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It’s been a tough few weeks lately but today I was happy to walk around for Red Panda Day!!!
21/09/2025

It’s been a tough few weeks lately but today I was happy to walk around for Red Panda Day!!!

After our open-air safari at The Wilds, we decided to stay at Cbus Zoo for the remaining regular day hours & the Lantern...
25/08/2025

After our open-air safari at The Wilds, we decided to stay at Cbus Zoo for the remaining regular day hours & the Lantern Festival that Night and yes the while day yesterday was truly wild.

Well Folks after 3 Years since our last Safari Tour in Ohio, Me & My Zoo Buddy made a Return for Beautiful Morning Safar...
25/08/2025

Well Folks after 3 Years since our last Safari Tour in Ohio, Me & My Zoo Buddy made a Return for Beautiful Morning Safari at The Wilds in Cumberland Ohio, If you haven’t been or heard the Story of The Wilds, then it is time for a history lesson, In 1984, the Wilds was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit under the name The International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals, Inc. (ICPWA), formalizing a public-private partnership involving the Ohio Departments of Natural Resources and Development, the Ohio Zoos and the private sector that formed in the late-1970s. That same year, the Wilds was gifted its current 9,154 acres (3,704 ha) from the Central Ohio Coal Company. With a location secured, the Wilds began hiring employees, planning development, and organizing fundraising support.
In 1989, the Johnson Visitor Center was completed, built with the environment in mind using a state-of-the-art geothermal heating and cooling system. In 1990, the first animal management facilities and fencing of the initial open range began. These projects allowed for the Wilds to receive its first animals, Przewalski’s horses in 1992.
The Wilds officially opened to the public for tours in 1994. For the next few years, it continued to add animals, improve and expand conservation efforts, and increase public awareness. In 2001, the Wilds began its partnership with the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. This culminated in the completion of the first Strategic Vision Plan in 2005, designed to guide the success and future development of the Wilds for the future.
Today, the Wilds continues working on its mission to advance conservation through science, education and personal experience. Every time when come back here & seeing the gorgeous open pastures it definitely feels like you’re in Africa which is why if you ever make a day trip I recommend you make a visit to The Wilds.

Me & My Folks had a Wonderful Time at the Detroit Zoo, The Detroit Zoo opened on August 1st 1928 and in this 125 Acre Zo...
13/08/2025

Me & My Folks had a Wonderful Time at the Detroit Zoo, The Detroit Zoo opened on August 1st 1928 and in this 125 Acre Zoo, it is home to over 2,000 animals representing 200 Species. In this Beautiful Park it is home to the world’s largest & best Penguin Exhibit seeing them in 2 sides and seeing them underwater, In the year 2000 Detroit Zoo was the very first place ever to make a build just dedicated to amphibians and is home to interesting and rare species like the Kihansi Spray Toad & Japanese Giant Salamander, They Also had a decent Reptile Building and Good habitats for them, The Asian Grasslands & Forest which is home for Vultures, Camels, Red Pandas & on our visit we got to see Nikolai their Male Amur Tiger that was born at Columbus Zoo in 2017 which was a wonderful sight to see, The African Forests & Grasslands is home to the real Detroit Lions, Giraffes, Eland, Zebras & More and then finally the American Grasslands & Arctic Ring of Life the domain for Wolves, Bison, Grizzly Bears along with Polar Bears & Sea Otters, This Zoo was Beautiful and if you ever plan to make a visit to Detroit, You will need to add the Detroit Zoo to your list, Big Time!!

My Co-Worker/Friend Emily invited me a trip to the Akron Zoo and I couldn’t say No, it was beautiful day for a nice hike...
05/08/2025

My Co-Worker/Friend Emily invited me a trip to the Akron Zoo and I couldn’t say No, it was beautiful day for a nice hike & at the end for me, I had to see a popular resident ( for me lol ) in Columbus before calling it for the Day!!

From my return from the South, I decided to pay a visit to see some wonderful friends at work and go for a walk to see t...
30/07/2025

From my return from the South, I decided to pay a visit to see some wonderful friends at work and go for a walk to see the animals including the Tigers for International Tiger Day!!

