Zoo Pics 3

A different angle on a cheetah. Taken last week at Cat Haven in central California. They are deeply involved in conservation projects around the world. You have to go on a guided tour which normally does not provide good photo ops. I have become friends with the owner and he always takes me around personally and lets me get right up against the fence for photos.
 

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Two more pictures of the snowleopard and lion cubs in Basel Zoo. Some 'catch as cat can' I would like to say.

After a really stormy night a big cardboard box fell into the lions compound. It didn't survive very long. As all cats in the world they just used it to play hard with it. Even the big male has had a good time with it (or with the leftovers of the box / third picture).
 

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Three from yesterday at Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. These are JPEGs from camera (5D3) with no cropping and no adjustments (other than downsizing).

Mexican Wolf is 70-200 L (non IS) with 1.4 extender
Great Horned Owl is 70-200 L (non IS)
Huachuca Agave is 100 macro (older non L)
 

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