Columbus October 3

Melvin, a female domestic duck with a severe deformity or significant refraction

white cockatoo

I wonder if the sand cats ever get to go outside. Whenever I visit, they're in the same room in the Village. (Update 2026: Months later, I asked a keeper about this, and the reply was the cats don't like it outside, or don't like grass. How about a desert area for them?)

male African lion, engaging in the most common lion activity

This female African lion was looking at another one.

dromedary camel

I got lucky. When I decided to press the button, the bee was on the flower. By the time the shutter fired, the honey bee was flying (and in focus!).

I think this is a metric paper wasp. (Update 2026: This page originally claimed northern paper wasp. Only your entomologist knows for sure.)