Kävin Ähtärin eläinpuistossa elokuun alussa ja luonnollisesti vierailusta tuli otettua kuvia.
Tässä muutama:
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I visited Ähtäri Zoo in early August and naturally I took many photos.
Here's a few of them:
Okei tytöt, katsotaanpa kuinka monta sukulaista bongaatte!
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Okay girls, let's see how many members of your families you can spot!
Ensimmäisenä näimme sudet, jotka olivat kyllä aika onnettoman näköisiä. Olimme liikkeellä
siinä klo 11.00 aikaan, joten ilma oli jo ehtinyt lämmetä hellelukemiin.
Hukka näyttää nauttivan yhtä paljon helteestä kuin minä :P
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The first thing what we saw were the wolves. They were pretty sad-looking. We started our tour at 11.00 am so the weather was hot already. This wolf seems to enjoy the heat as much as me :P
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The first thing what we saw were the wolves. They were pretty sad-looking. We started our tour at 11.00 am so the weather was hot already. This wolf seems to enjoy the heat as much as me :P
Huuhkajillakin oli kuuma. Toinen pörhisteli höyheniään...
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Eagle Owls were hot too. This one ruffled his feathers...
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Eagle Owls were hot too. This one ruffled his feathers...
... ja toinen läähätti nokka auki.
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... and the other one panted.
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... and the other one panted.
Tämä nalle ihme kyllä tuntui viihtyvän auringossa.
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This bear didn't seem to mind the sun.
This bear didn't seem to mind the sun.
Se lähti löntystelemään, kun tulimme sen kohdalle. Se kiersi uimapaikkansa reunalla,
muttei mennyt uimaan. Koko ajan se tuolla lailla tuijotti kohti, josta tuli
aika nöyrä fiilis. Isoja kyllä ovat ja jos tuollaisen kohtaisi metsässä... Hui.
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He started to walk around when we stopped to watch him. The whole time he stared at us,
which made you feel quite humble. Bears are big indeed and the thought of
encountering a bear in the woods like this one... Yikes.
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He started to walk around when we stopped to watch him. The whole time he stared at us,
which made you feel quite humble. Bears are big indeed and the thought of
encountering a bear in the woods like this one... Yikes.
Nalleriina: "Hei, tämähän on minun sukulaiseni! <3 "
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Nalleriina: "Hey, this one is part of my family! <3"
Naalitkaan eivät olleet vaivautuneet menemään varjoisempaan paikkaan,
vaan ne loikoilivat kaikessa rauhassa ihan tuolla lailla näkösällä.
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The Arctic foxes were also in the sunlight. They were just napping there in peace.
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The Arctic foxes were also in the sunlight. They were just napping there in peace.
Repolainen: "Sukulainen bongattu!"
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Ms. Fox: "Spotted one family member!"
Olisin voinut katsella nukkuvia naaleja vaikka koko päivän. Olivat kyllä kauniita otuksia <3 *** I could have watched sleeping foxes all day long. They were so beautiful <3 |
Kotieläinpihalla oli muuten muun muassa alpakoita <3
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There were alpacas at the domestic animal area <3
Yksi oli tällainen kokomusta.
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One was completely black.
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One was completely black.
Se hallitsi kameralle poseerauksen...
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He knew how to pose to the camera...
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He knew how to pose to the camera...
Toinen oli tällainen kuviollinen. Otsatukassakin on hieno raita!
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The second one had patterns. Notice that highlighted bangs!
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The second one had patterns. Notice that highlighted bangs!
Kaksi Bambi-sania ^__^ / Two Bambi-sans
Haha, ahmoista en saanut kunnollista kuvaa XD Ne oli juuri ruokittu ja kaverukset tappelivat paraikaa tähteistä. Ne säntäilivät minne sattuu! Toinen ei lopulta onnistunut saamaan palaa itselleen, joten turhautuneena se tarttui puun oksaan ja alkoi järsimään sitten sitä.
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Haha, didn't manage to take decent pictures of the wolverines XD They were just fed and two buddies were fighting over the scraps. They just kept running all around the place! The other one didn't get anything in the end and then he just grabbed a stick and started to chew it.
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Haha, didn't manage to take decent pictures of the wolverines XD They were just fed and two buddies were fighting over the scraps. They just kept running all around the place! The other one didn't get anything in the end and then he just grabbed a stick and started to chew it.
Lumileoparditkin oli juuri ruokittu ja ne olivat vetäytyneet katokseen ruokalevolle.
Onneksi sentään näimme yhdestä edes pään :') Onkohan tämä nyt Väinö vai Shakira?
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The snow leopards were also just fed and they were resting in the shelter.
Luckily, we did see one head at least :') I wonder is that Väinö or Shakira?
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The snow leopards were also just fed and they were resting in the shelter.
Luckily, we did see one head at least :') I wonder is that Väinö or Shakira?
Ihana on <3 / Lovely <3
Saukkojen koti (kuvassa näkyy kuitenkin vain ihmisen poikasia).
Saukotkin oli juuri ruokittu, kun saavuimme paikalle.
Valtteri nukkui pesässä ja toinen saukko vilahti metsään, joten kuvia en saanut otettua.
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The home of the otter family (In this picture you can only see human's offspring, though).
The otters were fed too when we arrived. Valtteri was sleeping in the nest and
the other otter dashed into the bushes, so I didn't get any pictures.
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The home of the otter family (In this picture you can only see human's offspring, though).
