Vancouver

Now doesn't he look a lot like a hippo? And who is the closest relative of  the whales according to both Lynné and to modern DNA based phylogeny? The hippo! :)

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific white sided dolphin) - reminded me a lot of the Dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) we so extendedly could see in New Zealand (pics under the new zealand section in this blog: here and here); seems they are actually closely related.

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
C: the biggest parrot, unfortunately an endangered species and my favourites