Chewbaca

Posted by Ed on February 22, 2016

Meet Chewbaca, an 11 month old Tiger cub at the Columbus Zoo. Being his first winter he could not get enough of playing in the snow.

Cool Cats

Posted by Ed on February 21, 2016

A Bobcat and a Mountain Lion.

The Fastest Land Animal

Posted by Ed on May 30, 2015

One of my favorite big cats, the Cheetah.
A few thing I bet most folks don’t know.
1. On their back feet they have an extra thick pad that helps in braking during high speed pursuits and their claws do not retract, this helps for the super burst of speed that gets them from 0-60 in about 3-4 seconds.

2. On their face there are 2 black lines, these markings help reduce the glare of the mid day sun, like football players that put the black paint below their eyes. Cheetahs are the only big cat that hunts in the mid day heat and glare.

3. And last but not least and the coolest fact, the Cheetahs tail is flat, yep, you read it right, the flat tail helps as a rudder during high speed turns.

Needless to say this cat is made to catch nimble prey in the bush, Gazelles watch out.. 😉

Something Fun for Saturday

Posted by Ed on February 7, 2015

This is one of my favorite big cat pics, its a Snow Leopard with a rather intense stare. I took this pic at the Denver Zoo back in 2006 with my first DSLR a Nikon D50, which I still have and use every now and again..:-)

3 Cats 3 Continents

Posted by Ed on September 14, 2013

3 of my favorite cats from 3 different continents. While I do have more different cats, these were fro, the last few days at the Columbus Zoo…

I also have archive pics of the Leopard and the Pallas Cat, but those were from previous trips.

Sunday Stills: Cats

Posted by Ed on August 26, 2012

Here kitty,kitty,kitty….. Since I have no cat, I’ll share some of my favorite big cat pics from our nations finest zoos.. Graba cup of coffee, this will be a long post..