Luke the Lion at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. is an icon and revered member of the zoo. In the past six years, Luke has raised two families with sisters Shera and Nababiep. I’ve enjoyed these babies and now they’ve grown and moved on to […]
Call me shameless, but what can I say? I’m an American. And as an American, I love games, and I love to explore. I love games that make me explore. If you haven’t caught the worldwide bug already, let me introduce you to the new game introduced by […]
This weekend the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore; introduced two new Arctic Foxes to their Polar Bear Watch exhibit. “Luna” and “Timber” are two charming and fluffy 8-month old foxes that seem to have boundless energy. It was hard to keep up with them and I could spend all […]
Oh..it’s great to be a Florida Gator! A Gator at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park. Founded in 1893, The St. Augustine Alligator Farm is the only place where one can go to see living examples of the world’s 24 species of crocodile species. The Alligator […]
No kitty…I am not your breakfast.
Peacocks By Rose Fyleman (1877-1957) PEACOCKS sweep the fairies’ rooms; They use their folded tails for brooms; But fairy dust is brighter far Than any mortal colours are; And all about their tails it clings In strange designs of rounds and rings; And that is why they strut […]
Great Bear Spirit I seek your lessons. Show me how to sink deep within myself to find the answers I seek. Teach me to understand That I possess all the resources necessary to survive. Help me know when to seek solitude, As you do in winter, And also […]
Falling into the category of “way too cute” are the Asian Small-Clawed Otters in the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. As the smallest of otters of the 13 types of otters in the world, these Asian otters are guaranteed to charm the pants off of anyone. […]
The visit yesterday at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park was not just to enjoy Luke the Lion’s new Pride but to also discover other exciting and exotic wildlife. Let’s first watch Luke trying to take a mid-morning rest, while his cubs had other ideas. We walked towards the […]
Allow me to introduce you to Luke. The King of the Jungle, the master of the National Zoo. A Black Maned Lion that is a proud father of six new lion cubs at the Smithsonian National Zoo. We arrived mid morning to the Lion pen, awaiting the release […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 