Month: November 2008
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Cheetah
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus, Guépard, Guepardo), Masai Mara, Kenya, September 2008.
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Cheetah and cubs
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus, Guépard, Guepardo), Masai Mara, Kenya, September 2008.
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Leopard buried with 12,000-year-old shaman
Found in the North of Israel, here is a shaman buried 12,000 years ago, with some significant grave offerings: 50 tortoise shells A leopard pelvis A human foot Right! The leopard does not seem in very good company, but it must have been quite a burial. Source: Science Blog.
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Cheetah and cubs
Super! While in Kenya, I found a little cheetah family: A mother and her 5 cubs (only a few weeks old). Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus, Guépard, Guepardo), Masai Mara, Kenya, September 2008. Unfortunately, from what I heard, three of the cubs have been killed by hyenas a few days…
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Sabertooth cats were social
The Sabertooth cat (Smilodon fatalis) is definitely the most famous fossil big cat. Armed with impressive canines, it was certainly quite a sight. These teeth were probably powerful weapons. But they don’t tell us anything about other non-fossilized issues, like the colour of its coat or its social behaviour. But, here comes a little surprise.…
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Snow leopards on Flickr
This superb animal has a great hpto group on Flickr. Here, there are beautiful images coming from either animals kept in world’s zoos, or photos taken by the Snow Leopard Trust which is currently working to protect the snow leopards (Uncia uncia) in the wild (in Central Asia, Mongolia). Snow Leopard Trust’s photostream