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#530 — A close up picture of a wild squirrel located at one of the lookouts on the way to Mount St. Helens Volcano. If you look closely, you can see that this squirrel has been filling is mouth up with some cracker jacks by the size of its cheeks. In each cheek it is holding a cracker jack.
Big Cheeks Squirrel
#1479 — A scenic picture taken close up of a black and gray fox found sitting in the wilderness of Mt. Rainier National Park near Longmire on a snowy, winter day.
Black & Gray Wild Fox
#1673 — A scenic close up picture taken of a deer running through the fields located at the Olympic National Park at Hurricane Ridge.
Deer Running
#526 — A scenic picture taken of a brown squirrel with a cracker jack in its mouth. This picture was taken at one of the lookouts on the way to Mount St. Helens. There are many squirrels running around at this particular lookout and they are not afraid of people at all. They will come and sit right next to you.
Eating Squirrel
#1486 — A scenic picture taken close up of a gray and black wild fox standing on snow in Mt. Rainier National Park near the Longmire. The fox is looking directly at the camera.
Gray & Black Fox on Snow
#324 — This is a scenic picture taken of a Polar Bear at the San Francisco Zoo in California. Polar Bear's fur looks white, but actually each hair is a clear hollow tube. Sunlight goes through hte fur to the bear's black skin helping to keep the Polar Bear warm. Because of this unique quality of their fur, Polar Bears are able to stay comfortable in a wide range of temperatures. Their natural habitat is sea ice, islands, and coasts.
Polar Bear
#428 — A picture taken of two gorilla's on a tree branch located at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. Gorillas were first seen by western civilization was in the 5th century B.C. by a Roman explorer. There are three subspecies of gorillas living in different parts of Africa. The differences between them are very slight. There names are: Western Lowland Gorilla (gorilla gorilla), Eastern Lowland Gorilla (gorilla graueri), and Mountain Gorilla (gorilla berengei). The differences between mountain gorillas and lowland gorillas are slight and result mainly from adaptation to high altitudes. Mountain gorillas have longer body hair, higher foreheads, longer palates, larger nostrils, broader chests, shorter arms, shorter, wider hands and feet. Males grow up to 5'6" upright, 4'6" normal stance. Females grow up to 5' upright, 3'6" - 4' normal stance. Gorillas eat some 200 types of leaves, tubers, flowers, fruit, fungus and some insects. Favorite foods include bamboo, thistles and wild celery. Gorillas do not drink water. They obtain all the moisture they need from the vast amounts of foliage they consume. Males consume approximately 50 lbs. a day.
Two Gorillas on Tree Branch
#527 — A scenic picture taken of two squirrels looking at one aonther in the eyes while going after the same food (cracker jacks). As I learned on this particular day, squirrels do not like to share food. When another squirrel got close they made a mean noise telling that squirrel to get away! These squirrels were located at a lookout point along the way to Mount St. Helens Volcano.
Two Squirrels Face Off
#516 — A close up picture taken of an African Elephant located at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. The African elephant, the largest living land mammal, belongs to the family Elephantidae, which includes only one other smaller relative, the Asian (or Indian) elephant. African elephants once ranged from south of the Sahara Desert to northern South Africa. Today, African elephants are now mostly confined to parks and reserves. African elephants are native to a wide variety of habitats including semi-desert scrub, open savannas and dense forest regions. Their habitat ranges from sea level to 16,000 feet (4,877 m).
African Elephant
#524 — A scenic picture taken of two African wild dogs taken at the Woodland Park Zoo which is located in Seattle, Washington. African wild dogs live and hunt in packs. An average pack has seven or eight adult members. Social interaction - muzzling, licking, wrestling is common among these wild dogs just as it is among domestic dogs. African wild dogs are the size of medium domestic dogs. Lycaon pictus is their Latin name and means "painted wolf-like animal." Their coats are mottled in shades of brown, black and beige. They have large, rounded ears and dark brown circles around their eyes. These wild dogs differ from wolves and other dogs in that they have four toes instead of five.
African Wild Dogs
#2126 — A scenic close up picture taken of a black and gray fox sitting in a field located on the San Juan Island of Washington State.
Black and Gray Fox in Field
#2127 — A scenic picture taken of a light brown and white fox standing near the coast on the San Juan Island of Washington State.
