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Discussion in 'Animal Photography' started by ZoologicallyDepraved, 26 Mar 2023.

  1. ZoologicallyDepraved

    ZoologicallyDepraved Well-Known Member

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    Mine is the Humboldt penguin. [​IMG]
     
    ZoologicallyDepraved, 26 Mar 2023
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  2. Ebirah766

    Ebirah766 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Whale shark.
     

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  3. ifesbob

    ifesbob Well-Known Member

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    I am envious of the whale shark.

    A Baird's tapir, probably.
     

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    ifesbob, 28 Mar 2023
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  4. Dassie rat

    Dassie rat Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Type specimen of golden bamboo lemur
     
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    amur leopard Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Dassie rat Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Dassie rat, 28 Mar 2023
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  7. Sicarius

    Sicarius Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Possibly the pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) for me.
     

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  8. RatioTile

    RatioTile Well-Known Member

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    I'd say for me, the Okinawa rail (Hypotaenidia okinawae) who is currently the only one on public display in the world.
     

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  9. Stefan Verhoeven

    Stefan Verhoeven Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Beira antelope
     
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  10. PossumRoach

    PossumRoach Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Either that blurry photo of one of my favorite animals (common brushtail possum) or… uhh… I’m stuck between brown hyena and yellow-necked spur-fowl.
     
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  11. Kalaw

    Kalaw Well-Known Member

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    I am torn between Pacific Walrus and Eastern Gorilla - the latter is rarer, but the former was more active and spectacular. I didn't get the best photos of either, sadly. The walrus photo was a great opportunity, as a pair approached the very front of their enclosure to investigate us, but was taken from a phone, while the gorilla photo was taken from a proper camera, but at an inconvenient angle and through reflective glass.

    Eastern Gorilla:
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    Pacific Walrus:
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    Kalaw, 14 May 2023
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  12. Ebirah766

    Ebirah766 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Went to San Francisco recently, and Neptune grouper and peppermint angelfish were two highlights for me.
     

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  13. gentle lemur

    gentle lemur Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    (*smiles modestly*) A year ago - a blue whale in Monterey Bay (check the Gallery if you've never seen one ;))
     
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  14. wstefan

    wstefan Active Member

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    I travelled to Cincinnati to see the sumatra rhinos. Suci is still the animal which impressed me most.

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  15. NathanTheAsian

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    Bolt the King Cheetah at Zoo Negara, who I'm pretty sure is the only one in Southeast Asia. He was conceived whilst in South Africa before his move to Malaysia.
     
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    gentle lemur Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    gentle lemur, 21 Nov 2023
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