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Two male Lion known as the "Pilandsburg boys" as they were relocated from the Pilandsburg Nature Reserve to strengthen the diversity of the Madikew gene pool.
I was stressing this morning because I didn't take my shot yesterday, but then this old photo came to mind and I realized that I did without even knowing it at the time!
The kitty on the left was our first cat, Bijou.
Four cheetah cubs at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park turned one year old today and received specially made birthday cakes for breakfast, in celebration. Members of the Safari Park’s nutritional services team made the four individual ice cakes and placed them in the exhibit the cubs share with their mother, Addison. The cakes were made with the cheetahs’ favorite food items: blood, chicken broth, ground meat, and chunked meat, drizzled with more blood for good measure.
The cubs were a little hesitant to try their birthday treats, since this was their first time seeing ice cake. However, following their mother’s lead, they soon gathered around to enjoy the birthday feast—licking the blood- and broth-flavored ice layers and eating every piece of the cake décor. The décor included the word “one” on the front of the cake, written in ground meat, and a cupcake-shaped cake topper complete with a candle, made of ground beef and frozen blood, sprinkled with chunks of meat.
The cakes were given to the cheetahs by their keepers as an enrichment item. Enrichment is important for the cats, as it keeps the animals stimulated and active, allowing them to show their natural behaviors.
The cheetah cubs were born to first-time mother Addison on July 13, 2014 at the Safari Park’s off-site cheetah breeding center. The family moved to the Safari Park’s Okavango Outpost when the cubs were four months old. The two male cubs, named Wgasa and Refu, and the two females, Pumzika and Mahala, were all named after former areas of the Safari Park.
Jaguar cubs Maderas (top) and Tikal enjoy some romp time at the San Diego Zoo. They recently turned four months old.
Male lion crosses a river. the lion growls at the water as it crosses. This crossing took about 5 minutes, he really wasn't happy.
Nowhere near as sharp as I would have liked, but beggars can't be choosers when shooting through grubby, scratched glass with glaring reflections!
Canon EOS-1D Mk111, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS.
This image is in the public domain. Learn more about the lions of the world here: Meet the Felidae Family - Lions.
She would sleep on us at night, and around during the day. Just fed here, she passed out in the hallway.
Два ночи, котэ отчаялся поспать и участвует в движняке из последних сил. Честно отработал котом всю ночь, хотя пару раз просто вырубался на середине движения.
Когда в доме даже кот привык соблюдать режим....