Special moments at Nuremberg zoo

i love going to the zoo when it's either raining, cold or early in the morning, as i can't stand children, mainly because of their parents,....
I want to share some special moments with you:

Iberian wolf. Remaining and very old female. pretty and impressive animal, shy but in avery polite way. she still climbs that hill to know what's happening,....:
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The magnificent new manatee enclosure (underwater window of a large glasshouse.
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Old ibex male:
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Cheetah: mom with cubs:
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just an impressive animal and a very special moment,....:
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Great images, I especially love these sleeping cheetah family Manatee enclosure is very impressive indeed Very very nice!

Wow, cool! I love underwater viewing areas.
That ibex is also very cool! Do you know what breed he is? He looks like a Persian ibex to me.

Fantastic pictures PeGe. I can't stand children in zoos too, they don't know how to behave and are very disrespectful to animals. Too bad that parents are disrespectful too

Great pics--is there still snow there? great tiger habitat

cattlecollector wrote:

Wow, cool! I love underwater viewing areas.
That ibex is also very cool! Do you know what breed he is? He looks like a Persian ibex to me.

thank you.The manatees also have access to other ponds, canals in the tropical area.
The ibex is a very old Capra ibex ibex, an alpine ibex.

SeanieP wrote:

Great pics--is there still snow there? great tiger habitat

thank you. No, those pictures were taken this winter and the year before.
The tiger exhibit is actually made by using original rockwork, kind of stone quarry, with grass, small stream and plants of course,..unfortunatly the big cat enclosures were originally designed to impress in a wai the nazis like wild beasts to impress,....
No matter what,there will was recently a new female siberian tiger arriving from moscow zoo,
offspring of a real (orphaned?) wildcaught. I'm already looking forward to see this cat.

Wonderful pics Philipp (o)): (o)): (o)): (o)): And especially the manatee is a highlight

Cool animals and great pictures
Where are the dolphins?

arafan wrote:

Cool animals and great pictures
Where are the dolphins?

when i took the picture of the manatee, they were behind the window behind my back on the other side of the house,....
In the water,...

Great photos! I especially love the wolf, tiger, and cheetah.

I think that Zoos are special place for kids. Maybe parents are not always able of seeing how nice these places are to help their children to develope a huge respect for Nature and other related things.
It is great to see that Iberian wolf. The Ibex is quite impressive, I've read on Zoo's website that it is an Alpine Ibex? Impressive and unusual horns. But beautiful!
Thanks for sahring your special moments!

Yes, I also love that ibex! It looks very peaceful at the zoo. I understand why you only like going at certain times, it seems every time I end up going to the local zoo it's very hot and overcrowded. I would love a snowy, empty zoo. :) Thanks for sharing your pictures with us!

Wonderful to see that the Manatees has a new pool! The old one made me feel ashamed...

Otherwise I share Your wiew on kids and zoo:s in the winter!


/Lennart
Stockholm

Isabeau wrote:

Yes, I also love that ibex! It looks very peaceful at the zoo. I understand why you only like going at certain times, it seems every time I end up going to the local zoo it's very hot and overcrowded. I would love a snowy, empty zoo.  :) Thanks for sharing your pictures with us!

That why I visit the Zoo in Gotham City only in winter times- I love the penguin exhibit there,one of the best I've ever seen in a Zoo