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Important Note:
I have started a zoo picture blog for my more recent photos. It's far easier than trying to update this site. You can find it here:
http://zettezoo.blogspot.com/
It also allows people to make comments.
Because it would be difficult to find anything specific in this blog, I've started an index for the posts, which you can find here:
Zoo Blog Index
I am in love with Omaha Nebraska's Henry Doorly ZooŽ.
Unfortunately, the zoo is located about 100 miles south of where I live, and I rarely get to visit more than three or four times a year. Over the last five years I have made eighteen visits and always with a camera or two in hand.
I found that the more often I visited the zoo, the more I wanted to know about the animals I saw there. As a writer, the idea of research didn't bother me in the least, and I began to accumulate a number of books, from the Smithsonian Institutions Animal to the thirteen volume Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia.
The more I learned, the more fascinating each trip became. The diversity of life in the world is wonderful enough, but the ability to spend a day examining such life, all gathered in one location, is an incredible part of the modern world. I've compiled a few short notes about all the animals that I can, and having done that much work I saw no reason I shouldn't go the rest of the way and create a site that incorporates both the pictures and the information. (At this point (December, 2004) I have the pictures all sorted and ready to go up, but I have not added any information yet!)
I've done my best to make certain I have the right names with the proper pictures, however, this is not the type of work that I'm trained to do. If you find mistakes, please let me know. Also note that many sections have numbers beside the pictures (for instance, in the 'other' section of fish). This means I have not identified the animal. If you know what it is, please let me know!
Nearly all of these pictures were taken with my Sony CD1000 Digital Camera. It is only a 2.1 mega pixel, but that's quite enough for web work, and I can often get some lovely prints as well. I do picture enhancements with Corel Photo-Paint 9, which is also a little behind the times for current day graphic work, but suits my needs very well. The larger versions of the pictures run between 400 and 700 pixels on the largest side.
Taking pictures at the zoo is a study in patience. If you want really good shots, you must be willing to stand and wait for them. A digital camera is a wonderful tool as well since it allows the taking of numerous pictures without worrying about the cost of film processing, only to find that none of them turned out well. Any camera with manual settings will help as well.
The Table of Contents page lists what can be found on each of the pages listed below, as well as if information has been written for the animal or new pictures added. I will note when I add new information on this opening page as well.
[ Table of Contents ] [ Invertebrates ] [ Fish, 1 ] [ Fish, 2 ] [ Fish, 3 ] [ Amphibians ] [ Reptiles, 1 ] [ Reptiles, 2 (Lizards) ] [ Reptiles, 3 (Snakes) ] [ Birds, 1 ] [ Birds, 2 ] [ Birds, 3 ] [ Birds, 4 ] [ Birds, 5 ] [ Mammals, 1 ] [ Mammals, 2 ] [ Mammals, 3 (Cats 1) ] [ Mammals, 4 (Cats 2) ] [ Mammals, 5 (Hoofed & Large Mammals) ] [ Mammals, 6 (Primates 1) ] [ Mammals, 7 (Primates 2) ] [ Mammals, 8 (Primates 3) ] [ Plants ] [ Miscellaneous ] Click on the small thumbnails to see larger versions of the pictures.
A final note:
All of the pictures on this site were taken by me. They are copyrighted to me, and may not be copied without my permission.
Thank you for looking and please feel free to email me with any comments!
I hope you enjoy the site!
Lazette Gifford
December, 2004