Find zoo photos which could be taken in the wild!

[felis silvestris]

I think you'll find it's a tiger

In all seriousness, I genuinely have no clue what you're talking about - I can't see anything too particular about the background.

I thought the the sort of log-like things to the right of the tiger looked weird.

 

[littleRedPanda]

Does this fit the brief?

 

[Swanson02]

Adding to @Simon Hampel's Monarto Safari Park stuff
In my opinion, no other zoo outside of Africa emulates the arid Savanna as well. Most zoos think adding a bunch of faux rocks and a fake baobab or two will suffice, for me, it does the opposite and breaks the immersion, i.e. reminding me I'm not in Africa. Not all of these pictures are perfect some include glimpses of fences and roads (They have those in the wild too) also Monarto's mallee features heavily but even that isn't too different from the 'bush' of southern Africa.

African Lion

Scimitar oryx

Blackbuck

Black Rhino

Giraffe and Eland

African Cheetah

Plains Zebra

 

[Rayane]

Adding to @Simon Hampel's Monarto Safari Park stuff
In my opinion, no other zoo outside of Africa emulates the arid Savanna as well. Most zoos think adding a bunch of faux rocks and a fake baobab or two will suffice, for me, it does the opposite and breaks the immersion, i.e. reminding me I'm not in Africa. Not all of these pictures are perfect some include glimpses of fences and roads (They have those in the wild too) also Monarto's mallee features heavily but even that isn't too different from the 'bush' of southern Africa.

African Lion

Scimitar oryx

Blackbuck

Black Rhino
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Giraffe and Eland

African Cheetah

Plains Zebra

I'd say Sigean in France comes close but this looks indeed spectacular

 

[Swanson02]

I'd say Sigean in France comes close but this looks indeed spectacular

I must admit Sigean does look pretty amazing too, safe to say Monarto and Sigean are in a league of their own

Two images of Sigean that I think could slot right into Zimbabwe

 

[felis silvestris]

Does this fit the brief?

A lot of HWP photos could

 

[littleRedPanda]

A lot of HWP photos could

Wouldn't some of the animals be disqualified for being loosely native to the area? Most of the photos in the gallery have man made features too.

 

[felis silvestris]

Wouldn't some of the animals be disqualified for being loosely native to the area? Most of the photos in the gallery have man made features too.

I guess

 

[Rayane]

I must admit Sigean does look pretty amazing too, safe to say Monarto and Sigean are in a league of their own

Two images of Sigean that I think could slot right into Zimbabwe

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With what would be the first Zimbabwe springboks

 

[WalkingAgnatha]

Don't know if this one is too 'in focus' too count but this one at WildLife Sydney is really nice:
White-headed Pigeons - ZooChat

 

[littleRedPanda]

Don't know if this one is too 'in focus' too count but this one at WildLife Sydney is really nice:
White-headed Pigeons - ZooChat

Cropped in too tight and not showing enough landscape perhaps

 

[Swanson02]

Another one from Monarto Safari Park

 

[Tiger]

Recently, I came across some photos by @Veno showing an okapi at the Kanazawa Zoo in Japan. These photos definitely look like they were taken in the wild, here are some of them:

 

[equidae]

Does this fit the brief?

There would be nowhere near as much ragwort - if any - in their native habitat

 

[EagleScout610]

From the Akron Zoo today. Looks like I just stumbled upon a sleeping Grizzly in the wild

 

[StoppableSan]

Here's some shots I took of an Amur tiger at the Bronx Zoo. Honestly I've grown more accustomed to Tiger Mountain - I just had a bad experience the first time I went through.

 

[ZooElephantMan]

Here's some shots I took of an Amur tiger at the Bronx Zoo. Honestly I've grown more accustomed to Tiger Mountain - I just had a bad experience the first time I went through.

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I was also considering posting tiger mountain photos, as that exhibit is incredibly naturalistic. The only real giveaway here is the chain dangling out of the hollow enrichment log.

 

[Chlidonias]

I was also considering posting tiger mountain photos, as that exhibit is incredibly naturalistic. The only real giveaway here is the chain dangling out of the hollow enrichment log.

Plus the photo is clearly taken through glass as well.

 

[StoppableSan]

Plus the photo is clearly taken through glass as well.

Second one, maybe. First one, you'd have to look really closely. Usually with photos like these, I press my phone gently against the glass in order to get a shot with minimal glare.

 

[remar]

I'm no botanist, therefore i would like some feedback if this Siberian tiger counts?

Sibirien tiger

• remar
• 2 Aug 2023
• siberian tiger tiger