Boo at the zoo

[Tee Why]

Los Angeles Zoo has this Halloween event where kids get dressed up and get candies and such. They also put pumpkins in some animal displays for them to play with. I think the main attraction were the Sumatran Tiger Cubs as they played with the pumpkins.

Lighting is very tough at the zoo so I ended up using Lightroom which has poorer color reproduction in my view (or just more options so it's more difficult).
Anyway here are some shots.

1. First encounter with the orange kind, when it ran into the pen.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/214173420-M.jpg

2. Vegetarian???
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/214173887-M.jpg

3. Getting a Paw full
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/214174156-M.jpg

4. Some lion lazying around with a fly on it's snout.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/214174179-M.jpg


5. Rhino, fresh off from a horn trimming. "Look Ma, no horn."
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/214173566-M.jpg

Whole gallery is here.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/gallery/575260/1/184946898#P-1-15

c/c welcome.

[bfjr]

Now that's how to tear into a pumpkin !! :thumb

[kdog]

Now there's something you don't see every day -- a tiger eating a pumpkin. :huh

That rhino shot is just plain sad.

Nice shots, Tee. :thumb

-joel

[CookieS]

Nice shots, love the light in the lions eyes.

[Tee Why]

Nice shots, love the light in the lions eyes.
Well, more like "blue eye" from my flash. We have red eyes with flash, cats seem to have blue reflections with light.

[PrescottPhotog]

Los Angeles Zoo has this Halloween event where kids get dressed up and get candies and such.

Hi Tee Why, Very nice collection of photos. So which is better, the L.A. Zoo or the San Diego Zoo. Been to SD, never to LA.

[Tee Why]

I've been to SD and Wild Animal Park once.
I personally prefer LA Zoo and then WAP. LA zoo usually gives you an unhindered view to the animal. SD zoo uses more plexi glass. WAP lion exhibit uses the glass but you can get a lot closer, which is a trade off.

[borrowlenses.com]

Hahaha...I love the progression of the cub. First, he's staring at the pumpkin and in the next shot, it's half gone :D

[Tee Why]

Hahaha...I love the progression of the cub. First, he's staring at the pumpkin and in the next shot, it's half gone :D

Ha ha, yea, they more destroyed the pumpkins than actually ate it.

[riddim_maker]

Very good set:thumb
It's about time I payed that zoo a visit since I live so close to it.
thanks for the reminder

[dbaker1221]

great stuff..the little one with the pumkin is awesome:ivar