Mammals

San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, San Diego,California (IMG_2761)

San Diego Zoo, California IMG_3053 Another Link in the Chain - Linking horns with a horn

Dromedary camel, San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, San Diego, California (IMG_3185)

San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, San Diego, California IMG_3267

Taken at a Pacific Ocean overlook on Interstate 5 in Camp Pendleton, California. (IMG_2701)

Taken at a Pacific Ocean overlook on Interstate 5 in Camp Pendleton, California. (IMG_2700)

Taken at a Pacific Ocean overlook on Interstate 5 in Camp Pendleton, California. A sign said "Do not feed the squirrels." Apparently few people pay heed to it and this is the result. (IMG_2703)

San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, San Diego, California ( IMG_2827) Another Link in the Chain - from one Panda to another

San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. (IMG_3155)

Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California. Scanned 35mm negative. (sf15-004) Submitted for the April 2012 Monthly Scavenger Hunt Group assignments - Multitude and At Rest See everyone's submissions for Multitude and for At Rest

At a succulent plant nursery, Vista, Califonia. (IMG_3313)

Mexican Wolves nearly became extinct and are extremely endangered. A subspecies of the gray wolf, they are the smallest North American wolf. They were exterpated in the wild when the last 5 were captured in the late 70's. After their numbers increased significantly in captive breeding programs, rereintroduction to the wild began in 1998. These two, at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, are part of the captive breeding program (DSC03581)

Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Named after Atlanta Mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, Willie B died of pneumonia at the age of 41 on February 2, 2000, seven months after this photo was taken. He was born in Cameroon and had lived at the zoo for 39 years. He was kept in a cage for 27 years until the zoo's Ford African Rain Forest Exhibit opened in 1988. Three female gorillas were placed with him. Ultimately, he fathered five offspring (for a photo of his first offspring, a female named Kudzu, see www.ipernity.com/doc/picture_taker/32055573/in/album/346469) . Scanned 35mm negative. (8B011)

Zoo Atlanta, Georgia. This female named Kudzu is the first offspring of Willie B., the zoo's famous silverback (for his story and photos of him see www.ipernity.com/doc/picture_taker/32055569/in/album/346469) and www.ipernity.com/doc/picture_taker/32055521/in/album/346469 . Scanned 35mm negative. (5D022)

San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, San Diego, California (IMG_3034)

San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, San Diego, California (IMG_2967)

We surprised this and another deer (which made hasty retreats) while walking along a trail in the Illinois Beach State Park (refered to by oldtimers as The Dunes), Zion, Illinois. Scanned 35mm negative. (9H010)

Zoo Atlanta, Georgia. Scanned 35mm negative. (5E004)