From the oil spill, to preservation efforts, to zoo developments, pampered pets, harsh environments, invasive fish, a surfing alpaca and more. I have tried to collect here some recent photographs of animals and human interactions with them.
This blog post is to provoke advice and concern regarding what we are willing to do for these mates who share the environment with us as our friends, companions or helpers and therefore should be taken care of.
1. A bear cools down in the water at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, Thursday, April 29, 2010 as Germany faced the hottest day this year so far, with temperatures up to 28 degrees Celsius (82 Fahrenheit).
2. Molly the Flat coated Retriever undergoes an eye test at the on site vet during the fourth and final of the annual Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Center on March 14, 2010 in Birmingham, England. During this year's four-day competition nearly 28,000 dogs and their owners will vie for a variety of accolades, ultimately seeking the coveted 'Best In Show'.
3. A 3-year-old toy poodle Mizuho sits in "Dog Wash Machine," for shampooing at a pet shop named Pet World Joyful Honda in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Inside the closed machine, a dog receives a service that includes tear-free shampoo, rinsing and blow dry in the 30-minute course. It costs 1,000 yen (about US$11).
4. Bill Rothschild looks at his crayfish, Cray Aiken, on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at his home in Granite Springs, New York.
5. One of four neglected zoo tigers from Germany arrive at the Dutch shelter for predators in Nijeberkoop, on March 2010. The animals (two 15 year olds and two 6 year olds) come from Tierpark Kalletal zoo, which closed earlier this year.
6. The Scottish highland cow "Berenike" stands in a garden in Neunkirchen, western Germany on March 18, 2010, after escaping from a field of a hobby-farmer. The police chased the cow into a garden where it was anesthetized by a veterinary surgeon.
7. A baby whitecoat harp seal is pictured after being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island in this handout photo from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, released March 25, 2010. The worst ice year on record in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, means thousands of harp seals are expected to die this year.
8. A zoo keeper holds the beak of a Caribbean flamingo at Chester Zoo in northern England March 29, 2010. The zoo's 87 flamingos are being measured, weighed and microchipped for the first time in a decade as part of a health check.
9. Tom Richardson rescues his cat from his flooded home in Freetown, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 1, 2010, which has been severely flooded due to the rising waters of nearby Long Pond.
10. London Zookeeper Laura Childs poses for a picture with a spiny stick insect as she takes part in a photocall to promote London Zoo's annual stock take of animals on January 5, 2010.
11. An oil soaked bird struggles against the oil slicked side of the HOS Iron Horse supply vessel at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Sunday, May 9, 2010.
12. A nine-day-old gorilla lays in the hand of its mother Kijivu at the Prague Zoo on May 3, 2010.
13. Farmers use camels to transport their watermelons across the river Ganges at Neevna village on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Allahabad May 6, 2010.
14. Picture made available on April 29, 2010 shows Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) and scientists examining a polar bear on the island Alexandra Land, part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Putin expressed concern for the fate of Arctic polar bears threatened by climate change. "The polar bear is under threat. Their population is currently only 25,000 individuals," Putin was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying.
15. Birds fly over the Gulf of Mexico where oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead continues to spread south of Venice, Louisiana April 30, 2010.
16. A dead shark is seen on a sandy shore of the Gulf of Mexico on May 4, 2010 on Ship Island, Mississippi. It is unknown if the shark died due to the oil spill.
17. Four-year-old Garrett Mullen watches three-day-old pinto stallion named Einstein in Barnstead, New Hampshire on Sunday, April 25, 2010. The diminutive horse born in New Hampshire could lay claim to the world record for lightweight foal. The pinto stallion named Einstein weighed just 6 pounds and measured 14 inches in height when he was born Friday in Barnstead.
18. Scuba diver Charles Ang from Singapore approaches a school of jack fish off the Malaysian island of Layang Layang in the South China Sea April 4, 2010.
19. Masai bachelor Giraffes Bo, 5, and Mac, 4, housed at the Racine, Wisconsin Zoo, engage in a necking duel on Friday, April 23, 2010. Giraffe necking is a type of sparring in which each giraffe swings its head or neck toward the other to demonstrate dominant behavior.
20. Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi rides a wave with his alpaca Pisco at San Bartolo beach in Lima March 16, 2010. Pianezzi has spent a decade training dogs to ride the nose of his board when he catches waves, and now he is the first to do so with an alpaca.
God bless all!
Disclaimer:
This blog post is not to point out to the mistakes some freaking company has done, but to understand and take action on how we can improve and learn from our mistakes to improve the lives of ourselves and our mates.
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