A Few Babies Born In Our Zoo!

06 December 2014, 19:45

Saeed

quote:
Originally posted by Tim Carney:
Nice, Saeed. Congratulations and cigars all around.

Best of the Season, Tim

Thank you Tim, we are all very happy of how they progressing.

This afternoon I had to shoot a pregnant black buck doe.

Another animal made a large hole in her stomach, killing the baby and making part of it hanging out of her.

Very sad to do.

The amazing part was she kept running, together with the rest of them.

Making it difficult for me to shoot her in the head as I usually do with a 22.

Eventually I shot her on the run, hitting her just behind the shoulder.

She must have been really sick, as she just dropped and died within a few seconds.

06 December 2014, 22:16

Bwana338

great photos...

Rita says hi and like your style...

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06 December 2014, 22:40

Leopardtrack

quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by Tim Carney:
Nice, Saeed. Congratulations and cigars all around.

Best of the Season, Tim

Thank you Tim, we are all very happy of how they progressing.

This afternoon I had to shoot a pregnant black buck doe.

Another animal made a large hole in her stomach, killing the baby and making part of it hanging out of her.

Very sad to do.

The amazing part was she kept running, together with the rest of them.

Making it difficult for me to shoot her in the head as I usually do with a 22.

Eventually I shot her on the run, hitting her just behind the shoulder.

She must have been really sick, as she just dropped and died within a few seconds.

OMG Saeed that's terrible! Nature can be cruel

08 December 2014, 05:06

Crazyhorseconsulting

Lora said she would be quite happy if you could send her a breeding trio of Dik-Dik.

We had some Muntjak for a while, but she thinks Dik-Dik are really neat animals.

08 December 2014, 09:57

malcolm

The detail in the photos are superb.
cheers Malcolm

08 December 2014, 11:07

Canuck

Fantastic photos Saeed!

08 December 2014, 18:49

D. Nelson

Saeed;

Congratulations on some beautiful babies! Loved the pictures.

Is the ostrich tame or dangerous?

So sorry about the Blackbuck.

Best regards, D. Nelson

09 December 2014, 06:38

Saeed

They are tame, but one has to be careful with them.

Because they are so big, and tend to just turn 180 and run, and can cause quite a bit of damage if they run over you.

09 December 2014, 19:25

Bill/Oregon

Wonderfully crisp images. Your family is so fortunate to have such lovely creatures at hand.

09 December 2014, 19:35

Saeed

quote:
Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
Wonderfully crisp images. Your family is so fortunate to have such lovely creatures at hand.

Thank you Bill.

We also have an exchange program with other reserves, and zoos.

And we have kids from different schools study the animals.

Tomorrow we have a major catch.

We do this every year, and every animal gets several required injections.

It is quite an involved operation, requiring 3 vets, and about 25 other personnel.

At the same time we get students from high school who come observe what goes on.

09 December 2014, 20:37

Aspen Hill Adventures

Neato! Glad to hear the local school kids are interested. You are sure to inspire! Keep up the good work, I know it is quite an expense.

10 December 2014, 20:38

pagosawingnut

Nice to have a private zoo so you can mingle with the exotics at will. Very cool!

11 December 2014, 20:23

fairgame

Some super sharp photos of some very interesting animals.

Have you not thought of setting up a much larger reserve out in the desert? That would be a project.

12 December 2014, 01:35

Mikelravy

Great pictures

12 December 2014, 07:53

Saeed

quote:
Originally posted by fairgame:
Some super sharp photos of some very interesting animals.

Have you not thought of setting up a much larger reserve out in the desert? That would be a project.

Andrew,

There are a number of larger facilities set up in the desert, and we do collaborate with them in exchanging animals.

One thing we found out is the fact that our animals tend to breed extremely well in they way they are set up here.

And as you have seen on your visit, most of our animals are those on the endangered species.

12 December 2014, 09:36

fairgame

quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by fairgame:
Some super sharp photos of some very interesting animals.

Have you not thought of setting up a much larger reserve out in the desert? That would be a project.

Andrew,

There are a number of larger facilities set up in the desert, and we do collaborate with them in exchanging animals.

One thing we found out is the fact that our animals tend to breed extremely well in they way they are set up here.

And as you have seen on your visit, most of our animals are those on the endangered species.

Saeed,

When I flew over your country there seemed to be vast tracts of of quite dramatic wilderness and do you think that some of the species could be reintroduced under a managed free ranging format? With a view to take off a small hunting quota in the future?