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A male peacock, showing off his plumage |
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With two females nearby, he put on quite a show |
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And he played coy with us just a bit, too |
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His enormous feathers were awesome, but the rest of his body was just as spectacular |
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Certain colors are best described by the animals who wear them well, like peacock blue |
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How do they walk around all day with the weight of these feathers? |
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What a magnificent creature |
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A Caucasian tur having a sip from a waterfall |
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With pupils like a goat, I wasn't sure if he was looking at me or not |
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Ahhh, to have built-in back-scratchers! |
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Mom and newborn baby tur |
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The happy Tur Family |
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A pair of Andean bears |
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Looks like it's dinnertime |
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The four lion cubs I visited a month ago have grown enormously! |
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On a Friday at dusk, it's playtime for lion cubs |
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Youch! |
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I think only another lion can handle playing with a lion |
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Cub paw pads are so adorable |
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Launching to pounce |
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Smack! |
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Someone is about to get trounced |
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They were so cute, but now they're practicing predators, lean and mean |
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Everyone in this pride had cuts and gouges, and it's easy to see why |
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Though they were gentle with one another, it still looked painful |
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Peaceful moments were rare |
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Mother Lion was gorgeous, even with a chunk missing out of her ear and some new scars on her body -- the price of cub-rearing |
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Curiosity among these kitties leads to play fights |
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Lion-back riding gone wrong |
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The Blue-Clad Group got a surprise when a cub expressed interest in their antics |
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"Let's get Mom!" |
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"No, let's get this branch." |
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"Hey, you look a lot like me. Are we twins?" |
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Oh! Belly rub time! |
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Two-on-one seems unfair, but I don't think lions play by the same rules we do |
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Ah, let's check out some peaceful pelic...HEY! Quit trying to bite her head off! |
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This regal fella was wearing the coolest shoes |
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I think they're covered in beeswax |
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