Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Z if for Zoo

Today's ABC Wednesday letter is the last letter of the alphabet: Z. My Z for this week is ZOO.

Allow me to take you into the wild for some of the great animals of the Zoos here in Japan. Showcasing here the animals from the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, and Zoorasia and Sea Paradise in Yokohama. I love going to the zoos here because they are well-maintained, the natural habitats are recreated for the different wildlife, very accessible even to the physically-challenged, and most importantly, the animals are well-taken cared of. A zebra would have been the perfect Z for my zoo animals but unfortunately, I never got to seeing them in my zoo visits. One day just isn't enough to see all of them!



Animals from the wild: tiger, gorilla, Japanese black bear and panda in Ueno Zoological Gardens.


The Red River Hog and the African Crested Porcupine in Zoorasia.


The Indian Elephant in Zoorasia and the Gorilla's Palm in mine. :D


The huge Pelican in Sea Paradise



Creatures of the Water: The penguin in Zoorasia,
Red Flamingo, Seaturtle and Polar Bear in Sea Paradise.

Wanna see more ABC Wednesday posts? More can be found here and here.

Happy Wednesday everyone!


16 comments:

Nathalie (Spacedlaw) said...

That panda looks curious to know where the bamboo have been hidden.
I did zoo too.

Enchie said...

I like to see a panda and a polar bear someday…

Anthony North said...

Some beautiful animals there. Great photos.

Aileni said...

Zoos are very popular today.
My depictions are of three animals as labelled though the whole sequence, which is incomplete, relates to the rabbits’ comparative anatomy.

Mamapippa said...

I love Zoos !
You can see all sorts of animals you don ‘t see in your own garden (I hope so …).
Nice post !

babooshka said...

It was zoological feast for the eyes.

Graceandbradley said...

Thanks for looking at our zinnia blog. Nice pictures of the zoo. Our panda just arrived last December and will be shown in Taipei zoo by the end of this month. You can see our zoo pictures at http://graceandbradley.blogspot.com/2008/12/taipei-zoo.html

Reader Wil said...

Great idea to take the Zoo! Zoos are never boring. I love them. As a child I was always happy to go to the zoo. There are some great zoos and safari parks here in my small country too. I should like to go to a real safari park in Africa, however! Thanks for sharing !

Gerald said...

I do like the pelican

Richie said...

Wonderful zoo photos.

ellen b said...

You really saw a lot and your pictures are great and I like the variety. That porcupine is so interesting…
Happy ABC’s to you…

kim from hiraeth said...

That is one big pelican!

Jay said...

Great pics! I especially like the panda. I thought at first he was in someone’s kitchen!

Vicki said...

Great choice! I love your photos!!

Rose said...

Zoo is the perfect choice for Z! I always enjoy seeing the tigers, but seeing a panda would be a special treat. Thanks for dropping by my blog today.

krizcpec said...

Elephant–more than 10 years ago when I went to Thailand with my family I was paid for to get on an elephant’s back, and soon after I struggled to get on I wanted to get off - it felt quite insecure up there. Thanks for bringing back this memory.

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