I am sorry to be late. This is the final report about Perth Zoo. I will write about reptiles today. Pebble-mimic dragon (Tympanocryptis cephalus) is very cute. I had not seen it before, but It became one of the cutest reptiles that I know. Southern pygmy spiny-tailed skink (Egernia depressa) looks like a small dragon. …
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Perth Zoo report(5): Asian Rainforest
I’ll write about Asian tropical animals today. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii). “Orangutan” means “forest man”. He is our relative. Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are second-largest animals on the ground. Bull has great tusks, but female does not have them. Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris smatrae) is the smallest tiger, but he is big because tigers are …
Perth Zoo report(4): Amazonia & Primate Trail
I’ll write about South American animals today. Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) are the largest tortoise in the world. They are huge. They are not in Amazonia nor Primate Trail, but I write here. South American coati (Nasua nasua) is relative to racoons. Procyonidae has variety of animals like racoons, cacomistle, kinkajou, or it. Pygmy marmoset …
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Perth Zoo report(3): African Savannah
I’ll write about African animals today. African painted dogs (Lycaon pictus) are very actively. Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) have red hips.Their rostrums stick out, so Their faces are similar to carnivoras’. African lion (Panthera leo senegalensis) was sleeping. Her charisma was broken. Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) was also sleeping. I could not watch …
Perth Zoo report(2): Australian Wetland
I am sorry to be late. I’ll write mainly about Australian waterfowls. Black-necked storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) never moved. They have as much patience as shoebill. Black swan (Cygnus atratus) is big, but it is common waterfowl in Australian lakes. Yellow-billed spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) has longer legs and beak like spoon or spatula, but it is …
Perth Zoo report(1): Main Lake & Australian Bushwalk
I visited Perth Zoo on August 31th. I’ll write reports about there from today. Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is the animal that I wanted to see the best. He has very big and scary claws on each second toes. Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) is slenderer than I thought. It lives in dry land while most …
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Japanese Dino-mania 