Ginger
A cat is only itself, representative of the strong forces of life that won’t let go — Charles Bukowski
Snow cat
There are as few as 4000 snow leopards in the wild, and their numbers are declining due to habitat loss, poaching and the impact of climate change — World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Save the Tiger
The beautiful Sumatran tiger is critically endangered, with only around 400 left in the shrinking forests of Indonesia. This one lives at the Sacramento Zoo.
Jaguar
I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through — Jules Verne
Abandoned or Alone
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. This topic is fairly self-explanatory. Let’s see how creative you can get with this topic.
Sleek hunter
Little cat, big cat
No matter the size, a cat will always be a cat! Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings — Oliver Herford The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat — Jules Renard
Cat napping, Part 3
Last December I got some pretty nice shots of some Sumatran tigers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. They live in a fairly large, almost jungle-like enclosure but have to put up with great numbers of humans gawking at them every day as they lurk and pace: The Folsom Zoo Sanctuary is much smaller; the animals’ quarters are well […]
Cat napping, Part 2
The Folsom Zoo Sanctuary currently has three or four big mountain lions; I’m not sure which one this is, but she was relaxing up on her high shelf. All I had to do was wait a moment for her to turn her head…