Big Cat Photo Competition 2011

[LeeMac13]

Ok folks here is the Big Cat photo competition for 2011

Rules-
- You have to have taken the picture yourself.
- Has to be in captivity.
- Needs to be posted in this thread either by a thumbnail but you may post a link to your flickr site.
- Please write a brief discription of the photo when you post it, including species and location.
- Only one picture per person.
-Photo should have been taken this year

Competition will close on Monday 5th December at 9pm

 

[nanoboy]

White lion at ZooDoo in Tasmania, Australia. (April 2011)

 

[KCZooFan]

Here is a lion at the Kansas City Zoo.

 

[Jabiru96]

African Lion 'Johari', Taronga Zoo, 6th November 2011

http://www.zoochat.com/34/african-lion-johari-nose-244565/

I thought that this would be a different perpsective.

 

[Arizona Docent]

Ok, so far lions are taking over the cat contest. Here are three lion cubs at Reid Park Zoo, November 2011.

 

[ptig]

Sumatran tiger

Taken at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia.

 

[NigeW]

Here's another lion, taken quite recently at Knowsley Safari Park.

 

[blospz]

Lioness, Buffalo Zoo.
Cool Cats Day 2011.

 

[Stefka]

Amur Tiger cubs

Amur Tiger cubs in Zoo Pilsen, Czech Republic, born in June 2011, picture taken in September.
I don´t usually like when fence or branches are in the way, but this one somehow works. Altough it could be easily misused by some "animal rights" group in some "anti-zoo protest"

 

[Animal]

Lions Nawiri and Batou at Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg:

http://www.zoochat.com/132/lions-hamburg-221481/

 

[adrian1963]

What do you class as big cats for this comp.
Are Jaguars, leopards, snow leopards, cheetahs and lynx allowed

 

[nanoboy]

What do you class as big cats for this comp.
Are Jaguars, leopards, snow leopards, cheetahs and lynx allowed

Hmm... I believe that jaguars and leopards are considered 'big cats'. For the purposes of the competition, I am happy to include 'medium-sized' cats like cheetahs and cougars. If you have a really special photo of a lynx, then yeah, I am sure we will let it slide.

A leopard cat, for example, would probably be a bit too small for this competition.

 

[BeardsleyZooFan]

http://www.zoochat.com/547/amur-tiger-244475/

 

[adrian1963]

I asked the question and many thanks for your answer so here I go as everyone else seems to be putting in Lions or Tigers I thought I would be different.

This is a photograph of one of the Cheetah's at West Midlands Safari Park

 

[Javan Rhino]

This snow leopard at Dudley was entertaining itself by biting off the roping on a scratching post, and then getting the twine stuck in its teeth. This resulted in some quite interesting facial expressions as it got frustrated with the material.

 

[LeeMac13]

A late enty from myself hope nobody minds. KT the Cheetah at Chester Zoo and 3 of her four cubs. Very poignant picture given recent events.

 

[nanoboy]

A late enty from myself hope nobody minds. KT the Cheetah at Chester Zoo and 3 of her four cubs. Very poignant picture given recent events.

What recent events?

 

[LeeMac13]

What recent events?

Two of the four cubs sadly passed away recently due to Cowpox

 

[nanoboy]

Two of the four cubs sadly passed away recently due to Cowpox

Damn! That's really sad.

Isn't there a vaccine for that?

 

[adrian1963]

@javan rhino your photograpgh is of Nanga and I love the expression well done