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Some cool photos of animals images:

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As I was walking in the area of mile marker 226 I saw a fin sticking up from the sargassum. Walking over to investigate, I found that it was a stranded Spinner Dolphin. (Well, to be honest, I saw that it was a stranded dolphin, I was informed later that it was a Spinner.)

Phong Hong Le of the Vietnam Department of Animal Health presents on the Vietnamese EcoZD Project

Image by ILRI
As part of the EcoZD Project, the Vietnam team held training sessions in Binh Phuoc province in the central-highlands to introduce biological sampling methods to local paravets and community health workers. In this photo, Phong Hong Le from the Vietnam Department of Animal Health - an EcoZD national partner in Vietnam - introduces participants to the project, 2 July 2012 (photo credit: ILRI/Andrew Nguyen).

Using the nifty fifty for copying old negatives and slides

Image by Roger Blackwell
The nifty fifty is a useful lens for copying negatives and slides using extension tubes and a light box. I took this original photo of a Snow Leopard at Banham Zoo, Norfolk, England in the early 1990s with a Canon AE1 and a Vivitar 100-200mm zoom lens (c 1979). I copied the negative using a Canon EOS300D camera and a 'nifty fifty' 50mm f1.8 lens using £4 Chinese uncoupled extension tubes with the lens pre-stopped down to f11. Most of the background was white sky so i cleaned up the rest in Photoshop.

Development of the Animal Genetics Training Resource (AGTR)

Some cool photos of animals images:

Development of the Animal Genetics Training Resource (AGTR)

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Screen shot showing the development of the Animal Genetics Training Resource (AGTR) (photo credit: Julie Ojango).

"How not to be Seen"

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Voice Over: In this film we hope to show how not to be seen. This is Mr. E.R. Bradshaw of Napier Court, Black Lion Road London SE5. He can not be seen. Now I am going to ask him to stand up. Mr. Bradshaw will you stand up please

In the distance Mr Bradshaw stands up. There is a loud gunshot as Mr Bradshaw is shot in the stomach. He crumples to the ground.

Voice Over: This demonstrates the value of not being seen.

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London Zoo - Animal Adventure - Llama

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More shots from Animal Adventure at London Zoo.

This is a hands on area for kids.

You can touch the animals, but you have to wash you hands afterwards (I was not going to touch any animal, so no need to wash hands here - got photos to take of the animals).

At London Zoo - this area is Animal Adventure. An area that was opened in 1994 thanks to a donation from the family of the late Ambika Paul of one million pounds.

The four year old Ambika died in 1968, but loved going to the Zoo during her short life.

In Animal Adventure at London Zoo, these are Llama.