2010 3. Audubon Zoo (12/22/2010)

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

John James Audubon, the artist and naturalist, stands in front of the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

He is controversial with birders, as he shot the birds so that they would stand still for his drawing of them. This statue actually shows Audubon with a powder horn.

Greater flamingos:

Elephant Plaza:

Signature fountain in the zoo:

Asian Domain:

Asian Elephants and a cool Elephant House:

Sun Bear:

Asian Domain landscaping:

Babirusa and Asian Otter:

Better view of the Babirusa:

White Bengal Tigers:

Awesome plant:

with its awesome flowers:

Discovery Walk:
Sculptures:

Mixed Macaw?

Blue-and-yellow Macaw:

Primates:

Lowland Gorilla:

Mother and child Orangutans:

Stacked turtles, and ducks:

Mallards and ?:

African Savannah:

Rhinos:

African Wild Dog:

Louisiana Swamp:

Brown Bear:

Raccoons in the trees above us!

Raccoon:

American Alligators:

Nutrias:

River Otters:

Bayou Santa:

Refracted White Alligator:

South American Pampas:

Nuzzling Maguari Storks:

AustralAsian Flight

Masked Lapwings:

Zoo grounds:

Fountain:

Whooping Cranes:

Next: Back to New Orleans.