One of the sensations of our little Zoo is Flöckchen (little Flake), the albino roo.
It’s damn hard to take a picture because the camera has a hard time focusing on white (or black)
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The camels were doing something. We could not figure out whether they were fighting or about to have sex. The whole thing was slow and I hope at least they still knew whose head was whose.
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Our most recent addition are a couple of striped hyaenas. I’m sorry, hyaenas, but nature was really mean to you. Is there any other big mammalian predator that isn’t also really cute? None that I can think of, except for the poor hyaenas.
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Not Charly the Affinity author, obviously. He’s seriously getting old and everybody is dreading what lies ahead. He’s one year older than #1 and our kids and our friend’s kid all grew up with him herding them.
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Fun with the wide angle lens
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Our amazing Thuringian billy goat. This domestic breed almost died out in the 1980s and was saved by adding some Swiss goats. Our herd is part of the program to save and stabilise the breed.
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I don’t think that anybody has ever accused llamas and alpacas and vicuñas of looking very intelligent, but they’re sooo cute.
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We’ve got a pack of Dholes, Asian wild dogs. While at first glance they can be mistaken for red foxes, their pack structure clearly tells you they’re not. They’ve got a big enclosure and you’re usually glad to spot one or two, but yesterday they all came down to the fence to chill in the sun.
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Yesterday was such a gorgeous day. The sun was shining and it was so wonderful, I decided to share with all of you. So instead of my usual “regular” (cough, cough) posts, you’ll get a different animal or group of animals every day.
Let’s get started:
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We’ve got many cute or interesting creatures here, but none as beautiful as our snow leopards.
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Enjoying the sun like the rest of us.
Right now temperatures change extremely between -5°C in the night and 15°c in the afternoon and the days, they’re getting longer. And all the hazel is blooming so I tried to claw out my own eyes because fuck allergies. So it’s time to for (hopefully) one last look at winter.
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First of all, sorry for mostly disappearing, but work’s been demanding lately. This weekend will be the first one this year when we’re all free.
Here’s a cute tit to console you.
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With Winter nearing its end, at least here, it’s time to look back at the snow that we had.
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It wouldn’t be me without reflections, right?
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Oh, and did you know, there’s going to be Frozen 2
Elsa is essentially a superhero now and we're definitely ok with that. Watch the first trailer for Frozen 2 right here! pic.twitter.com/4tXrEkEDRg
— IGN (@IGN) February 13, 2019
Florence was back last week. Then we had some snow and my garden ornament turned surreal.
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There’s a small (30 animals or so) troupe of starling foraging in the village.
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