Just a mother wildebeest with her calf today. Despite her appearance, do you know that wildebeests are not cows at all, but antelopes? Those live in the Beauval zoo in France.
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This white tiger lives in the zoo of Beauval in France. White tigers are very rare in the wild. The last one that was observed was in the 50’s in India. (only white Bengal tigers have been observed, not other species) All white tigers […]
I hadn’t posted an animal picture in quite a while, so here is one. It’s an Indian Rhinoceros, and like many other pictures of wild animals on this blog, it was taken at the Beauval Zoo in France, one of the best zoos I have ever been to. […]
If you want to see koalas up close and personal, and you don’t live in Australia, but in Europe, may I suggest the Beauval zoo?
An okapi chilling in Beauval Zoo. Okapis are some of the strangest mammals I have ever seen. By the way, don’t let the stripes fool you, they are related to giraffes, not zebras.
Spotted Hyena in the Beauval Zoo. Despite its bad reputation I find it to be a fascinating animal (on the other hand, what animal is not fascinating?)
I’ve always loved elephants, especially African Elephants. On the other hand, I’m not really special; who doesn’t love elephants? Those African Elephants like many of the animals that appear on the blog live in Beauval Zoo.
Flashback to October 2010, one week before the trip that was (partly) going to be responsible for my move to Japan. Right before that trip, we made a shorter one to the Loire Valley and among several things, we went to visit Beauval Zooparc, one of the best zoos […]