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One of a litter of four African lion cubs (Ernest, Evelyn, Marion and Miss Ellen) born to Oshana and Izu at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California on 6/22/14.
Los Angeles Zoo - Los Angeles, California - C.J. (short for Castro Jr.) is a Sumatran tiger who was born at the Sacramento Zoo in Sacramento, California on 3/3/13 to Bahagia (Mom) and Castro (Dad) and moved to the Los Angeles Zoo in October 2014. He is the last offspring of Baha (who died on 2/10/16) and Castro (who died on 10/29/14).
He has four older siblings:
(1) Kipling, born on 11/24/06, lives at the Dallas Zoo in Dallas, Texas
(2) Emerson, born on 11/24/06, lives at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia
(3) Taymor (a.k.a. "Larry"), born on 11/24/06, lives at the San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, California
(4) Jingga, born on 3/18/10, lives at the Topeka Zoo in Topeka, Kansas
You can see photos of C.J. and his parents in my Sacramento Zoo photo album:
www.flickr.com/photos/137831845@N06/albums/72157663646727626
Yanna the North Chinese Leopard was born at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound in Rosamond, California on 2/26/06 to KimLee (Mom) and the late Kandgi (Dad). She was handraised with LiMing, her sister/littermate, who also still lives at EFBC. Her younger brother, JunJie (J.J.), and mother also live at EFBC.
She is the niece of Jama, Kandgi's littermate who lived at the San Diego Zoo at the time of his death.
Rosie the hippo was born at the Los Angeles Zoo on 10/31/14 to Mara (Mom) and Adhama (Dad).
Mara was born at the Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin, Texas on 9/24/03 to Nakili (Mom) and the now deceased Pancho (Dad). She moved to the Topeka Zoo in Topeka, Kansas on 11/14/07. She has lived at the Los Angeles Zoo since 12/16/13.
Adhama was born at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California on 1/26/11 to Funani (Mom) and Otis (Dad). He moved to the Los Angeles Zoo on 6/13/13.
Taza (meaning "clear" in Kazakh) was born at the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee on 7/19/13 to Ateri (Mom) and Darhan (Dad) and moved to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois in November 2014.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park - One of Addison's cubs born on 7/13/14 watching Amara the cheetah during an Animal Ambassador talk on International Cheetah Day.
Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Fresno, California - Gahara the Malayan Tiger was born at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska on 2/13/05 to Mai (Mom) and Belahat (Dad). He lived at the Tulsa Zoo in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 5/14/08 until he moved to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in June 2015.
Before moving to Fresno, Gahara fathered four surviving cubs with Jin:
(1) Berani was born on 8/26/12 and hand-raised with his surrogate brother, a Sumatran tiger named Dumai, at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington and now lives at the Houston Zoo in Houston, Texas
(2) Ava was born on 8/8/14 and continues to reside at the Tulsa Zoo
(3) Henry was born on 8/8/14 and resides at the Naples Zoo in Naples, Florida
(4) Leon was born on 8/8/14 and resides at the Naples Zoo in Naples, Florida
Gahara's sister/littermate, Bzui, lives at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida.
(His brother/littermate, Wzui, was killed on 9/8/11 by a female tiger, Seri, at the El Paso Zoo in El Paso, Texas.)
Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park - Binghamton, New York - Kalinika the Amur leopard was born at Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park in Orono, Ontario, Canada on 7/28/98. She moved to the Ft. Wayne Children's Zoo in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on 6/15/00 and the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11/2/09. She has lived at her current home at the Binghamton Zoo since 1/24/13.
Santa Barbara Zoo - Santa Barbara, California - Everett the Snow Leopard was born at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois on 6/22/97 to Yiet Yang (Mom) and Tocaloma (Dad). He lived at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California from 4/6/06 until he moved to his current home at the Santa Barbara Zoo on 10/19/11.
Everett is currently the oldest snow leopard in captivity in North America.
High Flight:
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, --and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of --Wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air...
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark or even eagle flew --
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God'
John Gillespie Magee, Jr
Just received my eBay find today. Super-Multi Coated Takumar 300mm f/4. It's a bit beat up on the outside, but nice and clean on the inside. I have it connected to my a77M2 via a M42 to A mount adapter. I will have to see if it is sharp at f/4. That's what I need. I find it so cool to be able to use old glass classics on modern DSLR's. Shot taken by Sony a6000, LA-EA1 adapter and Minolta AF 50mm f/1.4
Sacramento Zoo - Sacramento, California - One of a litter of three lion cubs (Demarcus, Inara and Saphira) born at the Sacramento Zoo on 10/24/14 to first-time parents Cleo (Mom) and Kamau (Dad) is seen by the entrance into the lion exhibit with his or her father.
Kamau was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to Mina (Mom) and Izu (Dad) on 7/19/06 and moved to the Sacramento Zoo on 10/13/08. His brother/littermate, Zenda, lives at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois.
Cleo was born at the Fort Worth Zoo on 9/9/05 and moved to the Sacramento Zoo on 1/14/07.
Brookfield Zoo - Brookfield, Illinois - Zenda is a male African Lion who was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California on 7/19/06 to Mina (Mom) and Izu (Dad). He moved to his current home at the Brookfield Zoo on 5/8/08. His brother/littermate, Kamau, resides at the Sacramento Zoo in Sacramento, California.
栗喉蜂虎每年約三月底來到金門，先為了繁衍下一代，忙著配對、求偶，接著就分工孵卵、育雛，栗喉蜂虎是屬於集體繁殖的族群，根據學者專家田野調查研究發現，形成集體繁殖主要有兩個原因：第一是因為築巢地有限，集體繁殖可確保族群數量的維持。第二是可以共同防禦天敵，這樣可以保護巢地的安全；研究人員發現一個有趣的現象，那就是栗喉蜂虎在求偶期間，竟然也搞「婚外情」，就是人類所謂的「偷情」，不過從基因與演化的角度來看，這樣的生態行為，對於單一個體卻可增加其後代基因的歧異度，使後代存活率增加，使自己基因留傳的機會增加，是一種很有智慧的機制。
Exotic Feline Breeding Compound - Rosamond, California - Nacon the jaguar was born at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana on 5/20/02 and moved to EFBC on 7/24/03.
Nacon has fathered seven cubs with his partner, Annie. Two of his cubs, Rosa and Poncho (both born on 6/3/05), continue to reside at EFBC.
This photo was taken during the June 2016 Twilight Tour when visitors (age 18 and over) are allowed to explore areas of EFBC that are not normally open to the public. Nacon resides in one of the normally non-public areas.