More photos from my visit to Hogle Zoo are here.
Copyright (c) 2001, Sandra J. Loosemore. Photos are provided for personal viewing only; no other use is permitted without prior written consent.
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| The Siberian Tiger has a cat toy. |
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| He's really interested in this toy. I think they must have put some sort of food scent on it. |
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| This sure is a lot of fun! |
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| Now what? |
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| Aha, time to wash the cat toy! |
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| OK, now the tiger has a sopping wet cat toy. |
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| "You aren't thinking about taking this away from me, aren't you?" |
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| I think this is an ocelot. Most of the indoor cat displays were too dimly lit for photography, but this kitty was napping directly under a skylight. |
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| These are Arabian Wildcats, ancestors of the domestic housecat. These guys are just about the same size as your average housecat, too. |
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| Close-up shot of one of the wildcats. |
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| This is a puma, also known as a cougar or mountain lion, the native big cat of North America. In this photo it was licking some of the snow off the shrub in the foreground. |
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| Another puma shot. "Hmmm, I'd like to have those small children for dinner." |
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| More puma. Note how big its paws are! |
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| The zoo's male polar bear. The female was off display because she'd just recently given birth to a cub. |
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| One of the Kodiak bears takes a nap. These are a subspecies of grizzly bears. |