The otters were fed too when we arrived. Valtteri was sleeping in the nest and
the other otter dashed into the bushes, so I didn't get any pictures.
Ja sitten olikin vuorossa lempipaikkani, Pöllötalo!
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And then it was time for my favorite place, the Owl House!
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And then it was time for my favorite place, the Owl House!
Uijui, kaikki nämä ihanaiset (♥ω♥) *** Eek, all these lovelies (♥ω♥) |
Ihana pikkuinen hiiripöllö / Cute little Hawk Owl |
Tunturipöllö / Snowy Owl |
Huomasin, että jotkut pöllöt eivät sitten millään suostuneet katsomaan
kameraan päin, kuten tämä lapinpöllö ^^;
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I noticed that some owls didn't want to look at the camera, like this Great Grey Owl ^^;
Mutta juuri, kun olin jo lähdössä, se käänsi päänsä ja sain sen naaman ikuistettua!
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And right then when I was just about to leave, he turned
his head and I managed to take a picture of his face!
Mutta nämä kaverit taas:
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But these guys on the other hand:
Huoh... / Sigh...
Kamoon! >.<; / Come on!
Viirupöllöt pitivät itsepintaisesti katseensa poispäin...
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The Ural Owls stubbornly kept their heads downwards...
Samoin teki myös suopöllö ^^''
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So did the Short-eared Owl too ^^''
Hei, jos edes vähän näyttäisit niitä silmiäsi...
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Hey, if you could show me your eyes just a little bit...
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Hey, if you could show me your eyes just a little bit...
Ah, kiitos! / Ah, thank you!
Lehtopöllöt sentään suostuivat näyttämään kauniit kasvonsa...
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At least the Tawny Owls agreed to show their beautiful faces...
Vähänkö haluaisin mennä johonkin pöllökahvilaan tämän jälkeen <3
(vaikka tiedän, että pöllöt kahvilassa on väärin...)
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Oh, I would like to go so badly to one of those Japanese Owl cafes after this <3
(even though I know owls in cafes is wrong...)
Ilveksillä oli kaksi aitausta: toisessa oli isä ilves ja toisessa äiti ja pennut.
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The lynxes had two enclosures: one for a daddy lynx and one for a mommy lynx and her cubs.
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The lynxes had two enclosures: one for a daddy lynx and one for a mommy lynx and her cubs.
Upeat nuo tassut. Ne on niin isot! / So gorgeous those paws. They are so big! |
Hoitaja tulee antamaan ruokaa.
Isä ilves oli vähän pettynyt, kun se joutuikin odottaamaan omaa jänispaistiaan.
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The keeper is coming to give some food.
Daddy lynx was a little disappointed when he had to wait his rabbit meal a bit longer than the others.
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The keeper is coming to give some food.
Daddy lynx was a little disappointed when he had to wait his rabbit meal a bit longer than the others.
Naapuriaitauksessa lihat pisteltiin poskeen nopeasti.
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The meat was eaten quickly in the next door.
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The meat was eaten quickly in the next door.
Kissa: "Tämä onkin minun sukuani"
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Cat: "This one is part of my family"
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Cat: "This one is part of my family"
Metsäkanalintuja mentäessä katsomaan, näimme aitauksissa vain varpusen ruokakipossa ja pari peippoa :'D Pyyt sun muut olivat kaikki piilossa. Fasaanit sentään olivat näkösällä.
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When we went to watch grouses, we only saw a sparrow in a food bowl and
couple of finches :'D Hazel grouse and the others were somewhere out of sight.
couple of finches :'D Hazel grouse and the others were somewhere out of sight.
At least pheasants were there.
Siinäpä oli muutamasta Ähtärin eläimestä kuvia.
Viimeksi kun kävin Ähtärissä, olin lapsi, joten muistikuvat paikasta olivat aika hämäriä.
Ähtäri osoittautui mielestäni mukavammaksi paikaksi kuin Korkeasaari. Miljöö on varjoisa ja paikkahan on mukavasti rakennettu metsän keskelle. Vaikka aitaukset ovat isoja, eläimet ovat silti nähtävissä. Kettua, mäyrää, piisamia ja majavaa sekä paria lintulajia lukuun ottamatta, näimme kaikki Ähtärin eläimet! Ja osa oli jopa aktiivisia keskipäivälläkin, kiitos varjoisan metsän. Ruokinta-aikoina kannattaa olla paikalla, koska se luonnollisesti pistää eläimiä liikkeelle :)
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So there were some photos for you from Ähtäri.
Last time when I was there I was a kid, so I didn't remember much of this zoo.
Ähtäri was a really nice place, much better than Korkeasaari Zoo. Because Ähtäri Zoo is built in the middle of the forest, there's enough shadow and animals have big enclosures. But you can still see them easily! The only animals we didn't manage to see were the fox, banger, beaver, muskrat and some birds.
It's really fun to be there when the animals have their feeding time, because naturally they are very active whenever there's food :)
BONUS:
Orava: "Voih, minun sukulaisistani ei ollutkaan yhtään kuvaa..."
Kissa: "Hetkonen, mielestäni näin yhden... Ahaa!"
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Squirrel: "Sigh, there were no photos of my family..."
Cat: "Wait a minute, I think I saw one... Ahaa!"
Orava: "MITÄH!!?!"
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Cat: "Right there is picture of you! You're here in the menu of the owls."
Squirrel: "WHAT!!?!"