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Inara, Saphira and DeMarcus (two females and one male) were born at the Sacramento Zoo on 10/24/14 to first-time parents Cleo (Mom) and Kamau (Dad).
Cleo was born at the Fort Worth Zoo on 9/9/05 and moved to the Sacramento Zoo on 1/14/07.
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.
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
San Diego Zoo - San Diego, California - Oskar the Amur Leopard was born at the Copenhagen Zoo in Copenhagen, Denmark on 7/27/12. He lived at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Connecticut from 10/14/14 until his move to the San Diego Zoo in the Spring 2016. His sister/littermate, Freya, continues to reside at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo.
LiMing 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 Yanna, 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.
This photo was taken during the April 2016 Twilight Tour.
Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Fresno, California - Kiki the African Lioness was born at the Santa Barbara Zoo in Santa Barbara, California on 2/3/04 to Gingerbread and Chadwick. She was hand-raised and moved to Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on 12/20/05. She moved to her current home at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in 2015 with her daughter, Zamaya.
While at Zoo Atlanta, Kiki gave birth to seven surviving cubs with her partner, Kamau, who now lives at the Dallas Zoo in Dallas, Texas.
Her sons Christos, Mikalos and Athanaisi were born on 5/31/08 and live at Africam Safari in Puebla, Mexico.
Her sons Hondo, Hatari and Azizi were born on 11/19/13 and live at Zoo Atlanta. Their sister/littermate, Zamaya, lives with their mother at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo.
Kiki gave birth to a male cub, Kijani, at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo on 10/11/16. This was her first litter with first-time father, Chisulo.
Sacramento Zoo - Sacramento, California - Tikal the jaguar was born at the San Diego Zoo on 4/26/12 to Nindiri (Mom) and Guapo (Dad) and moved to the Sacramento Zoo on 8/7/13. His sister/littermate, Maderas, lives at the Alexandria Zoo in Alexandria, Louisiana. He has a younger brother, Valerio, who was born at the San Diego Zoo on 3/12/15.
A77M2 + Kenko X1.4 Teleplus MC4 DGX + Minolta 400/4.5 G
Focal Length (35mm format) - 840 mm, main levée AF.
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
Exotic Feline Breeding Compound - Rosamond, California - Jango is a male Malayan tiger born at the Alexandria Zoo in Alexandria, Louisiana on 11/16/14 to Jammu (Dad) and Yatti (Mom). He and his brother/littermate (Raja) were hand-raised and moved together to Rosamond in January 2016.
Los Angeles Zoo - Los Angeles, California - One of three African wild dogs (one male and two females) who were born on 11/7/14 at the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and who moved to the Los Angeles Zoo in 2016.
The dogs were rejected by their mother, Xena, and were initially raised by a golden retriever named Lilly alongside her own puppy, Uno. They are named Ayana ("beautiful flower"), Zahra ("flowering") and Maji ("water lily") in tribute to their African heritage and surrogate mother.
Philadelphia Zoo - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Changbai the Amur Tiger was born at the Philadelphia Zoo on 5/24/07 to Kira (5/18/97-10/28/14) and Dmitri (11/13/94-1/3/12). She has two sisters/littermates: Koosaka also resides at the Philadelphia Zoo and Terney resides at the Pittsburgh Zoo in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Exotic Feline Breeding Compound - Rosamond, California - Jango is a male Malayan tiger born at the Alexandria Zoo in Alexandria, Louisiana on 11/16/14 to Jammu (Dad) and Yatti (Mom). He and his brother/littermate (Raja) were hand-raised and moved together to Rosamond in January 2016. His mother, Yatti, passed away on 11/17/15. His father still resides at the Alexandria Zoo.
Shooting RAW and Sony a77M2. I usually don't have the time to take the RAW files and work with them, and it it does take some skill. Sony a77M2 and Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G lens. Used LightRoom 5.7 and then converted to jpg.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park - Escondido, California - Ernest the African Lion was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on 6/22/14 to Oshana (Mom) and Izu (Dad). He has three sisters/littermates named Evelyn, Marion and Miss Ellen, all of whom continue to reside with Ernest at Lion Camp.
Ernest has eight older siblings, all of whom reside at other zoos as follows:
(1) Abena, his sister, was born on 5/17/06 and resides at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan
(2) Bakari, his sister, was born on 5/17/06 and resides at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan
(3) Zawadi, his brother, was born on 11/2/07 and resides at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon
(4) Ekundu, his brother, was born on 11/2/07 and resides at the Honolulu Zoo in Honolulu, Hawaii
(5) Laini, his sister, was born on 11/2/07 and resides at the Jacksonville Zoo in Jacksonville, Florida
(6) Tamu, his sister, was born on 11/2/07 and resides at the Jacksonville Zoo in Jacksonville, Florida
(7) Ken, his brother, was born on 12/6/13 and resides at ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico
(8) Dixie, his sister, was born on 12/6/13 and resides at ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico
San Diego Zoo Safari Park - Joanne the Sumatran tiger was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on 10/5/10 to Utan and Delta. She gave birth to her first cub, Suka, on 9/14/15.
One of a litter of four African lion cubs born to Makini and Tajiri at the Philadelphia Zoo on 6/25/14 and 6/26/14.
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
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.
(Zoe's tail makes an honorary appearance sticking out of the cave at the back of the photo.)
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.
Santa Barbara Zoo - Santa Barbara, California - Makar the Amur leopard was born at the Denver Zoo in Denver, Colorado on 4/25/12 to Dazma (Mom) and Hari-Kari (Dad). He moved to his current home at the Santa Barbara Zoo on 7/12/13. He has a younger brother, Sochi, who was born at the Denver Zoo on 12/2/13 and now lives at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Connecticut.