Installing the Darwin’s Frog Breeding Center, Day 3 / Instalacion del Centro de Crianza de Ranas de Darwin, Dia 3

…and we STILL cleaned glass.
…and we STILL cleaned glass. … Y nosotros todavía limpiamos el vidrio.
How to get a strong handshake: we clipped the shelves to accommodate the terrarium drains.
How to get a strong handshake: we clipped the shelves to accommodate the terrarium drains. Cómo conseguir un fuerte apretón de manos: recortamos los estantes para acomodar los desagües del terrario.
This steel is HARD! Let’s get this right the first time.
This steel is HARD! Let’s get this right the first time. ¡Este acero es DURO! Hagamos esto bien la primera vez.
Time to ease the terrariums into their new homes.
Time to ease the terrariums into their new homes. Es hora de acomodar los terrarios en sus nuevos hogares.
Where’s a plumber when we need him? Time to install drain lines.
Where’s a plumber when we need him? Time to install drain lines. ¿Dónde está un plomero cuando lo necesitamos? Es hora de instalar líneas de drenaje.
No margin for error. PVC pipe is a tight fit.
No margin for error. PVC pipe is a tight fit. Sin margen de error. La tubería de PVC encaja perfectamente.
This is less fun on some shelves.
This is less fun on some shelves. Esto es menos divertido en algunos estantes.
Why did placing the bottom shelf so near to the floor seem like such a good idea?
Why did placing the bottom shelf so near to the floor seem like such a good idea? ¿Por qué colocar el estante inferior tan cerca del suelo parecía tan buena idea?
NOW it’s starting to look like a frog room.
NOW it’s starting to look like a frog room. AHORA está empezando a parecer una habitación de ranas.
Yes Marcela, we’re really going to finish the job!
Yes Marcela, we’re really going to finish the job! ¡Sí Marcela, realmente vamos a terminar el trabajo!
A new arrival at the zoo. Andrés holds a “chuncho,” an Austral Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium nanum.
A new arrival at the zoo. Andrés holds a “chuncho,” an Austral Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium nanum. Un recién llegado al zoológico. Andrés sostiene un “chuncho”, un búho pigmeo austral, Glaucidium nanum.
A close-up look at the chuncho.
A close-up look at the chuncho. Una mirada de cerca al chuncho.
Our neighbor to the east, a Peruvian Pelican, Pelecanus thagus.
Our neighbor to the east, a Peruvian Pelican, Pelecanus thagus. Nuestro vecino al este, un pelícano peruano, Pelecanus thagus.
This place has cool plants (Aloe arborescens).
This place has cool plants (Aloe arborescens). Este lugar tiene plantas frescas (Aloe arborescens).                                                                                              Please Stay Tuned…More to Come.

Estén atentos… Más por venir.

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  1. Jenny

    Too cool. Darwin is smiling somewhere.

    Jenny

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