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Once upon a time, a cougar stuck his tongue out at me at the Naples Zoo (Just call me “The Cougar Whisperer”. The long name for the Naples Zoo is Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens. The property was once privately owned by a botanist, who had populated it with plants and trees he’d collected from around the world. A few subsequent owners later, animals were added to create a zoo, which was opened to the public in the 1960s.
There are other animals dwelling there besides my friend the raspberry-blowing cougar – let’s have a look at a few of them. The day of our visit was very hot, so we found that most of the animals were sprawled out in whatever shade was available. The porcupine in the photo above was hiding the cool comfort of his stone cave (thank you 10x optical zoom).
The fosa is a native of Madagascar, so he’s used to the heat and knows what to do – sleep through it!
This egret is probably not a resident – more likely, he is a squatter from the wild. And he’s doing that “strike a pose there’s nothing to it VOGUE” thing that birds of his ilk do so well.
I’d like to go back and visit this zoo again sometime during the cooler weather – I think I’d linger longer at each exhibit and get some better photos.
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I LOVE the face on the sleepy porcupine!!
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Wonderful pictures! Those aren’t creatures we’d see around here… not even in an animal santuary.
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Awesome photos! The Egret definitely IS striking a pose! Love it!
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The Egret looks so proud in its pose. Lovely photo.
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Your photos are great, and I enjoyed them all. Never heard of the Fosa before, what an interesting animal and the way you caught the egret with its wings stretched out is beautiful.
An English Girl Rambles
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