The ones at London Zoo were very cooperative as well and showed off for us. This was partly due to us making sure to be there at feeding time, but they did seem a lively and playful bunch in general. I did remember my camera, though my friend K did not... Seeing wild otters would be even better, though! My happy wild-life encounter of this year was seeing dolphins off the coast of Lewis -- jumping clear out of the water. However, there are no photos of that because they were unpredictable in where they jumped and were only visible for very short periods at a time. Still my absolute favourite part of the holiday, and sometimes I think having the memories is good enough; there shouldn't have to be photos of things for you (read: me!) to feel they were real.
I'm always happier seeing wild animals than ones in zoos, but it's good that the London Zoo ones were happy enough to show off for you. We saw leaping dolphins on Mull too, but they were pretty far out in the channel when we saw them. According to the people who'd rented the adjacent cottage to us (very keen wildlife watchers who kept on telling us about the incredible events we'd just missed) there was a big pod having a feeding frenzy for most of an afternoon, but by the time we got there, they'd moved away from shore. I agree about memories cf photos, but I wish my memory was less leaky!
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Date: 2012-10-07 12:45 pm (UTC)The ones at London Zoo were very cooperative as well and showed off for us. This was partly due to us making sure to be there at feeding time, but they did seem a lively and playful bunch in general. I did remember my camera, though my friend K did not... Seeing wild otters would be even better, though! My happy wild-life encounter of this year was seeing dolphins off the coast of Lewis -- jumping clear out of the water. However, there are no photos of that because they were unpredictable in where they jumped and were only visible for very short periods at a time. Still my absolute favourite part of the holiday, and sometimes I think having the memories is good enough; there shouldn't have to be photos of things for you (read: me!) to feel they were real.
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I'm always happier seeing wild animals than ones in zoos, but it's good that the London Zoo ones were happy enough to show off for you. We saw leaping dolphins on Mull too, but they were pretty far out in the channel when we saw them. According to the people who'd rented the adjacent cottage to us (very keen wildlife watchers who kept on telling us about the incredible events we'd just missed) there was a big pod having a feeding frenzy for most of an afternoon, but by the time we got there, they'd moved away from shore. I agree about memories cf photos, but I wish my memory was less leaky!