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Sri Lankaanse panter (Panthera pardus kotiya)
BestZOO, Best, The Netherlands
Conservation status: Endangered
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.
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.
Although I love visiting zoos and strongly feel they serve a great purpose of preservation and education, it still saddens me a little to see these beautiful animals in captivity.
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......
Leopards are very reclusive, solitary and difficult to see in Africa. This was a lucky shot. Ann Harmless
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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Ultimately mother and daughter were reunited. The kill was safely tucked under a bush a short distance away - and the baboons ceased bothering the leopards. However, because of the threat of hyenas and lions being attracted to the kill the leopards remained alert. Mother and daughter in this photo keeping a wary eye in the same direction.