| Snowy day at the zoo |
While many Clevelanders bemoan the winter weather, most of the animals in the Northern Trek area of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo enjoy the cold and snow.
References:
Snowy day at the zoo. Cleveland.com.
Th roar report.
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Video: Snowy Day at Cleveland Zoo
While many Clevelanders bemoan the winter weather, most of the animals in the Northern Trek area of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo enjoy the cold and snow.
References:
Snowy day at the zoo. Cleveland.com.
Th roar report.
Video: Night Dwellers of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Video: Night Dwellers of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
"Meet the nocturnal bats, cats and prosimians of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and learn how their senses and motions are adapted for dwelling in the darker hours. We filmed in "night-shot" to give you a close-up view of these unique creatures, including their little ones."
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Bactrian Camels at Cleveland Zoo
Bactrian Camels at Cleveland Zoo
A mnemonic for the correct name for each camel species is this: "Bactrian" begins with "B", and "Dromedary" begins with "D" -- and "B" on its side has two humps, whilst "D" on its side has only one hump. Source: Wikipedia.
Zoo director: “We are always balancing the public experiencing with conservation needs. If you ask me why I have camels, I would say that we need something interesting for people to see at the back of the zoo in winter, and they are always outside.” Source: Zoos’ Bitter Choice - To Save Some Species, Letting Others Die - NYTimes.com http://goo.gl/UiiLj -- Zoos Have to Decide Which Species to Keep - Graphic http://goo.gl/bfTlh
Bactrian Camels at Cleveland Zoo
Winter at the Zoo, Part I: Northern Trek Animals from CMZooTube
Bears at Northern Trek, Cleveland Zoo
Polar Bears at Northern Trek, Cleveland Zoo. There are 64 polar bears in captivity in American zoos, far short of the 200 considered optimal for maintaining the population over 100 years. Source: Zoos’ Bitter Choice - To Save Some Species, Letting Others Die - NYTimes.com http://goo.gl/UiiLj -- Zoos Have to Decide Which Species to Keep - Graphic http://goo.gl/bfTlh
Another Video of Polar Bears at Cleveland Zoo
Black Bear at Cleveland Zoo
Grizzly Bear at Cleveland Zoo. See photos of Warren (the grizzly bear) and his new "bride" on Flickr. Lester, the older grizzly bear was euthanized at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in October 2010. The 760-pound male grizzly was captive-born and came to Cleveland in 1975 from the Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens at age 11 months. The 35-year-old grizzly, known as “Lester,” suffered from age-related ailments such as arthritis, but the immediate cause of his rapid decline in health is unknown.
Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the wild have an average lifespan of 20-30 years, and typically live a few years longer in captivity.
Lester shared his exhibit in Northern Trek with the Zoo’s other grizzly, his offspring, Warren, age 26.
Another Video of Grizzly Bear at Cleveland Zoo
Related:
Northern Trek in the Spring at Cleveland Zoo
Polar Bears in Cleveland Zoo
Video: Dancing Grizzly Cannot Resists a Back Rub
Polar Bear Dies at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 10/2008.
Come on in, the water's freezing! Images of polar bears diving into icy pool. Daily Mail, 2011.
Published: 09/24/2007
Polar Bears in Cleveland Zoo
When the temperature is below freezing, Cleveland Zoo has a "Polar Bear Day," which means that the admission price is cut in half.
A lot of snow at the Zoo but the winter loving animals are more than happy (left), Beautiful swans - these are Zoo Lights figures during daylight (middle); A giraffe from Zoo Lights (right).
Let's go to the Northern trek part of the Zoo where the action is during the winter season. It is a land of bears, wolves, and reindeer.
Mountain climbing -- bear style (left). A polar bear closeup (middle left). "What is going on there ?" (middle right). A polar bear stretching muscles (right),
"What is that smell? Mmm...you guys smell delicious...yummy..."
A Zoo Lights bear (left). Polar bear info plate (right).
Polar Bear at Cleveland Zoo
The bear is yawning... What is he thinking: "To have a nap or not to have a nap? This is the question... To have a nap is always a good decision. There is not much to do around here anyway. It is the Zoo, remember... I just sit here all day and watch you guys passing by. Great job with full benefits. Seals are nearby, too bad we are not allowed to catch them..."
There are 64 polar bears in captivity in American zoos, far short of the 200 considered optimal for maintaining the population over 100 years. Source: Zoos’ Bitter Choice - To Save Some Species, Letting Others Die - NYTimes.com http://goo.gl/UiiLj -- Zoos Have to Decide Which Species to Keep - Graphic http://goo.gl/bfTlh
A happy seal.
A deer thinking...(an oxymoron?) (left). A lake with ducks (right).
Just a dog with a silly snow cap (left). The two dog sculptures turned out to be the famous sled dogs Togo and Balto, that helped the small Alaskan town of Noma by bringing diphtheria serum to save the sick children in 1925. Balto lived (and died) at the old Cleveland Zoo and his mount is shown in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (right).
References:
The adventures of Balto - Balto-iditarod.com.
Polar Bear. The Cats Jungle's photos on Flickr.
Bears at Northern Trek, Cleveland Zoo.
Related reading:
Bear, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Video: Dancing Grizzly Cannot Resists a Back Rub
Polar bears turn green after dip in zoo pond. CNN, 09/2008.
Polar Bear Dies at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 10/2008.
Come on in, the water's freezing! Images of polar bears diving into icy pool. Daily Mail, 2011.
A lot of snow at the Zoo but the winter loving animals are more than happy (left), Beautiful swans - these are Zoo Lights figures during daylight (middle); A giraffe from Zoo Lights (right).
Let's go to the Northern trek part of the Zoo where the action is during the winter season. It is a land of bears, wolves, and reindeer.
Mountain climbing -- bear style (left). A polar bear closeup (middle left). "What is going on there ?" (middle right). A polar bear stretching muscles (right),
"What is that smell? Mmm...you guys smell delicious...yummy..."
A Zoo Lights bear (left). Polar bear info plate (right).
Polar Bear at Cleveland Zoo
The bear is yawning... What is he thinking: "To have a nap or not to have a nap? This is the question... To have a nap is always a good decision. There is not much to do around here anyway. It is the Zoo, remember... I just sit here all day and watch you guys passing by. Great job with full benefits. Seals are nearby, too bad we are not allowed to catch them..."
There are 64 polar bears in captivity in American zoos, far short of the 200 considered optimal for maintaining the population over 100 years. Source: Zoos’ Bitter Choice - To Save Some Species, Letting Others Die - NYTimes.com http://goo.gl/UiiLj -- Zoos Have to Decide Which Species to Keep - Graphic http://goo.gl/bfTlh
A happy seal.
A deer thinking...(an oxymoron?) (left). A lake with ducks (right).
Just a dog with a silly snow cap (left). The two dog sculptures turned out to be the famous sled dogs Togo and Balto, that helped the small Alaskan town of Noma by bringing diphtheria serum to save the sick children in 1925. Balto lived (and died) at the old Cleveland Zoo and his mount is shown in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (right).
References:
The adventures of Balto - Balto-iditarod.com.
Polar Bear. The Cats Jungle's photos on Flickr.
Bears at Northern Trek, Cleveland Zoo.
Related reading:
Bear, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Video: Dancing Grizzly Cannot Resists a Back Rub
Polar bears turn green after dip in zoo pond. CNN, 09/2008.
Polar Bear Dies at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 10/2008.
Come on in, the water's freezing! Images of polar bears diving into icy pool. Daily Mail, 2011.
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