Giraffes have dark-coloured tongues. The classic explanation of this is that it protects against sunburn.
In ultraviolet, their tongues are bright white, likely for the same reason.
Giraffe
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Southern White Rhinoceros
Rhino’s can’t count very well, and can only play Connect Three.
Falcon
Technically, I do not believe they needed the whole glove.
Cheetah
Cheetah that, while researching dive companies, found one that does both snorkeling adventures and ash-scattering memorial services … and that hopes the two activities are not combined.
Black Rhino
Rhinoceros realizing that if life begins at conception, pauses at birth and doesn’t begin again until 40, presuming one has gained enough personal wealth and power to drive personal and political change for those who spout trite adages about aging, that a great many things in the human world start to make sense.
California Condor
Some pictures do not need captions.
TFW you have a crap job, but you’re still proud of your output.
Plant
I’m not great at botany, but I’m pretty sure this is not poison ivy.
Panda
Pandas look much as you’d expect in UV, but I really like how the bamboo is so reflective.
Bird
In UV, everyone looks like they’re blushing.
Gorilla
When you convert UV to black and white, it looks a lot like every other black and white photo.
Wallaby
At Whipsnade, they just let these guys wander around wherever.
I gather the UK has different rules for zoos.
Sloth Bear
I don’t know whether to be upset that the sloth bear isn’t hanging upside or impressed at the laziness of not bothering to climb a tree to do so.
Caterpillar
First time caterpillar riders are advised to select the ones with handles, in case the ride gets too extreme.
Butterfly
Butterflies stand on their food as they eat it. Just like kittens and puppies.
Sacred Ibis
You can tell this is a sacred ibis and not a black-faced ibis because the black-faced ibis has a lot less black on its face.
Indian Rhino
I don’t know why the Indian rhinos in the UK have better colouring than those in the US, but they certainly do.
Hippo singing Der Hölle Rache
“Fühlt nicht durch dich Sarastro
Todesschmerzen,
So bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr.
Verstossen sei auf ewig,
Verlassen sei auf ewig,
Zertrümmert sei’n auf ewig
Alle Bande der Natur
Wenn nicht durch dich!
Sarastro wird erblassen!
Hört, Rachegötter,
Hört der Mutter Schwur!”
Grey Owl
This owl has determined he needs more salt.
Chrysalis
Sure, when caterpillars make them, we think it’s cool and show them to our friends, but when aliens make them, we get all freaked out about “pod people” and ‘invasion”.