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A Photo Safari at the San Diego Zoo

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#PHD2013 is getting closer and closer. In the meantime, here are some more portraits of San Diego Zoo residents, following on from last week's post.

Here's an angolan colobus monkey, with some bits of breakfast stuck to its face.

An African Grey Parrot, a conspecific of the famous Alex.


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A menacing Steller's Sea Eagle, the best of all of Steller's birds, according to John McCormack. (Sorry, Steller's Jay!)

An Allen's Swamp Monkey. This primate is the only species in its genus, Allenopithecus.

A domestic camel with a floppy hump.

A female bonobo.

A pair of female bonobos, taking a break from some allogrooming.

Jason G. Goldman is a science journalist based in Los Angeles. He has written about animal behavior, wildlife biology, conservation, and ecology for Scientific American, Los Angeles magazine, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the BBC, Conservation magazine, and elsewhere. He contributes to Scientific American's "60-Second Science" podcast, and is co-editor of Science Blogging: The Essential Guide (Yale University Press). He enjoys sharing his wildlife knowledge on television and on the radio, and often speaks to the public about wildlife and science communication.

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