" I ♥ AMUR "

" I ♥ AMUR "
I WAS GONE ON VACATION LAST WEEK
BUT I AM BACK AND I WANTED TO SHARE
A BEAUTIFUL ENDANGERED "BIG CAT"
WITH YOU. OF COURSE MY NEW FRIEND
IS IN A WELL KEPT ZOO, BUT I'VE NEVER
BEEN SO NEAR TO SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
"BIG CAT" AS THIS AMUR LEOPARD.

HERE IN ACTION, WALKING ON A LARGE TREE BRANCH.

HERE THE LEOPARD IS LISTENING,
SMELLING AND WATCHING FOR AN
ANIMAL ENCOUNTER. THIS MALE
LEOPARD IS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL
CAT, UP CLOSE! (ALL MY PICTURES ARE
THROUGH GLASS) BUT HE IS NOT MUCH
DIFFERENT THAN OUR OWN HOUSE
CATS THAT WE ALL ADORE!

WITH AMAZING CLIMBING ABILITIES
THIS AMUR LEOPARD BALANCES HIMSELF TO
LOOK ABOVE THE ROCKS TO SEE BEYOND
HIS ENCLOSURE. THE THING THAT MADE
ME WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU IS
THE FACT THAT WITH A TOTAL POPULATION
OF 30-35 INDIVIDUALS, THE AMUR LEOPARD,
OR FAR EASTERN LEOPARD, IS ONE OF THE
MOST - IF NOT THE MOST ENDANGERED
LARGE CATS ON EARTH. I ♥ AMUR LEOPARDS!
I ALMOST FORGOT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
THE BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR SPOOKY And DAISY
LAST WEEK, WHO BOTH TURNED 8 YEARS OLD! :)