Veiled Chameleon

A new born Veiled Chameleon poses on the hand of a keeper at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. The chameleons, famous for their bold green coloring that can change according to their mood and body temperature, are the first to be bred in a Australian zoo. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) (Source)

Saying Goodbye to the Croc Hunter

Terri Irwin, wife of 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin, her daughter Bindi and best mate Wes Mannion (R) attend a memorial service for her husband at Australia Zoo in Beerwah September 20, 2006. A khaki-clad choir, Hollywood stars and thousands of ordinary Australians bid farewell to 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin at a memorial service for the TV naturalist at his 'Crocoseum' on Wednesday. The service, broadcast live around Australia as well as across Asia and the United States, brought the nation to a standstill 16 days after Irwin was killed when the serrated barb from a stingray's tail pierced his heart. REUTERS/Dave Hunt/Pool (Source)

Pterocaesio sp.

A Pterocaesio sp., one of over 50 likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia's Papua province.

Paracheilinus walton

A Paracheilinus Walton, a new species of flasher wrasse, one of over 50 likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia's Papua province.

Panda bites man, man bites panda back at Beijing zoo

BEIJING (AP) — A drunken Chinese migrant worker jumped into a panda enclosure at the Beijing Zoo, was bitten by the bear and retaliated by chomping down on the animal's back, state media said Wednesday.
Zhang Xinyan, from the central province of Henan, drank four jugs of beer at a restaurant near the zoo before visiting Gu Gu the panda on Tuesday, the Beijing Morning Post said.

"He felt a sudden urge to touch the panda with his hand," and jumped into the enclosure, the newspaper said.

The panda, who was asleep, was startled and bit Zhang, 35, on the right leg, it said. Zhang got angry and kicked the panda, who then bit his other leg. A tussle ensued, the paper said.

"I bit the fellow in the back," Zhang was quoted as saying in the newspaper. "Its skin was quite thick."

Other tourists yelled for a zookeeper, who got the panda under control by spraying it with water, reports said. Zhang was hospitalized.

Newspaper photographs showed Zhang lying on a hospital bed with blood-soaked bandages and a seam of stitches running down his leg.

The Beijing Youth Daily quoted Zhang as saying that he had seen pandas on television and "they seemed to get along well with people."

"No one ever said they would bite people," Zhang said. "I just wanted to touch it. I was so dizzy from the beer. I don't remember much."

(Source)

Rare Barbary Lions

Djbel and Taza, two Barbary lion cubs born 25 July 2006 at the zoo of Sables d'Olonne, are photographed with their mother Jerada. The subspecies is extinct in the wild and only a few dozen survive in captivity.(AFP/Frank Perry) Source

You will be missed SteveO

Steve Irwin


Thanks for your inspiration and dedication to our planets wildlife.
The lifes you touched will never forget the passion behind your work.

Please consider donating to the Lyn Irwin Memorial Fund or Wildlife Warriors to show your support of Steve's life's work.

New Bird Found in India - Bugun Liocichla

A new bird species has been found in India, the first time such a discovery has been made here in more than 50 years. The multicolored bird, Bugun Liocichla, was spotted in May in the remote Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh near the border with China, said Ramana Athreya, a member of Mumbai's Natural History Society.

Athreya, who found the bird, named it after the Bugun tribe, which lives in the area. The bird has a black cap, a bright yellow patch around the eyes and yellow, crimson, black and white patches on the wings.