shanthi the national zoo039s musical elephant plays the harmonica
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when the elephant keepers at the smithsonian039s national zoo hear the sound of a harmonica it039s not the radio they039ve left on instead it039s the zoo039s 36-year-old asian elephant shanthi who unsolicited has a propensity for coming up with her own ditties using whatever instruments the keepers have provided these include harmonicas horns and other noisemakers the zoo has captured some of shanthi039s most recent capriccios on this video the keepers provided the instruments after they noticed that shanthi more so than the zoo039s two other elephants likes to make noise with objects according to keepers she will use her trunk to cover anything with a hole in it and blow until it makes a soundand will often coax the objects to get different types of sounds from it she taps objects with her trunk and flaps her ears against objects that make noise now they give the melodious pachyderm noisemakers as a form of enrichment shanthi is the mother of the zoo039s 10-year-old calf kandula asian elephants are endangered in the wild where 30000 to 50000 asian elephants still live in the forests of south and southeast asia visitors to the zoo can watch an elephant demonstration which sometimes includes shanthi039s musical skills at 11 am most days at the zoo039s elephant trails

singapore zoo orang utan playing with gunny sack
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http:wwwzoocomsg singapore zoos 43 year old female bornean orang utan girlie showing just how much fun an old gunny sack can be

baylor and tupelo in the pool
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now that spring is approaching and the temperatures are slowly rising kids all over houston are starting to think about swimming and playing outside the baby elephants at the houston zoo are no exception recently the keepers gave baylor and tupelo a big kiddie pool now that baylor weighs more than 1100 pounds and tupelo weighs more than 600 pounds the small inflatable pools do not last longer than 5 minutes without getting popped the babies now get a family size pool which is 120 inches in length and holds both calves it is a lot more durable this size pool lasts for about 5 uses before it has to be replaced playing in the pool is a fun enrichment activity for the babies and the pool is given to them when the weather allows pool time is unannounced and unplanned guests who happen to be in the area around the elephant deck at the right time get to enjoy watching the calves splash around in the pool for those guests who want to see a guaranteed elephant bath the keepers do bath everyday at 10am with a keeper chat at the barn windows read more on our elephant blog: http:houstonzooblogsorgelephant

it got grandma: chimp at zoo throws poo in grandma039s face
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chimpanzee at john ball zoo throws poo right at granny039s facevideo courtesy of erin vargo

otters at chester zoo - petes b039day 2008
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otters 039dancing039 at chester zoo

video: the hoodgeekz ft king louie - 4the ratchets supergiant entertainment submitted
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dir: directorbrazil wevideovisions the zoo mix tape hosted: dj timbuck2 supergiant ent follow thehoodgeekz down the zoo mix tape http:indylivemixtapescommixtapes24375super-giant-ent-the-zoohtml also summer of the red cup http:indylivemixtapescommixtapes18029hood_ge3kz_summer_of_the_red_cuphtml

el paso zoo lion loves children
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this is zari a lioness at the el paso zoo i have been sharing this video with family and friends on my iphone6 plus and am glad to see the today show help share the story this is by far one of my favorite videos taken over the years and with my phone video camera http:wwwtodaycompetswatch-lioness-playfully-swipe-young-boy-1d80422980 i invite you to visit my website at http:wwwiloveparkscom

raw: baboon adopts stray kitten
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a baboon at an israeli petting zoo has adopted a tiny kitten that recently strayed into its cage video released by the zoo shows the baboon caring for the kitten stroking it and checking its fur for fleas as it would care for its own infant nov 8

kookaburra calls-cincinnati zoo
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the kookaburra has one of the most identifiable calls of all birds the cincinnati zoo has one trained for its wings of wonder bird show to call on cue

hippo snack time at honolulu zoo
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hippos eating a snack

tiger escapes at tokyo zoo
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a zookeeper dons a big cat costume at a tokyo zoo as staff practise their tiger escape emergency drill follow us on twitter at http:twittercomitn

london zoo keepers tackle thieving monkeys
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visit itn on facebook at http:onfbmeitnfb zoo keepers at the london zoo train bolivian squirrel monkeys out of the habit of stealing visitors039 sunglasses follow us on twitter at http:twittercomitn

giraffe baby born at marwell wildlife
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watch brave mum ursula the giraffe give birth to a beautiful new babyfor updates on the calf039s progress keep checking our facebook or twitter account and visit wwwmarwellorgukmarwell wildlife is a registered charity number: 275433 which is dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity and the natural worldmarwell wildlife seeks to address causes of extinction such as habitat loss and the over-exploitation of biological resources and to manage vulnerable populations of threatened species to ensure their survival this is achieved through a range of species and habitat conservation programmes locally through marwell039s base in southern england and internationally with a particular focus in africamarwell wildlife is a member of the british and irish association of zoos and aquariums biaza biaza represents its member collections and promotes the values of good zoos and aquariums

