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I went up at DeSoto Falls yesterday after all the rain we had on Friday night and Saturday morning to see how huge the flow was. I was not disappointed.
While I was there, I bumped into this couple and their kids. I asked if I could take a few shots of them with the mist and sunrays behind them. I thought this one turned out pretty good.
A Happy Day´s Afternoon.
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BrasÃlia, DF - Brasil
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No espelho, meu irmão Gabriel.
In the mirror , my brother Gabriel.
"Number 2", who really deserves a better name! He really has great affection for his two remaining ladies.
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Rare white lions: Lion (Credo) and lioness (Bandhura) in Ouwehands Zoo (Ouwehands Dierenpark) in Rhenen, the Netherlands.
For centuries rumors of mysterious white lions had been circulating in South Africa. Confirmation of the existence of white lions only came in the twentieth century. White lions were first recorded in 1928 and in the early 1940s. In 1975, two white cubs were seen at Timbavati Game Reserve, adjacent to Krüger National Park in South Africa. They were roughly two weeks old. The discovery was a sensation. The white specimens proved to be male and female. They were named Temba (Zulu for hope) and Tombi (girl). A few months later Temba en Tombi were taken to the National Zoo in Pretoria, South Africa. The 50 white lions currently in zoos worldwide are descendants of Temba and Tombi. White Lions cannot probable survive in the wild due to perceived lack of camouflage. Adult white lions in the wild have never seen.
White Lions are not albinos, but rare color mutations of the Krüger subspecies of lion (Panthera leo krugeri).
They have a combination of recessive genes which give them a white skin. The genetic condition, leucism, that causes paler colouration akin to that of the white tiger; the condition is similar to melanism, which causes black panthers. The white lion has been perpetuated by selective breeding in zoos around the world.
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Zeldzame witte leeuwen: Leeuw (Credo) en leeuwin (Bandhura) in Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen
Al eeuwen waren er geruchten in omloop over mysterieuze witte leeuwen in Zuid-Afrika. Bevestiging van het bestaan van witte leeuwen kwam pas in de twintigste eeuw. Witte leeuwen werden voor het eerst geregistreerd in 1928 en in 1941/42. In 1975 werden twee witte welpen aangetroffen in het Timbavati Reservaat, grenzend aan het Krüger Nationaal Park in Zuid-Afrika. De welpjes waren ongeveer twee weken oud. De ontdekking was een sensatie. De witte dieren bleken een mannetje en vrouwtje te zijn. Ze werden Temba (Zulu voor 'hoop') en Tombi ('meisje') genoemd. Een paar maanden later werden Temba en Tombi opgenomen in de National Zoo in Pretoria, Zuid-Afrika.
De 50 witte leeuwen wereldwijd in dierentuinen zijn nakomelingen van Temba en Tombi. De laatste witte leeuw werd in 1994 in het wild gezien. Witte leeuwen kunnen waarschijnlijk in het wild niet overleven door de lichte vacht zonder camouflage. Volwassen witte leeuwen zijn in het wild nog nooit gezien.
De witte leeuw is niet een albino, maar een zeldzame kleurmutatie van de Transvaal of Krüger ondersoort van de leeuw (Panthera leo krugeri). De speciale kleurmutatie met een genetische aandoening, leucisme, veroorzaakt een bleke kleuring zoals ook bij de witte tijger. De voorwaarde is enigszins gelijk aan melanisme, die tot zwarte panters leidt.
Door selectief te fokken in dierentuinen over de hele wereld zijn deze leeuwen behouden.
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sweet affection toddlers in park
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is the expression of care. It symbolizes security, protection, comfort and approval
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I saw a photo of Latenightowl's raccoon's belly with her recent spaying stitches and thought it would be nice if Taj would show hers. I got the camera, walked into my bedroom and there the pair of them were - just like this - only asleep! Even when she is sleeping Taj always keeps her feet and legs bent, unlike Kita who is usually reaching for the other side of the room when he sleeps. You can see by their faces and Kita's paw positiion how cute and cuddly they were sleeping with Taj's belly up in the sunlight.
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.