29/07/2025

Featuring for 2025’s International Tiger Day is Amur Tiger, Vera. Amur/Siberian Tigers ( Panthera Tigris Altacia ) were almost hunted to complete Extinction back in WW2 with a population of only 30 in the Wild due to being hunted for their skin & body parts for useless medicine along with habitat loss, their prey being hunted and many others, with Government Protections & Conservation Programs in the Wild, there are now somewhere between 600-750 remaining in the Wild. Amur Tigers lives in the Snowy Taiga & Temperate Forests of Northern China, Possibly North Korea & Many parts of the Russian Far-East. Amur Tigers are the largest cats in the world, Reaching up over 10 Feet Long and weighs over 600 Pounds, Amur Tigers can eat anything from Rabbit to Deer To Bear, when a Tiger bags a Kill, They can eat up 100 Pounds in a single meal and whatever they don’t eat, they can stash their kill undercover and come back to the kill and eat it later. The Fur of Amur Tigers are longer & thicker than other Tiger species such as the Sumatran & Malayan, The Amur’s fur are proving valuable for the Tiger for spending almost 8 Months in the snow. Another key differences for this tiger is that they have fewer stripes and more white in their coat than the other tiger species and plus their paws are built as snow shoes to prevent it sinking in the snow perfect for surviving temperatures as low as -50. Due to habitat loss and poaching tigers were push to the edge of extinction but thanks to recent acts and conservation the population of Tigers in the wild went from 3,200 in 2010 up to almost 6,000 Wild Tigers.

While on Vacation in St.Augustine Florida & On the Islands of the Caribbean, I managed to snap some very lucky shots of ...
25/07/2025

While on Vacation in St.Augustine Florida & On the Islands of the Caribbean, I managed to snap some very lucky shots of a lot of Animals I’ve been wanting to see & Photograph!!

Back from the Queen City to see the New Elephant Trek ( hardly any animals were out in the trek to post ) but I enjoyed ...
29/06/2025

Back from the Queen City to see the New Elephant Trek ( hardly any animals were out in the trek to post ) but I enjoyed seeing & photographing new a couple new species of animals!!

Ladies & Gentle, I would like to introduce you to Phase 1 of the new North America Trek which officially opened on June ...
22/06/2025

Ladies & Gentle, I would like to introduce you to Phase 1 of the new North America Trek which officially opened on June 20th, the new enclosures replaced the former Swan, Wolf, Bison/pronghorn & prairie dog enclosures to make new & better homes for a couple of residents, when I walked through the very first time, I was amazed, All the new enclosures are gorgeous and some are the best i’ve ever seen especially the Mexican Wolf, River Otter & Black Bear enclosures and I would recommend you add this on your musty list when you visit the Columbus Zoo.

: Please note that there is a Aviary in phase 1 that is not done yet but will be completed later this summer and the zoo is starting to make the rendering designs on the new enclosures for phase 2!!

While having some family from Texas paying a visit, they wanted to take at the zoo and after words, take a dip in Zoombe...
17/06/2025

While having some family from Texas paying a visit, they wanted to take at the zoo and after words, take a dip in Zoombezi Bay!!

Photo Tours #6, Polar Frontier-Columbus Zoo & Aquarium. In 2010, Columbus Zoo opened to a extension to the former North...
08/06/2025

Photo Tours #6, Polar Frontier-Columbus Zoo & Aquarium. In 2010, Columbus Zoo opened to a extension to the former North America Region ( Now Called North America Trek & Opening in Late June, 2025 ) today this 5 Acre Grassy & Forested Tundra is home to 3 Species, When you enter the Abandoned Mining Town you walk and past the Chicken Coop ( really delicious chicken, I recommended lol ) you will take a left to and go inside the Ice Bear Outpost, where people can either go to the Gift shop, multiple interactive stations about Polar Bears, look at a microscope station to look at Fur, broken claws and much more but most importantly learned about climate change which tells us what’s happening to not only glaciers around the world but also the disappearing ice from the north. Viewing from both inside and outside you find a small shed shack in its home to the Arctic Foxes, whether they are in their winter or their summer coats and yes they are really cute, we are leaving the ice bear outpost to see the main event, which is the main viewing of the Polar Bears ( Male-Lee & Female-Aurora ) you can see the Polar Bears from Underwater & above water as well seeing one of the biggest and natural looking Polar Bear enclosures in the Nation, Next the Ice Bears, your next and last resident is the massive enclosure for Brothers, Brutus & Buckeye, The Rescue Alaskan Brown Bears, They were rescued in 2004 when their mom didn’t make it, so Alaskan Fish & Game was called and brought the brothers to the Alaska Zoo first and then brought to Columbus in 2004 and they were in the Former Black Bear enclosure when they were 6 months old ( The Black Bear was moved to it’s new enclosure in North America Trek & it’s former space is now home to a Wolverine ) In 2010 the Brothers were moved to their massive home and yes like the Ice Bears, you can see them underwater ( sort of ) and see them sleeping in their cave, This area has to be my all time favorite Northern Ice World Themed areas and if you do make it to Columbus, I can assure you, it is a must see.

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