Sunday, January 11, 2009

At the Zoo



At the Zoo


This photo released by the Lincoln Children's Zoo, shows Milla, a Matschie's tree kangaroo, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 in Lincoln, Neb. The Lincoln Children's Zoo is celebrating its first set of Matschie's tree kangaroo twins and an official who tracks numbers of the extremely rare species says it's the first documented case in North America among records that go back to the 1970s. The twins born last month to Milla and her mate Noru, brought in from the Toronto Zoo, make up half of the four documented Matschie's tree kangaroo births in 2008. The twins are in her pouch.
(AP Photo/ Lincoln Children's Zoo)



Flamingos are counted during the annual animal count at London Zoo in London, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. A complete head count of every animal, insect and bird living at the zoo is to take place, with more than 650 different species to tally up.
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)



Female Sumatran Tiger Jumilah licks on a blood infused iceblock as she attempts to cool down at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Animals at Sydney's zoo were given large homemade ice blocks filled with fruit to help stay cool as temperatures were expected to hit 41C (106F). The ambulance service issued a warning for the elderly and children to stay out of the heat and drink plenty of water as as a heatwave hits the state.
(AP Photo/Mark Baker)