From the monthly archives: November 2010
A bearded vulture screams at the zoo today in Wuppertal, Germany. Weather forecast predicts low temperatures and snowfall in Germany for the next days. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Two prairie dogs share a piece of a carrot in the Zoo of Salzburg, Austria on Thursday. Have you heard some anthropologists think kissing may have evolved through food sharing? I like the theory but it’s not universally popular.
A ‘wild’ turkey named Franklin walks among the fallen leaves at the Prospect Park Zoo in New York. With Thanksgiving approaching Franklin enjoys the safety that comes with being a resident of the Prospect Park Zoo’s barn. (AP Photo/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher)
A team of Phoenix Zoo veterinarians made its first trans-Atlantic house call in October to evaluate a herd of Arabian oryx, pictured above, whose species owes its survival to the Arizona zoo. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Phoenix Zoo)
Phoenix zoo vets journey to Jordan to help oryx
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A Landseer Newfoundland dog was dressed up with fellow Ferrari supporters to watch Sebastian Vettel celebrate his victory in the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi on a giant screen set up in Maranello Ferrari headquarters, Italy, Sunday. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)
Western lowland gorilla Kiki holds her new baby close Thursday at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston. Kiki and her mate, Kitome, already have two daughters, Kira, 11, and Kimani, 5. The new addition to the family will be named in a contest.
