5.10.2010

" 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! :)

18 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures, so close it felt like family!

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  2. How cool those pictures are!! You can tell that you were quite close - that is so awesome!

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  3. Oh my! Those leopards are beautiful. We hope the zoos can save the species.

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  4. Happy Birthday Spooky and Daisy! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful cat.

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  5. They are such beautiful and elegant creatures, but our room tigers too, lol !
    I once was stopped at a red light and looked into the car besides me. I got a shock ! Looking at me with a beautiful round face sat a black panther and "smiled" at me !

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  6. Absolutely CUTE big kitty!!!
    Thank you for sharing those beautiful photos!!

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  7. He is a BIG feline for sure! Cute kitty!
    Your pictures are wonderful, I liked a lot the angle and your composition!
    Happy Tuesday
    purrs
    Luna

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  8. Thank you for sharing photos of this lovely cat.

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  9. I painted a Leopard at the foot of my bed in a fairy tale self portrait once. It was fun to imagine life with my exotic pet.

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  10. What a gorgeous leopard! I hope they can breed them and save some more. Too pretty to be endangered and not saved.

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  11. They are absolutely stunning and we hope their numbers rise!~

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  12. What a beautiful cat. I'm glad you shared with us. I am always amazed how big wild cats behave so much like our small domestic cats! Sorry I missed the birthdays. Happy belated birthdays to Daisy and Spooky!!

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  13. What a powerful and beautiful cat! I love big wild cats, used to love watching Disney and wildlife specials about them. I feel sad when I see them in zoos.

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  14. Gorgeous! Wow! Hope you had a wonderful vacation!

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  15. I am glad you're back. Hope you had an awesome vacation. Those are beautiful pictures.

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  16. That is one Alpha Kitty!
    Thanks for visiting me while I was away.....so good to be home.....

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Purrfectly Done!
I Am A Very Happy Cat Now That
You Left Me A Meowsage!