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Maximus the Siberian Tiger is growing rapidly! When I first photographed him at just shy of 2 months old he was 19 lbs. The next time I visited him was 3 months old and 38 Lbs. The next time a few weeks later he was about 50 Lbs. Then about 60Lbs a few weeks after. This past week he turned 5 month old and when I saw him this weekend he weighed in at 75 Lbs. He will be 10Xs that when he is finished growing.
I am really glad that he seems to like me. I have been around him enough now that I know how his mischievous little mind works and can anticipate his "sneak attacks". He has also started obeying my commands (at least the word "NO!") and he stops in his tracks mid-pounce. He is not at all aggressive, but he is a kitten and behaves EXACTLY like the 5 month old kitten I have at home. He likes to stalk, pounce, scratch, and bite, Only difference is a 75 Lbs kitten has REALLY big claws already and could bite right through a hand or forearm with ease.
In this shot I threw a large ball (actually a toy ball designed for horses) and then quickly locked focus as he ran after it firing off a burst. Once he gets the ball, getting it back from him to throw again is....well....let's just say I wait for him to drop it which he does right before he jumps in his pool to splash around and cool off.
I feel so lucky to have this opportunity to spend time interacting with such a beautiful animal and capturing his growth in photographs and video for his humans.
"Now you did it sister. I'm the star here. Get out of sight."
This lioness knew who was in focus here.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park - Escondido, California - Addison the Cheetah was born at Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon on 6/15/07 and moved to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on 6/15/13.
Addison gave birth to her first litter of four cubs (females named Mahala and Pumzika and males named Refu and Wgasa) on 7/13/14. Refu and Wgasa now live at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Maryland.
She gave birth to her second litter of six cubs (four females named Darlene, Geisel, L.C., and Mary Jane and two males named Donald and Copley) on 11/21/15.
A picture from Dartmoor Zoo of their Jaguar. Shot with the 50mm I had to crop this to get the framing I wanted but the large file size of the A7RII has meant it is still a decent size and resolution photo.
Melbourne has 3 zoos. The major one is Melbourne. This one at Werribee is half an hour out of the city and is very different in style and content. It is similar to Dubbo Plains zoo. We were there last week and it was excellent, heavy rain in the morning had kept the crowds away! This is a selection of things we saw, not necessarily your typical zoo shots. I went around with a Nikon D5100 and a Sigma 18-250 zoom.
I took it in the Servion Zoo (Switzerland). The composition and the light were not easy to arrange because of the wire fences. It was the same for the clearness.
1. Amur Leopard, 2. A Leopard doesn't change it's spots.., 3. Snow Leopard Closeup, 4. Clouded Leopard, 5. Amur Leopard: Full Face, 6. Leopard (Panthera pardus), 7. Leopard, 8. Amur Leopard: The Whole Kitten Kaboodle, 9. Leopard, 10. Male leopard, 11. Snow Leopard, 12. Leopard, 13. Leopard, 14. Ranchan the snow leopard, 15. Leopard--Up Close., 16. Leopard in tree, 17. www.flickr.com/photos/publicdomainphotos/3124458662/, 18. Amur Leopard, 19. Amur leopard, 20. Amur leopard, 21. Leopard, 22. Amur leopard, 23. Amur leopard, 24. Leopard in the grass, 25. Leopard Portrait, 26. Angry leopard, 27. Leopard in tree, 28. Serengeti Leopard (Web), 29. Suspicious snow leopard, 30. Leopard, 31. Hunting-Leopard, 32. Leopard, 33. Tsushima Leopard Cat, 34. Leopard, 35. Leopard stalk, 36. www.flickr.com/photos/publicdomainphotos/3204474700/
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