Category: Big cats
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Snow leopard – Wild video
Automatic hidden camera triggered by movement has shot still frames, half a second apart. The result is this great video of a snow leopard in the wild. YouTube link Assistant Director of Science Kim Murray, SnowLeopard.org.
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The most dangerous job
Go put a small ad to recruit in such a job opening: Circus looking for a permanent position as “big cat bath assistant”.Experience not required.
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Hunting is not enough for the cheetah
Cheetahs are impressive hunters thanks to their capacity for high speed chases that leave nearly no chance to a surprised victim. But, it is also a very fragile animal which is usually not able to defend its prey. Here is a very common situation: The gazelle he just caught is immediately stolen by the much…
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Going to the zoo
Springtime brings many new animals to the parks and zoos, not only new visitors. Boston.com “The Big Picture” publishes some photographs from zoos and aquariums around the world from the past couple of months. A Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) roars as it feeds at the zoo of Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, Urs Flueeler)
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Lion hunt
Eugène Delacroix – “”The Lion Hunt” (esquisse) Huile sur toile 86 x 115 cm – Musée d’Orsay, Paris – Image copyright © Musée d’Orsay, Paris Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris (cf. Artyst.net – Eugène Delacroix – “The Lion Hunt” ) Eugène Delacroix – “The Lion Hunt” – Musée d’Orsay, Paris
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Save a cheetah
Sometimes, for endangered species, it becomes necessary to forget re-introduction in the wild, but mere life preservation becomes critical. This is even more important for large carnivores like the cheetah because they need a lot of space and a large quantity of preys asociated to well-developped habits and sophisticated hunting techniques. Since the cheetahs are…