Lip from a camel. Probably as elegant a portrait as you will get from a camel, the next picture being more typical. In Vietnam, as no doubt in many countries, camel meat is available - their visage is a
warning about their edibility
A smiling Camel
Trivandrum (more formally Thiruvananthapuram), the state capital of Kerala, is a pleasant small city with a good climate. However, this page carefully avoids any material relating to those facts, and instead shows some of
Trivandrum Zoo's
inhabitants. The last picture of Bombay, on the previous page, showed the inescapable bovine presence found in all parts of India. India's fauna goes relatively un-persecuted and the resulting richness is delightful. Nevertheless zoos are maintained in many cities. In general zoos offer at most a
controversial good;
here the zoo is left to sit in contrast to nature left to her own devices. That comparison is given by the next page which is on birds in Iceland.
Rhinos rubbing noses
Rhino portrait
Hippo in concrete bunker
A titbit for two tons of rhino
Elephant helping work in the zoo...
...human bringing food for the elephant
And here carrying her own lunch
Parents happily watching their children play. Meanwhile the elephant returns to work
Above beautifully marked deer in a rather hostile environment, and to the right at least these ones have plenty of greenery
The deer's view of their human audience: and of the enticing woods beyond.
Trivandrum Zoo's environment: pleasant for humans, tantalising for the deer
Wild boar with crows
Giraffe with humans
An Indian wild bird offers an arch link to the next page on truly wild birds in Iceland
Trailers...
The next page
from crows in Trivandrum to oystercatchers in Iceland
The next page
Next week
in the Present Section - A Grain of Sand.
Or go to the contents of the Present Section.
The last page showed a corner of Bombay
A place to see birds in Scotland
To some very different animals in Moffat, Scotland