- Vincent Van Gogh
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Had a busy weekend with no time to take pictures:( But next week I will get my new Sigma 35mm 1.4 lense and it will be tested as soon as possible :D
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The start of the track through the Reelig Glen outside Inverness, covered in fallen leaves of Autumn
"A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty..."
Albert Einstein
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A female Wapiti Lake wild wolf pack member, tracking collar number 1267, "greets and sweets" or perhaps just encourages, a juvenile pack member. She is not the alpha female of the pack, but even so she might be the dark youngster's mother. They were sharing guard duty with the other pack members, taking turns watching a weakened bison bull they had trapped along the Firehole River in Yellowstone.
I had been lucky get a seat on a snow coach that took us into Yellowstone National Park’s interior roads, groomed only for over-snow travel in the winter. About 15 miles into our dawn journey, three black wolves emerged from the woods. We debarked to watch them; as the sky lightened, they moseyed onto the bank of the Firehole River where it parallels the road, then walked across a shallow spot in the to join pack mates who, probably during the previous night, had trapped a debilitated bull bison in the shallow water. We spent the rest of the day observing the wolves – there were probably 10 or 12 altogether – and their interactions with each other and their work of wearing the bison down to the point where it would become an easy meal. We were not able to stay until the denouement, but by the following morning it was widely reported that the inevitable had happened and the wolves were finally reaping the rewards of their many hours of work.
So why didn’t they just kill the bison as soon as they recognized it was an easy target? One possibility is that they had eaten recently, reducing the urgency to eat again. Hunting even compromised large hoofed and horned prey is energy-expensive and very risky: one well-placed kick or a stab with a heavy, thick horn, can be deadly. But progressively depleting prey by not allowing it to rest, eat, drink, or let down its guard for a second, threatening it for hours upon hours, biting off bits of its flesh, and de-energizing it to the point where it could no longer defend itself, was good work for juvenile pack members. In fact the young wolves we first saw in the road, with their headlight-bright yellow eyes and the typical long, spiky hackles of juveniles, did a lot of that work under the supervision of experienced adults. It was a great training session for the pups and an opportunity for at least some of the senior wolves to relax while dinner was being prepped for them.
All photographs in this series were taken with a long focal length lens at a distance sufficient to avoid disrupting the wolves’ behavior. Additionally, many of the images are cropped, which also makes it look like I was closer than I actually was. Although I selected many images in which the wolves appear to be looking at me, in fact most of them were looking at other wolves or at their prey and not at the human presence, which at times was substantial.
Never approach wildlife. Yellowstone National Park regulations require a minimum of 300 feet from bears and wolves, and 25 yards be maintained from all other wildlife. Even if you’re farther than that, you know you’re too close if your presence causes animals or birds to change their behavior.
Baby Kiss from daddy
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The rabbit on the right spent some time grooming the rabbit on the left. Colne Point Nature Reserve, St Osyth, Essex.
More deer affection :o) I love to catch random shots of the deer. Comical, affectionate, interesting. Their closeness and protective ways are fascinating to see and capture on camera.
Take a look at the other deer photos taken today. Click on this link and scroll down.
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Taken from a boat on the Chobe river near Kasane, in Botswana!
Father and son waterbuck!
Apologize for replacing the photo and indirectly deleting the faves. I just uploaded another shot and unfortunately something went wrong with the previous upload.
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i wrote this on a napkin, and then wondered whether it's better this way, or on the back of a business card. i can't decide (the business card draft is here)
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Shelter Series cats.
Considering a new addition to your heart & home? Why not check out your local SPCA or animal shelter where so many hearts are waiting to be loved & to give love.
You'll both be glad you did.
Admiring lights and clouds and layers of mountains receding into the distance along the line of the Highland Boundary Fault.
Not bad for a view from a layby. I love it up here.
I remember a time when she didn't just hold onto me; she held me Large On Black
Or maybe she's ordering some dog treats? : )
Pondicherry, India: A candid shot walking in the streets. The posture of affection caught my eye. This must be friendship.
and listen to an Indian song
(which also shows why girl friends are better :-)
On Explore April 17, 2009 (highest: #166)
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