the zoo trip edinburgh scotland: funny animals friends elephants polar bears amp owls
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http:wwwwcptvbiztitle of video: the zoo trip edinburgh scotland: funny animals friends elephants polar bears ampamp owlsi put together this short at the zoo video for fun with friends while we want on a day trip to edinburgh zoo i added a serpia effect to the video to create the illusion of an older video which i liked this is simply a funny animals videoproduced by alan taylor ampamp sean imrielength: 2:41edinburgh zoo is a zoological park based in edinburgh scotland it is a non profit organization concerned with the conservation of hundreds of species of animals it used to be called the scottish national zoological park it039s aim is to raise the public039s awareness of living animals in our world and conserve those which are threatened with exstinction the zoo edinburgh is situated on the top of costorphine hill and was built in 1913 annually the zoo receives over 600000 visitors which means it039s one of scotland039s biggest attraction aside from edinburgh castle taking first place currently the zoo is the only one anywhere in the uk to have koalas and be able to breed penguinsone of the most famous and funny stuff at the zoo park zoos is the penguin parade which started in 1950 with the escape of the penguins now they perform the parade everyday depending of course if they decide to leave their enclosure animals funny sometimes funny videos feature on the zoo039s website called panguin cam check it out another addition to edinburgh zoo was the highland wildlife park at kingussie built in 1986 which is situated 30 miles south of inverness the zoo frequently hosts trips between the animal zoo and the highland park zoo safari edinburgh039s united kingdom wildlife zoo has about 1000 animals on it039s 82 acres of land not to mention being primarily mammals and bird species zoo animals include two male indian rhinos a pair of jaguars and asiastic lions some of the other weird animals include giant anteaters margays temmibck039s golden cat wolverines manned wolfs clawed otters african hunting dogs amur leopards bush dogs binturongs and malayan sun bears one of the most famous animals in the zoo are the patagonian sea lions although are not featured in my funny animal videosmy zoo world features primates making up a large collection of the funniest animals at the zoo these include barbary macaques brown capuchins senegal bushbabys black howler monkeys yellow breasted capuchins buff cheeked gibbons diana monkeys eastern pygmy marmosets drills gelada baoons golden headed lion tamarins goeldi039s monkeys guinea baboons hamlyn039s monkeys mongoose lemurs l039hoest039s monkeys purple faced langurs red titi monkeys red bellied lemurs sclater039s lemurs red fronted lemurs white faced saki monkeys and many common chimpanzees doing their funny things other mammals include european sousliks vicunas grevy039s zebra bongo siberian musk deer thorold039s deer lesser kudu chinese goral nyalas kirk039s dik diks bawean deer malayan tapirs red river hogs pygmy hippos visayan warty pigs and warthogs species of birds held at the zoo include chilean flamingos steller039s sea eagles black storks stanley039s crane darwin039s rhea ravens hammerkors southern cassowarys thick-billed parrots lady ross039s turaco and victoria crowned pigeons finally the british zoo holds reptile and amphiians in it039s discovery centre in the future the zoo is to be transformed into separate areas over the next 10-20 years these areas include 039grasslands039 which is to feature rhionos cheetahs zebras giraffes ostrich antelope and hornbills the second area is 039woodlands039 and will feaure elephants lions bears wolves tigers birds of prey kangaroos wallabies and wombats the third area is called 039oceans and wetlands039 and will feature polar bears penguins sea lions sea otters manatees flamingos and cabybara 039tropical rainforests039 is the last area which will feature tapirs jaguars orangutans gibbons pygmy hippos gorillas bongo and chimpanzees in may 2008 the animals a breeding pair of giant pandas made their way to edinburgh zoo from china the zoo has a history of wild animals being linked to the military these include wojtek a bear which was adopted in iran by the polish 2nd corps enlisted in the 22nd artillery supply company to allow them to travel where the troops were posted the bear served in the middle east during the battle of monte cassino and retired to edinburgh zoo when the polish troops were demobilised in scotlandanother of the animals at the zoo is sir nils olav a king penguin which became the colonel in chief of the norwegian king039s guard he was adopted in 1972 when the king039s guard were in the city for the edinburgh military tattoo where he was given the rank of lance corporal and is promoted everytime the guard visits edinburghvideo produced by alan andrew taylor

jealous alpha male monkey quotattacksquot man
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this is at the cafe inside the memphis zoo the manager of the cafe told me that the alpha male monkey noticed me the second i walked in the door and started going crazy because as the alpha male he feels threatened by tall males so she told me to go stand by the window and turn my back on him and that he would quotattackquot me