Except this one's a bit bigger and rotates on a bed of water, while you can find out all above the MoVa technology here.
Now to the actual animals...
This one is a Siamang, an arboreal ape, relative of gibbons. They live in Malaysia, Thailand, and on the Island of Sumatra.
The next one is a Sun Bear, the smallest of the world's eight species of bears. They live in Southeast Asia, from Burma and Laos all the way to Sumatra and Borneo, in tropical and subtropical forests.
To me, he looks hauntingly like a cross between a human and a dog... somewhat like Sharikov in Bulgakov's Собачье Сердце (Heart of a Dog).
And this one is my favorite in the whole zoo, a Red Panda. Here she is getting out of her house...
... and here are just a few more of the dozens of pictures of her that I took.
Isn't she beautiful!?
Now the next one is Alik's favorite, a Malayan Tapir.
They also live all over Southeast Asia, including Sumatra.
This is Binturong, also known as bearcat, because apparently it has a face of a cat and a body like a bear.
Hmmm... doesn't look much like a cat to me, and even less like a bear... If anything, looks somewhat like a coati, although a bit bigger and not as charismatic.
Now this is a pair of rhinos, running around.
Interesting fact - a group of rhinoceros is called a "crash", but I am not sure whether just two qualify... They didn't crash into anything while we were watching, so I left the question open.
And here is a single rhinoceros, looking thoughtful...
The next rhinoceros is of a feathered variety, a Rhinoceros Hornbill, found only in the rainforest in Southern Asia - and, yes, in the Norfolk Zoo.
A huge, beautiful bird! They have a long, narrow enclosure, and when one of them flies from one end of it to another, this is something to behold!..
This couple are Southern Ground Hornbill, native to Africa.
This is the male separately...
... and this is the female.
Red River Hog, also native to Africa.
Cheetah taking a rest.
And a gorgeous Malayan Tiger.
> Part 9
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