A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
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A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 143: Rodent at the ZOO
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 142:
RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ) – Crocodile teeth
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 141:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Close view of a bird’s eye
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 140:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Close view of a feline eye
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 139:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Close view of a bird’s eye
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 138:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Deer and its mirror image
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 137:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Monkey face in detail
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 136:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Deer drinking water
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 30:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lioness at ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Orange cloud
Belo Horizonte (MG) – White flowers
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lioness at ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Orange cloud
Belo Horizonte (MG) – White flowers
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 29:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Chimpansee at ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lion couple at ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Chimpansee at ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Chimpansee at ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lion couple at ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Chimpansee at ZOO
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 28:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Monkey
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Turtle
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Spiderweb with morning dew
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Monkey
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Turtle
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Spiderweb with morning dew
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 27:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Marmoset in the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Marmoset in the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Zebras in the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Marmoset in the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Marmoset in the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Zebras in the ZOO
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 26:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Birds on telephone wires
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lizard
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Elephant
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Birds on telephone wires
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lizard
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Elephant
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
359: ZOO aquarium
The Zoo in Belo Horizonte, located at Lake Pampulha, attracts many visitors. They admire the gorillas, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, lions, and many more. Since 2010, they also can visit another part that is focused on freshwater marine life, which represent part of the São Francisco River, Brazil’s third largest river. The river, nicknamed ‘Velho Chico (‘Old Frank’)’, originates from a spring in the state of Minas Gerais and ends in the Atlantic Ocean at the border between the states of Alagoas and Sergipe. The river is heavily polluted, and big efforts are made to clean that mess. Gradually, the river becomes indeed cleaner. One of the Zoo aquariums is filled with 450 thousand liters of water, and hosts a number of fish. The fish in the picture is swimming in that giant fish tank, called ‘São Francisco tank’.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
349: Japanese Garden
The Zoo in Belo Horizonte is located in the Pampulha District, at Lake Pampulha. The Zoo (Zoológico in Portuguese) was founded in 1959 and also hosts a large Botanical Garden (Jardim Botánico), which was opened for public in 2001. In 2008, when the Centenary of the Japanese Migration to Brazil was widely celebrated, the Japanese Garden was inaugurated. The Garden was an initiative of the Japanese Consul in Belo Horizonte (Rinaldo Campos Soares), the City of Belo Horizonte, and a Japanese-Brazilian cultural organization (Associação Mineira de Cultura Nipo-Brasileira). Landscape architect Haruho Ieda was responsible for the project, which was inspired upon traditional Japanese gardens: a pond with multi-colored koi fish, several Japanese trees (cherry tree, pine tree, bamboo), artificial waterfalls, a traditional tea house, Japanese lanterns and a typical Japanese bridge.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
003: Giant panda
One of the main touristic locations in San Diego is Balboa Park, a 490-hectare urban cultural park. The park hosts many museums – among which Museum of Man, Natural History Museum, Museum of Air & Space – cultural centers (such as Spanish Village) and the world famous San Diego ZOO. This 44-hectare park hosts over 3700 animals of more than 650 species. Most animals are no longer kept in cages, but in open spaces. It is one of the very few zoos in the world that has a breeding program for giant pandas. When I visited the ZOO in 1999, it was possible to see the black-and-white pandas. However, I had to queue, and it was not allowed to pause, to have some time for a picture. I took this picture while I was walking slowly, following the long queue. It was really worth the effort to see these unique animals!
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1999, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
285: Gorilla Idi Amin
Undoubtedly, the gorilla was one of the principal attractions in Belo Horizonte’s Zoo. This huge gorilla, named Idi Amin, came from France in 1975. At that time he was accompanied by a female gorilla, but when she and her successor had died, Idi lived for only 27 years in his mini jungle. In 2011, at the age of 38, he received a company of two females, but he died in the following year. Not much later, the jungle was populated by three other gorillas and even a gorilla was born.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
268: Reflection of clouds
The Botanical Garden in Belo Horizonte forms a complex with the Zoo, at the edge of Lake Pampulha. The garden is divided into several thematic gardens, including a collection of cactuses, succulents, plants that grow in the local savannas, desert plants, and an interesting collection of plants from the tropical Atlantic and Amazon rain forests. There are also some ponds with aquatic plants, where you can find many dragonflies. On this semi-cloudy day, I noticed the reflection of clouds on the water surface, good for an interesting composition.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2009.
Part 17:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Japanese Garden
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Tiger at the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lion at the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Toucan visiting the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Japanese Garden
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Tiger at the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lion at the ZOO
Belo Horizonte (MG) -Toucan visiting the ZOO
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2017
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