This is such an interesting looking species but for whatever reason I have the hardest time photographing them. I just can't seem to come up with a composition I'm happy with. This is probably the only photo I've taken of one that I actually like.
I re-read the AZA accreditation standards after I realized that I may have misinterpreted some parts of them the first time. One thing that was interesting is the AZA standards for visitor interactions with various animals. It's apparently allowable for visitors to interact with reptiles...
A little update on the gerenuk situation in Berlin at the moment,
(this is a translation from Facebook (good luck))
A special treasure of the zoos Berlin are the Southern Giraffes Gazelles (lit comenius ocra wal leri wal leri).
Since 2013 they have been in the livestock, 2015 then the...