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We headed to the Palo Alto store tonight to pick up our copy of Mac OS 10.5. Didn't want to be stuck in the mall and was hoping Jobs would do a drop-in. That didn't happen but the vibe was good and I'm installing it now.
FYI, both Gabriel and I showed up wearing our official Apple sweatshirts. Geek in effect!
V1M very kindly organised for me to go to the Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Kent for a Photographers on Safari day. This meant access inside the normal outer barriers that visitors are normally restricted behind, and enabled me to get right up against the inner enclosure, with camera lens as close as could be to the main enclosure. As well as our photographic instructor - John Wright - on hand to advise on technique, we also one of the cats' keepers, Becky, to tempt the animals out of hiding and into more photogenic positions with some tasty bits of meat.
As some of you will know I am a bit of a fan of animals and big cats in particular so I was rather in my element! Not only did I get some rather lovely photos of some gorgeous animals, but just being at such close quarters with them for the whole day was wonderful in itself.
150.366: The amur leopard takes rest in the outside exhibit enclosure. It was wonderful being able to be so close to this animal while it paced around the exhibit area but was very difficult to get a decent photo due to the structure and layout.
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Leopards the Serengeti Masai Mara ecosystem.
Back in the 1960's there were over 200,000 lions in Africa. Today there are less than 15.000 a decline of approaching 90%. Of those 15.000 remaining lions, only around 2.500 are adult males - the target of lion trophy hunters.
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Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
Range: Mountain ranges of Central Asia from Northwestern China to Tibet and the Himalayas.
Status: Endangered
This Snow Leopard spends a lot of time on the high platform in its cage. It spends a lot of time watching the next cage in the display, hoping to catch sight of the Amur Leopard that lives there.
Khavan is one of two amur leopards at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, Massachusetts. I have a really hard time getting a decent photo of him because of the fencing......