Wilhelma 2003 - 2008

Conny möchte ja so gerne an die Stocherbüchse... Aber wie sehr sie sich auch reckt - solange Moritz stochert, muß sie warten... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conny would love to have a go at the sweets box. But she may stretch herself as she likes - as long as Moritz is poking in the box, she has to wait...

Originally, I had no idea what that is. However, Buckeye. from the ID Please! group identified this butterfly as an Owl butterfly (Latin: Caligo, German: Bananenfalter). :-)

I have absolutely no idea what I have caughte here...

Die Spur von Blau, die auf den Flügeln zu erkennen ist, könnte bedeuten, daß es sich um einen Blaue Morphofalter oder Himmelsfalter (Morpho peleides) handelt - der im Insektarium lebt -, aber sicher bin ich nicht. The traces of blue visible on the wings could indicate a Peleides Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides) - which lives in the insect house -, but I am not sure.

Technisch nicht perfekt, aber ich mag diesen Schnappschuß. :-) Not technically perfect, but I like this snapshot. :-)

This bird is at least as big as a Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), but it is something different. Buckeye. from the ID Please group identified this bird as a Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus, German: Stelzenläufer). :-)

Jedenfalls gehe ich angesichts der vorgeschobenen Unterlippe davon aus, daß es N'Bia ist.

Mary 2 in the Wilhelma ape nursery, at the age of nearly 4 months. Click here to go to the "Playing with Mary" series.

Playing with Mary, part 1. Mary is nearly 4 months old; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es weiter (continue) .

Playing with Mary, part 2. Mary is nearly 4 months old; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es weiter (continue) , hier geht es zurück (back) .

Playing with Mary, part 3. Mary is nearly 4 months old; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es weiter (continue) , hier geht es zurück (back) .

Playing with Mary, part 4. Mary is nearly 4 months old on this photo; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es weiter (continue) , hier geht es zurück (back) .

Playing with Mary, part 5. Mary is nearly 4 months old; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es zurück (back) .

Schneeleopardin Lea mit Tochter Lola