Mono low key version of two of my absolute favourite animals at the Ark wildlife centre, Stickney, Lincolnshire.
I visited late in the morning and was delighted to see them enjoying their enrichment.
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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.
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!
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.
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.