At last

I've hoped to get a decent shot of the Columbus Zoo's Pallas' cat since 2018 and Mexican beaded lizard since 2019. They're often hidden or barely visible.

This is typical of my handful of photos of Pallas' cat in its dimly-lit enclosure. July 16, 2019

 

May 17, 2021. Right after I took the picture, the cat ran to a nearly-hidden door in a dim corner.

At first, the lizard was bathed in red light. April 8, 2019

Then I got a shot from behind. December 28, 2020

Finally, I saw its face in normal light. May 17, 2021.

If you click to see a large version of this picture and toggle between it and the previous one, you'll see the lizard stick out its tongue. I am at the tail end of middle aged, and this "flipbook" kind of thing has always and will always amuse me. So there.

I don't have a particular interest in this cat or lizard. I just want at least one good image of every animal I come across.

Geckos

 These geckos live at the Columbus Zoo unless noted.

Malagasy leaf-tailed gecko

Malagasy leaf-tailed gecko

Madagascar day gecko (Toledo Zoo)

 

Standing's day gecko (floats in the air?).

Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko

Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko

Kookaburras

 

blue-winged kookaburra (Toledo Zoo)

blue-winged kookaburra (Toledo Zoo)

laughing kookaburra (Columbus Zoo)

laughing kookaburra (Columbus Zoo)

laughing kookaburra (Toledo Zoo)

To find pictures of any animal that has appeared in this blog, use the search box at the top left of this page.

Whose tails are these?

I haven't posted pictures of some of these animals, so good luck.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

 

A. Nubian goat

B. King cobra - the tail looks different from the snake's body

C. Gila monster

D. Southern stingray

E. Black-and-white colobus

F. San Esteban chuckwalla

G. Hippopotamus

H. African grey parrot

I. African elephant

J. Laughing kookaburra

All are from the Columbus Zoo except the hippo and elephant, which are from the Toledo Zoo.