Last month I went with friends to the Melbourne Zoo. I discovered Winter is not the best time to visit this place as many of the animals were in hibernation or were very listless. The otters always amaze me... they are so curious and (normally) very active and they are usually difficult to photograph. On this occasion they refused to come out of their box. Soon after I took this photo they rearranged the straw in their house to completely block any view of them.

Giraffes have always fascinated me -- I can watch them for hours. This is the first time I have managed a close-up of their head ... not a particularly good looking animal but still fascinating. Enjoy.