1.jpg

@ PPG Aquarium in Pittsburgh, matedpair of Wolf Eels

Too bad MOnterey released that Great White

, I was gonna go this weekend *crys*

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-04-12 05:46pm

As soon as i get back to Newcastle and my sweet, beloved broadband connection i'm going to upload my safari pics from Kenya.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2005-04-13 03:35pm

Oh, this never gets old for me.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-04-13 03:36pm

OMFG TEH BOOBIES !!!!111!!oneone11eleven!!

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2005-04-13 04:03pm

Darth Fanboy wrote:Too bad MOnterey released that Great White , I was gonna go this weekend *crys*

Great Whites don't live too long in captivity. It's for the best *pats*

Goddamn this thread is neat. Can someone post dinosaurs?

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2005-04-14 12:04am

Shroom Man 777 wrote:Great Whites don't live too long in captivity. It's for the best *pats*

My good man that is now no longer the case.

Monterey Bay Aquarium managed to keep their Great White alive and healthy for a record of 198 days, releasing the shark back into the wild after she killed two of her tankmates and began exhibiting clear hunting behavior. Monterey Bay started a 3 year program of Great White research prior to this and it culminated with the capture of a 4 foot juvenile Great White off the coast of Southern Calfiornia (Huntington Beach).

It is now no longer the question of wether or not a Great White can be kept in activity, but a matter of can anyone design a proper exhibit for it.

A previous incident of Great Whites in captivity involve a shark which seemed to be disoriented in the tank, and acting all funny. All sharks have what is called an Ampullae of Lorenzini in their heads, allowing them to sense electrical currents. What happened in this case every "read about somewhere" was that the tank was not properly insulated, and electric current was running into the water, playing havoc with the sharks senses akin to that of an inner ear infection.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2005-04-14 12:21am

Shroom Man 777 wrote:
Darth Fanboy wrote:Too bad MOnterey released that Great White , I was gonna go this weekend *crys*
Great Whites don't live too long in captivity. It's for the best *pats*

Goddamn this thread is neat. Can someone post dinosaurs?

SUre why not...

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2005-04-14 12:33am

To fucking big

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2005-04-14 01:16am

Alyrium Denryle wrote:SUre why not...

That's my cue.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2005-04-14 01:20am

Somehow, feathers on a dinosaur make them even scarier looking. Well, that's not counting the little flying ones with beaks and pretty songs.

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2005-04-14 01:42am

Mayabird wrote:Somehow, feathers on a dinosaur make them even scarier looking. Well, that's not counting the little flying ones with beaks and pretty songs.

Conventional reconstructions of theropods are really just big reptiles. Granted, no living reptile looks or moves like a theropod, but there are modern anologues that generate a comfortable familiarity. Yes, they're scary, but they're still just ordinary animals.

Feathered theropods are a unique monster, almost mythical or alien. Dromaeosaurids and their ilk are plumed, demonic serpents from Hell. They are creatures for which there is no modern anologue and shatter all of our comfy preconceptions about what dinosaurs and birds are supposed to be.

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2005-04-14 04:20pm

Here are some herbivores.

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-04-14 04:39pm

2000AD wrote:OMFG TEH BOOBIES !!!!111!!oneone11eleven!!

What the frack is that suposed to mean? Do you get turned on by birds or something?

Anyway, yeah those furry dino's are pretty freaky.

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2005-04-14 04:43pm

Mrs Kendall wrote:What the frack is that suposed to mean? Do you get turned on by birds or something?

When she returned from the Galapagos with photos, a good portion of the straight male population stampeded into her thread entitled "Boobies" and were disappointed to find... Boobies.

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-04-14 05:00pm

oh ok... got a linky for that thread

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2005-04-14 08:24pm

Mrs Kendall wrote:
2000AD wrote:OMFG TEH BOOBIES !!!!111!!oneone11eleven!!
What the frack is that suposed to mean? Do you get turned on by birds or something?

Anyway, yeah those furry dino's are pretty freaky.

They are called Blue Footed Boobies

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-04-14 08:45pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:[img]http://www.golizards.com/gifs/matamata_turtle.jpg[img]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over. Looks like a slug ate its way out through the tortoise's face.

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-04-14 10:04pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:
Mrs Kendall wrote:
2000AD wrote:OMFG TEH BOOBIES !!!!111!!oneone11eleven!!
What the frack is that suposed to mean? Do you get turned on by birds or something?

Anyway, yeah those furry dino's are pretty freaky.
They are called Blue Footed Boobies

Ohhhhhh ... Oh my god I'm so embarrassed

What a strange name though. Thanks for filling me in, I was so lost there.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2005-04-14 11:42pm

You're welcome

I suppose I will jump on the prehistoric bandwagon, but if you think I will post dinos.. you are mistaken. I am posting amphibians

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-04-14 11:47pm

I like two of the frog pictures: the first one, with the little green frog in the water, who looks like he's chilling out; and another one further down, which has a frog with an oh-so-serious expression on his face, and it looks like he's scowling at the camera (he's looking directing at it).

Frogs are cool.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2005-04-15 12:14am

Mrs Kendall wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote: They are called Blue Footed Boobies
Ohhhhhh ... Oh my god I'm so embarrassed What a strange name though. Thanks for filling me in, I was so lost there.

They were named boobies by some of the first sailors to reach the Galapagos Islands. The wildlife on the Galapagos have no fear of humans (still don't, in fact), so they'd walk right up to the sailors, and the sailors could just club them in large numbers because the birds wouldn't flee. The sailors called them "boobies" because they were stupid boobs.

Your useless information for the day.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2005-04-15 12:57am

These were taken by a acquaintance of mine, first name Mike. Conservation Biology Major at ASU