Seattle photojournalist Karen Ducey | news and documentary photographer

Photo Stories: • Captivity

  • A Rhino Iguana named {quote}Doc{quote} stares out the window of it's enclosure towards a parking lot at the Reptile Zoo in Monroe, Wash. on July 13, 2016. A sign posted on its enclosure said rhino iguanas come from the {quote}Carribean Island of Hispaniola{quote} and live in {quote}scrub woodlands, dry forests, and rocky habitats.{quote} Another sign says that this species is listed as {quote}VULNERABLE{quote} on the IUCN Red List due to: human persecution, collection for food, importation for captive keeping purposes, and predation by invasive species (especially cats).Another sign mentions these animals were captured in the wild but bred in captivity.
  • An Albino American Alligator named {quote}Basker{quote} lies idle in its tank at the Reptile Zoo in Monroe, Wash. on July 13, 2016. A sign on its tank says these alligators grow 15-18 feet long. They are nocturnal and carnivorous. Basker was born in 2000 and is 16 years old.They expect him to weigh between 500-800 lbs. The sign continues to say in captivity alligators can live to be 80 years old.
  • An American alligator named “Barnabus” crawls around in its tank at the Reptile Zoo in Monroe, Wash. on July 3, 2016. These alligators can live to be 50-70 years old and grow to 15-18 feet. They are nocturnal, carnivorous and from South Eastern United States. (© Karen Ducey)
  • A Sulcata Tortoise named “Cruiser”, 40 years old doesn’t move in his tank at the Reptile Zoo in Monroe, Wash. on July 31, 2016.
  • A Florida softshell turtle grows to be around 24 inches and live over 20 years. A sign on its tank at the Reptile Zoo in Monroe, Washington says, “Fun Fact: Due to the possibility of mating up to seven times per mating season these animals are able to lay up to 250 eggs!”
  • A ring-tailed lemur clings to a fence at the Cougar Mountain Zoo on July 15, 2016 in Issaquah, WA. (photo © Karen Ducey Photography)
  • Gray wolves pace in their enclosure at the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, Wash. on July 15, 2016. (photo © Karen Ducey Photography)
  • Dolphins held in captivity perform for crowds at Sea Life Park in Waimanalo, HI. in 2014. Just beyond their tanks is Waimanale Bay and the Pacific Ocean. (photoby Karen Ducey)
  • A sloth bear presses his eyes and nose against a barrier keeping him from another bear in the next door enclosure at the Woodland Park Zoo on July 13, 2016.
  • Patrons watch dolphins perform at Sea Life Park in Waimanalo, HI. Just beyond their tanks is Waimanale Bay and the Pacific Ocean. (photo © Karen Ducey)
  • Sara Hussaini, age 6, and her father Akbar Hussaini from Austin, Texas feed Australian parrots seeds on a stick at the Woodland Park Zoo. This display features more than 150 parrots in a 1,200 square foot space. This collection of birds features budgerigars (parakeets), cockatiels, and rosellas. These species are abundant in Australia's though the zoo points out other parrot species are at risk. (photo Karen Ducey)
  • Patrons swim with dolphins at Sea Life Park in Waimanalo, HI. Just beyond their tanks is Waimanale Bay and the Pacific Ocean. (photo © Karen Ducey)
  • People look at giraffes in the African Savanah exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Wash. Giraffes live in loosely bound, scattered herds of 10-20 (up to 100).
  • A dolphin drifts idly in a tank shortly after a performance show ends and patrons exited for other attractions at Sea Life Park in Waimanalo, HI. (photo © Karen Ducey)
  • A mountain goat climbs as high as it can go from its enclosure at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.
  • Chai, a 27 year old Asian elephant from Thailand and her baby Hansa, hang out in a cage shortly after Chai went through an artificial insemination procedure at the Woodland Park Zoo on February 28, 2005 in Seattle,WA. Hansa died a couple years later from a herpes virus that had been passed from her mother. Nevertheless, scientists continue to artificially inseminate Chai. To date (Jan. 2012) Chai has been artificially inseminated 61 times without success of pregnancy. Advocates' have plead for the zoo to stop this proceedure for years. (photo/Karen Ducey).
  • German scientists Thomas Hildebrandt (center), head of reproduction management at the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and Frank Goeritz (right), Senior veternarian also from IZW, prepare to give Chai, an elephant, artificial insemination at the Woodland Park Zoo on February 28, 2005 in Seattle,WA. They were assisted by Pat Maluy, the lead elephant keeper at the Woodland Park Zoo, who is holding the endoscope used to visualize the elephant's passageway. The elephant, whose legs are chained, continues to be artificially inseminated every month to this day.
  • Crystal Moss, from Long Beach, CA takes a selfie with a llama at the Outback Kangaroo Farm, a privately owned petting zoo, on July 20, 2016 in Arlington, WA. (photo © Karen Ducey Photography)
  • Caged animals are seen in the giftstore at the Outback Kangaroo Farm, a privately owned petting zoo, on July 20, 2016 in Arlington, WA. (photo © Karen Ducey Photography)
  • Children pet a wallaby at the Outback Kangaroo Farm in Arlington, Wash. on July 20, 2016. (photo © Karen Ducey Photography)
  • Children on a tour corner a baby wallaby to pet at the Outback Kangaroo Farm in Arlington, Wash. on July 20, 2016. (photo © Karen Ducey Photography)
  • Watoto, a female African elephant held at the Woodland Park Zoo, pushes against her interior enclosure in Seattle, Wash. on December 15, 2011. In August 2014 the 45 year-old elephant was found lying in an outdoor enclosure and later euthanized. An autopsy report found chronic, age-related arthritis in the leg joints and determined she fell and couldn't get back up. (photo Karen Ducey)
  • Kimmie is a one-year-old opossum living at the Woodland Park Zoo. Originally from Houston, a dog had grabbed and bit her causing a severe spinal injury. The Woodland Park Zoo got her from the Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition and sent her to Seattle where she is undergoing physical therapy. Kimmie is food motivated {quote}She'll do anything for cheese,{quote} says Karen Ofsthus from the zoo's interpretive engagements program. {quote}Originally she couldnÌt climb up or down but sheÌs getting stronger.{quote} She's around 6 pounds.
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