Otters at Hertfordshire Zoo
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Otters at Hertfordshire Zoo
Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig, Scotland // March 2016
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Hertfordshire Zoo.
Kumal, the very handsome Jaguar
Seen at the Toledo Zoo.
In this action shot, a bobcat tries to catch a treat in some fresh snow, surrounded by flying snowflakes. The short tail that gives rise to its name is visible on the snow. This is a captive animal, but bobcats (aka red lynx) are common throughout southern Canada and the US.
20/11/2024 www.allenfotowild.com
In this follow-up to a previous post, a curious red fox (captive animal) in its beautiful winter coat looks intendedly down the slope of a snowy hillside. Small flakes of fresh snow dot its fur and long bushy tail in this side view.
Seen at the Toledo Zoo.
A favourite food of Arctics foxes in the wild are rodents, especially lemmings. Some dog breeds (dachshunds, terriers) also catch rodents, and wolves, huskies and elkhounds all dive down through the snow to capture rodents. Captive animals such as this Arctic fox, as well as ferrets, snakes, hawks and owls, etc., can be kept healthy by feeding them frozen mice that are widely available through pet shops.
16/11/2024 www.allenfotowild.com
The green item is a toy. Seen at the Toledo Zoo.
A captive Arctic fox, with its warm white winter coat and bushy tail, in a hunting pose with its nose lowered to the snow and raised paw. The foxes can smell rodents living under the snow and they are their favourite natural prey, but they will also scavenge carcasses and eat pretty much anything in times of food scarcity. I've seen a lot of these foxes in the high arctic where they seem to like hanging around settlements where they have more chance of a scavenged meal.
14/11/2024 www.allenfotowild.com
This is the last in a series of three photos. After appearing to be intimidated by a male Kodiak bear almost twice her size and moving to the other side of the enclosure, this female grizzly bear appeared to be feeling sad.
This is either Montana or Cody. The two sisters came to the zoo in 2016 as orphan cubs and they each weigh approximately 600 pounds (272 kg). Seen at the Toledo Zoo.
This is the second in a series of three photos. In response to a much larger bear walking towards her, this female grizzly bear quickly moved to the other side of the enclosure.
Seen at the Toledo Zoo.
This is the first in a series of three photos. In this photo, the bear in the background, a female grizzly bear, was minding her own business in the far end of the enclosure. Then Dodge, the male Kodiak bear in the foreground, started walking towards her. Dodge is almost twice as big as the other bear.
Seen at the Toledo Zoo.
Dodge is a Kodiak bear, one of the largest types of bear and a subspecies of brown bear. He came to the zoo around 2016 as an orphan cub. He weighs over 1100 pounds (500 kg).
Seen at the Toledo Zoo.
A sprinkling of fresh snowflakes dot the thick winter coat and long bushy tail of a curious captive red fox peeking around a large tree. Pacific Northwest.
A beautiful Arctic fox in its luxurious white winter coat strikes a pose on some fresh snow against some trees. It has its pretty orange eye on something in the distance that has attracted its attention. Captive animal, Pacific Northwest.
10/11/2024 www.allenfotowild.com