Edinburgh Zoo # 2
Edinburgh Zoo, Post # 2 Monkeys, Apes & Chimpanzee.
Edinburgh Zoo recently welcomed a new group of 11 chimpanzees to Budongo Trail, Budongo Trail is a state-of-the-art chimpanzee facility that links the excitement of seeing chimps up-close with wildlife conservation, science, education and research. Linky
Edinburgh Zoo # 1 Tiger
Edinburgh Zoo post #1 Sumatran tiger.
Edinburgh Zoo has two Sumatran tigers. They are brother and sister and came to us in October 2008 from Heidelberg Zoo, Germany. The male is called Tibor and his sister is called Chandra. They were both born in July 2007
I was there recently, here are some photos and videos.
The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is a subspecies that is native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It lives in forest habitats in both lowland and mountainous areas.
The Sumatran tigers are currently housed in the big cat dens.
From Wiki
The Sumatran Tiger is the smallest of all surviving tiger subspecies. Male Sumatran tigers average 204 cm (6 feet, 8 inches) in length from head to tail and weigh about 136 kg (300 lb). Females average 198 cm (6 feet, 6 inches) in length and weigh about 91 kg (200 lb). Its stripes are narrower than other subspecies of tigers' stripes, and it has a more bearded and maned appearance, especially the males. Its small size makes it easier to move through dense rain forests. It has webbing between its toes that, when spread, makes Sumatran tigers very fast swimmers. It has been known to drive hoofed prey into the water, especially if the prey animal is a slow swimmer.
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Go see them, they're grrrreat
North Bridge
North Bridge Connects the Old Town with The New Town
This is not the original structure, the bridge was rebuild in 1895, the original dating from around 1763
Snow @ the beach
Been close to portobello for 10 years now, never seen snow this bad here.
here is a wee video from the iPhony
Its pretty.... but still very cold.
Holy Cow It’s, Cold Cold Cold, wrap up warm
For the past few days, (weeks) its been rather cold here in Edinburgh, according to the iPhone weather app its even reached -10, however i don't know how much trust I should put in to it
Brrrrr
Aye, I know there are places much colder than here, Yellowknife, Magadan, Stockholm, Winnipeg to name but a few.... but I can't remember it ever being this cold here.
oh, and if you noticed the site was off line for a while, i forgot to update my DNS names