I’m not great at botany, but I’m pretty sure this is not poison ivy.
Images
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”.
Butterflies
“Excuse me, but I think I dropped something. My labial palpi!”
“Do you have a map? Because I just keep on getting lost in your ommatidia.”
“Did it hurt when you fell from heaven or did you just slowly tumble down, blown about by extremely mild winds?”
“Is it room temperature in here or is it just you?”
“You’re so sweet, you’re giving me a tarsusache.”
“Do you come here often or have you only been flight capable for an hour or so?”
Black Faced Ibis
Only the most trustworthy of birds get an All Access migratory pass.
Bird
This bird is starting to suspect that people are mixing up “your” and “you’re” deliberately.
African Spurred Tortoise
Tortoises hate doctors.
UV Plants
It was dark so this photo is grainy. However, I find it interesting how it shows that only the front part of the flower if coloured in UV. The back of the petal is boring, which probably makes it easier for bees.
Western Toad
Toad wondering if maybe the American dream isn’t really the idea that every person should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. What is the American dream is actually “you’re back in school, late for a test in a class you forgot to go to, you can’t find the room and you’re naked”?
Maybe we’re closer than we thought.
Roseate Spoonbill
This spoonbill thinks that his eyes are his best feature and is displeased at having to live in a bill-obsessed culture.