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Two very charming Otter cubs, Mary Kate and Ashley
Bane and Morgan's lush offspring! So curious and so cheeky!
Photographed at British wildlife centre, UK
Taken at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, this macro shot proves that even in New Jersey, nature can produce something genuinely velvet-textured and delicate. There's something quietly humbling about pressing a lens this close to a bloom and realizing how much beauty exists at a scale we normally ignore.
All my dogs are currently blowing their coat, so they don't look their best, but the joy in my young girl's face says it all really.
This lovely cat loves the camera!!
Photographed at the Ark wildlife park, Lincolnshire
This cutie is one of two pups born to Bane and Morgan. Both girls, they have been called Mary-Kate and Ashley.
When Bane knows there is fish on the menu, he is THERE, as fast as otterly possible!!
Galloping Bane photographed at British wildlife centre. He is the proud father of two cute girls!
Red Squirrel photographed at British wildlife centre, UK
Young harvest mouse playing with the Teasel stalk.
The mice are regularly released into the local countryside around British wildlife centre.
Photographed on Teasel at British wildlife centre, UK
Meet Mary Kate, or it could be Ashley! So difficult to tell the difference except that they are just 4 months old and are the new stars of the British wildlife centre. Had the best half hour ever with these babies and their mother Morgan and father, Bane.
The cubs were ever so sweet, lively and above all curious! So we all got a lot of this going on!
Meet my head boy!! He is the ultimate gentleman! Always waits for his girls to eat before he does. Always keeping an eye out for predators and always ready to give me a lovely image!!
I love Raccoons and the three at the Ark are pretty active first thing, then they scarper indoors and you don't see them for the rest of the day. Half a second later, she was inside, undoubtedly curling up around her duvet!!
Photographed at the Ark, Stickney, Lincolnshire
I'm in love with this magnificent young lion. He has a tragic background which could have had a horrendous ending for him and his family, as this boy has only ever known war and endless bombing in Donesk, Ukraine.
Teddi is a male lion rescued in 2024, arriving at Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) after a 2,000-mile journey.
He and his family, when found were suffering from malnutrition and trauma due to the conflict.
He's clearly doing really well at YWP.
HAPPY WORLD WILDLIFE DAY!! Young female elephant happily posing for me at Thula Thula nature reserve, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
He was out and about eating breakfast, no sign of Bronte.
I must confess to being infatuated with my new lens, it has opened doors in terms of getting up close to my subjects.
Photographed at the Ark, Lincolnshire
He is their pride and joy, quite rightly too!! Heavily guarded by armed guards (APU)
I won't actually say where I photographed him as poaching is still problematic in South Africa, despite the policy of de-horning and putting it under lock and key. The latest atrocity is that poachers will still kill them and try to get some slivers of rhino horn, so as a result, this practice has to be done every year to reduce the risk of growing horn being poached and the Rhino killed.
De horning has reduced poaching in some game reserves by up to 80%, but all still rely on APU's due to the continued risk.
Relentless isnt it? There I was thinking problem solved, but no. Each park has to pay considerable amounts to keep the horn removed.
Jabulani here is well protected though. Such a sweet Rhino. Just 8 months old.
Just look at that child go!! LOL! Hyena newborns can really move!
Spotted this male Cheetah and his brother just walking at the top of the valley, following a well worn path.
Photographed at Thula Thula private game reserve, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Polar bear studying the ground - Photographed at Yorkshire wildlife park using a powerful lens, which was really good fun!
These hyena cubs are just over 2 weeks old and already sibling rivalry is asserting itself.
Here, Nubia (the most patient mom ever!) has grabbed the cub who has repeatedly been bitten with the aim of stopping the fight. She did stop it but the other one insisted on hanging on to their siblings back. A back that’s already quite scarred.
This is a ‘thing’ with Hyena siblings, even newborns! Sibling rivalry is ‘extreme’ with Hyenas, with aggressive ‘quarrelling as early as just after birth. For a weaker sibling, this can be deadly.
The cub she has picked up by the scruff of his neck isn't crying because she has picked him up. They feel safest when mom picks them up, but as you can see, that 2 week old cub behind still has hold of him/her. Later photos will show just how badly scarred this cub is, already...
Mama and Yorkshire wildlife park surely have their work cut out.
Adding some context here as at first glance, this looks horrendous!!
Nubia's two cubs were fighting. She'd been trying to get them to suckle but they just wanted to grab at each other so she grabbed one whilst the other was still biting their sibling. It made for riveting watching... mama wanting them to focus on feeding and her incredible mothering skills in attempting to stop the siblings warring.