Exotic Cats
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Revisited image, reprocessed. Captured with a 50mm lens so I was pretty close to her. The very focused Puma is Viktoria - Photographed in 2018 at Big Cat Sanctuary
Whilst jungle cats are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, they are still mainly threatened by destruction of wetlands, trapping and poisoning.
Final moments of relaxation before this beautiful cat jumped out of the tree and went out to hunt (unfortunately I didn't witness that part).
A member of a pride that spent the night hunting and eating on a zebra. She probably is sleepy and ready for bed.
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Taken at Bali Zoo - Gianyar, Bali - Indonesia,
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Taken at Singapore Zoo, Singapore in Jun 2016
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This was one of my favorite encounters with a wild big cat. With our boat on the river bank facing the forest, we watched as this adult female jaguar made her way down the tree trunk towards the boat. It was my turn to sit in front, so I held my breath as she stopped just a few meters from where I was sitting and eventually laid down. Her two nearly grown cubs would eventually join her. We were blessed to be able to observe the family for quite some time as they interacted with each other in close proximity to our boat.
I have to admit that I am very fascinated by felines.
They are both beautiful and mysterious, they move
almost silently on large soft paws.
They see up to 6 times better than a human, but their color vision is reduced. Tigers have five different types of whiskers that sit in different places and detect sensory information that the animal can use, also during hunting. Whiskers are located on the muzzle, above the eyes, on the cheeks, on the back of the animal's forelimbs, and randomly around the body.
The photo was taken in Kristiansand Dyrepark, which is a zoo and amusement park located in Kristiansand, Norway. It is Norway's most visited attraction, with an area of 60 hectares (150 acres).
What I value most about this park is that the animals have large areas and enclosures with forest, in which they can move freely and hide in.
I don't have many images of adult male lions being active during the day. This was by far my best daylight encounter. This lion and his brother became separated the night before and were calling to each other that morning. We found this male and followed him as he walked a long distance to reunite with his brother. The two together formed an impressive looking coalition.