Comments on: The Auckland Zoo http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/auckland/the-auckland-zoo.html Focus: Photo Journal featuring photos from around the world. Currently in Australia. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:30:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/auckland/the-auckland-zoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-985 josh Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:06:48 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/the-auckland-zoo.html#comment-985 Certainly. <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/zoo_1.jpg" alt="auckland zoo" /> Mr. Emu, up close and personal. <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/zoo_2.jpg" alt="auckland zoo" /> Beth feeding some rainbow lorikeets <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/zoo_3.jpg" alt="auckland zoo" /> An old turtle <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/zoo_4.jpg" alt="auckland zoo" /> A smelly hippo <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/zoo_5.jpg" alt="auckland zoo" /> A small cat <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/zoo_6.jpg" alt="auckland zoo" /> A tall giraffe looking at his shadow Certainly.

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Mr. Emu, up close and personal.

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Beth feeding some rainbow lorikeets

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An old turtle

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A smelly hippo

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A small cat

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A tall giraffe looking at his shadow

]]> By: jeremi clark http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/auckland/the-auckland-zoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-984 jeremi clark Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:34:20 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/the-auckland-zoo.html#comment-984 do you have more pics of the animals at the zoo? do you have more pics of the animals at the zoo?

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/auckland/the-auckland-zoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-978 josh Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:59:55 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/the-auckland-zoo.html#comment-978 I would say the bird is the size of a few robins. haha. Maybe a bit bigger than a normal pidgeon. I would say the bird is the size of a few robins. haha. Maybe a bit bigger than a normal pidgeon.

]]> By: Clara http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/auckland/the-auckland-zoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-977 Clara Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:40:23 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/the-auckland-zoo.html#comment-977 This bird is so cute. What size do you think it was--maybe compared to a robin? This bird is so cute. What size do you think it was–maybe compared to a robin?

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/auckland/the-auckland-zoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-976 josh Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:32:08 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/the-auckland-zoo.html#comment-976 We were that close. My zoom isn't very good as I only have the standard lense that came with my camera. It isn't very good. I am "watching" the game on game-cast. I am really missing being home right now, with all the sports I want to be watching. We were that close. My zoom isn’t very good as I only have the standard lense that came with my camera. It isn’t very good.

I am “watching” the game on game-cast. I am really missing being home right now, with all the sports I want to be watching.

]]> By: Peg Moore http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/auckland/the-auckland-zoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-975 Peg Moore Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:27:19 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/the-auckland-zoo.html#comment-975 Wow, he's a big, happy dude! ;-) That's quite the bib he's wearing! Fun to think of you guys going to the zoo. And getting such a great, close-up photo. Were you really *that* close, or did you have a pretty good zoom? I see Dad has on the TV here in his office, set to the MSU-UNC game. Second quarter. I'll keep you in suspense about the score. Hehehe. !XOXOX! Wow, he’s a big, happy dude! ;-) That’s quite the bib he’s wearing! Fun to think of you guys going to the zoo. And getting such a great, close-up photo. Were you really *that* close, or did you have a pretty good zoom? I see Dad has on the TV here in his office, set to the MSU-UNC game. Second quarter. I’ll keep you in suspense about the score. Hehehe. !XOXOX!

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/auckland/the-auckland-zoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-974 josh Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:37:22 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/the-auckland-zoo.html#comment-974 The other day, Beth and I decided to take a trip to the Auckland Zoo. The zoo wasn't huge, and could easily be done in an afternoon. There were lots of the usual things you would see at a zoo... namely animals. There was a very nice native bird aviary where you could go and be up close with the local birds that you might not see flying around Auckland. There were also tigers, hippos, elephants, giraffes, and an open air Australian terrain with emus and wallabies running around. One of the highlights was going into the kiwi house, and seeing kiwi birds running around. They are nocturnal, flightless, blind birds, so zoo protection is their only real means of survival. When we were there, the two kiwi birds were fairly active. Last time we were at a kiwi house, they barely moved. All in all, it was a fun day and worth a visit if you are in Auckland. The other day, Beth and I decided to take a trip to the Auckland Zoo. The zoo wasn’t huge, and could easily be done in an afternoon. There were lots of the usual things you would see at a zoo… namely animals. There was a very nice native bird aviary where you could go and be up close with the local birds that you might not see flying around Auckland. There were also tigers, hippos, elephants, giraffes, and an open air Australian terrain with emus and wallabies running around.

One of the highlights was going into the kiwi house, and seeing kiwi birds running around. They are nocturnal, flightless, blind birds, so zoo protection is their only real means of survival. When we were there, the two kiwi birds were fairly active. Last time we were at a kiwi house, they barely moved.

All in all, it was a fun day and worth a visit if you are in Auckland.

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