Brown and White Fox
#606 — A close up picture taken of a brown bear located at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. Brown bears belong to the family Ursidae, which includes eight species. The Kodiak bear is a subspecies of brown bear found on Kodiak Island in Alaska. Kodiak bears are the largest of all brown bears and the second largest bear in the world. The largest bear is the polar bear, which inhabits the arctic coastal areas of the north. Brown bears have the widest range of any species of bear in the world. Their range covers northwest North America; across northern Europe and Asia from Scandinavia to eastern Russia; central Europe, including the Pyrenees, Alps, Abruzzi and Carpathian mountain ranges; and from Syria through the central Asian republics to the countries of the Tibetan plateau.
Brown Bear
#1548 — A close up picture taken of a brown and white bunny rabit located along the coast in Mukilteo, Washington.
Bunny Rabit
#385 — A picture of a squirrel eating something in the grass on the hills of Palo Alto, California.
Close up of a Squirrel
#928 — A scenic photo taken close up of three deer, two of which are looking right into the camera. This photo was taken near Bonney Lake in Washington State.
Close up of Three Deer
#1846 — A scenic picture taken of a wild deer standing in a field while looking at the camera.
Deer Looking at the Camera
#1697 — A scenic picture taken of a deer running in a field located in the Olympic Mountains in Washington State. This photo was taken near Hurricane Ridge.
Deer Running in Field
#344 — A scenic picture taken of the top part of a giraffe located at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.
Giraffe's Head
#729 — A scenic picture taken of two gorillas hanging on a rope at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. Gorillas were first seen by western civilization was in the 5th century B.C. by a Roman explorer. There are three subspecies of gorillas living in different parts of Africa. The differences between them are very slight.
Gorillas on Rope
#325 — A scenic picture taken of a greater one-horned rhinoceros at the San Francisco Zoo in California. Adult rhinos can weigh up to 2000 to 3000 pounds. These rhinos are solitary, primarily grass eating herbivores and is active early in evenings and late mornings. Today only about 1400 remain.
Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
#359 — A scenic close up picture taken of a Hippopotamus face while swimming in the water at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.
Hippopotamus Face
#1636 — A scenic picture taken of a black and gray marmot animal sitting on a rock located in the wilderness in Mt. Rainier National Park.
Marmot
#881 — A close up picture taken of a brown Orangutan located in the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. Orangutans belong to the family Pongidae, which includes all three great apes: gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans. Distinct subspecies of orangutans live on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Unlike gorillas and chimpanzees who live in large male/female social groups, male orangutans are mostly solitary animals. Females may live in small groups composed of dependent young, other adult females and adolescents.
Orangutan Close Up
#1276 — A close up profile picture of a squirrel eating a cracker jack.
Profile Shot of Squirrel Eating
#320 — This photo was taken of a Hippopotamus at the San Francisco Zoo. Hippopotamus's sleep, breed, and give birth and nurse their young in shallow water. They can stay under water for about 3 to 5 minutes. Despite their large size, hippos are agile animals and can run faster than humans! Their natural habitat is in Africa.
Sleepy Hippo
#667 — A picture of a wild squirrel burying some food in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest located in Washington State. You can see the dust surrounding the squirrel as he is digging a whole to hide his food from the other squirrels.
Squirrel Burying Food
#1275 — A close up scenic picture taken of a squirrel burying some food into the ground to try and protect it.
Squirrel Digging Close Up
#1269 — A vertical picture taken looking down at a squirrel eating a cracker jack.
Squirrel Eating a Cracker Jack
#1635 — A scenic vertical picture taken of a squirrel standing up on its back legs on a rock.
Standing Squirrel
#959 — A scenic picture taken of two gorillas climbing on ropes located at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. Gorillas are large, quiet, gentle apes that come from Africa. Although gorillas are frequently portrayed as aggressive, dangerous killers, they are really shy, peaceful vegetarians.
Two Climbing Gorillas
#343 — A scenic picture of two giraffes taken in the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. Giraffes are an African ruminant mammal living in open savannas of the Sahara. The giraffe is the tallest of animals and browse in treetops at heights inaccessible to other leaf-eaters. A male can grow up to be 18 ft (5.5 m) from hoof to crown. Giraffes feed chiefly on leaves of acacia and mimosa, using their extensible tongues and mobile lips to secure food. Giraffes can become very vulnerable when spreading their forelegs and lowering their heads to drink; however, they can do without water for long intervals.
Two Giraffes
#429 — A scenic picture of two gorillas hugging on a tree branch located in Seattle, Washington at the Woodland Park Zoo. Gorillas eat some 200 types of leaves, tubers, flowers, fruit, fungus and some insects. Favorite foods include bamboo, thistles and wild celery. Gorillas do not drink water. They obtain all the moisture they need from the vast amounts of foliage they consume. Males consume approximately 50 lbs. a day.
Two Gorillas Hugging on Branch
