For the question for the episode, it’s usually big cats to photograph especially their faces because the cats are in cover and can’t really get a good picture of them, that’s why I usually go to see like tigers, jaguars, leopards and lions first thing in the morning while they are still a little active to get their faces photographed.
I really love how immersive the floiage was with the habitats, it does give the feeling that you're in a dense tropical American forest. To answer question, I have to give it to the Common Wombat from the San Diego Zoo.
Answer to the question: My local zoo has an aye-aye but it's almost impossible to photograph (or see, really) because it's in a nocturnal section and the whole exhibit is kept in extremely dim red light or darkness. Even so the little aye-aye is quite fast.
*Question of the Episode: From experience, what is the toughest animal to photograph?* I took it out of the video because I ran out of footage (ironic for what I'm about to say), but White-faced Sakis always give me a rough time. Not only do they rarely stay still, they act like they know they're being filmed and look away from the viewing/camera any opportunity they can. Before you watch this... watch this first: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U3TBRlXsx9g.html Species List as of January 2024 1. Eyelash Viper, Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog, Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog 2. Amazon Puffing Snake, Emerald Tree Boa, Tiger Ratnake 3. White-throated Capuchin 4. Cheetah 5. Bolivian Grey Titi Monkey, White-faced Saki, Red-footed Tortoise 6. Jaguar 7. Red-tailed Hawk, Black Vulture 8. Linne’s Two-toed Sloth, Brazilian Porcupine, Striped Skunk 9. King Vulture 10. Central American Spider Monkey 11. Cotton-top Tamarin 12. Common Squirrel Monkey 13. White-nosed Coati 14. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, White-faced Saki, Linne’s Two-toed Sloth, Yellow-footed Tortoise99 15. Giant Otter 16. Arapaima, Red-bellied Pacu, Barred Sorubim 17. Black Howler Monkey, Roseate Spoonbill, Red-legged Seriema, Fulvous Whistling Duck, Blue and Yellow Macaw, Scarlet Macaw, Yellow-spotted River Turtle, Capybara, Scarlet Ibis, Boat-billed Heron, Caribbean Whistling Duck, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Blue-throated Macaw 18. Baird’s Tapir, Capybara, Fulvous Whistling Duck Checkout our other Central and South American focused tours: - Houston Zoo's Galapagos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LTV5DUmSWBg.html - Houston Zoo's Pantanal: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rze0PM0VqA8.html - Paris Zoo's Patagonia: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IFzwZmie358.html - Jacksonville Zoo's Range of the Jaguar: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2A2scucap-A.html - D.C Zoo's Amazonia: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6eIX3UEc7jw.html
The Pygmy hippo at Lincoln Park zoo. I had a heck of time getting it photographed while it was in the pool. I think it's a amazing that the zoo has King Vultures.
updates: There are now 8 baby coatimundis in the zoo and the male tapir Antonio has been transferred to another zoo( not sure which one) so currently Mia is the only tapir at the zoo. Also, the river stingray died.
The toughest animal to photograph in my experience? ... Several. - Coyote (even in the midwest, very coy) - Piranhas (for some reason, shallow tanks & flat bodies, falls out of focus) - Amur Leopards (even when so often included in captivity, coy as well) - Vine Snakes (depth perception, very skinny, very shaky, and always falls out of focus) - Flashlight Fish (no bright lights, and so tricky to photograph under low levels) - Any bat that isn't a flying fox (same explanation as f-l fish) - take care, slainte chugat
The young coati I worked with were impossible to photograph! They never stopped moving, they were so hyper! I have basically no good pictures of them, which makes me sad :’(
Maybe not the toughest, but the one that comes to mind that gives me an extremely hard time everytime I try is the White-nosed Coatis. Every Zoo I've been to that has them, always displays them behind mesh and they're always up and about moving, and moving quickly lol. I still to this day haven't gotten a great photo of one.
Zounds! Try visiting the Woodland Park Zoo soon, Zak! And here are 3 zoo trivia questions for you & your girlfriend... 1) What is the name of the San Francisco Zoo's green anaconda that passed away this month? 2) Which zoo mentioned about a clouded leopard that passed away this year? 3) Which exhibit attraction do you consider the Barcelona Zoo to house rock monitor lizards? And the toughest animal that I tried to photograph at the San Diego Zoo is the binturong! Flickering Siamosaurus!🍿
Toughest animal to photograph had to be the pandas at Smithsonian. We went down twice before the left to see them again and so there was a good amount of people so it was hard to squeeze in to get a good shot and some people would get in the way especially inside the building. Plus the youngest didn't help he loved to explore so he was moving quite alot.