Category: Big cats
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Lions from Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Myhrvold may not be an exceptional photographer (after all, he is not known and famous for that, but he succeeded anyway), but his photo essay is a good illustrated summary of the atmosphere of an African photo safari. Source: 3rd Culture.
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Tiger: A powerful cat
Take these white tigers from the Singapore zoo. Birte Person photographed them while they were being fed. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them Source: Daily Mail.
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Some tourists are negligent, aren’t they?
The question must be asked. Seriously. When you look at the following picture of tourists having total fun in seeing a full grown lion rushing to their car’s hood all teethes out. But reality is slightly simpler: These tourists do not take the slightest risk. They are merely visitors to the Werribee Open Range Zoo,…
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The man who could convince a lion to swim
Lions (like many cats) do not like water. Kevin Richardson established such a confidence relationship with these lions that he could convince them to go and swim with him. YouTube link
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Imprisoned for eating the last tiger
The Indochinese tiger or Corbett’s tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) is a subspecies of tiger found in Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam and -up to now- in China. It seems that Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla, Yunnan Province (China) has killed -possibly in self-defense- the last known Indochinese tiger in China. Not satisfied with…
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Leopard vs. wild boar
Life of a predator is not always easy. When you’re a leopard, you must learn to attack a prey that is small enough not to counter-attack and you must learn to look left and right before rushing in. YouTube link