Me, god save the queen, and a mate went to the cat survival trust yesterday to see some fluffy snow leopard cubs. Needless to say I took a thousand pictures and am still reeling from the experience. I attempted to put together some of the pictures using youtube. They really were adorable :)
(, Sun 4 Jan 2009, 18:05, Reply)
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if anyone's interested here's a few of my snappy snaps.
www.flickr.com/photos/gstq/sets/72157612099857341/
(, Sun 4 Jan 2009, 18:08, Reply)
I had a great day :D
Click for bigger fluffiness (281KB)
(, Sun 4 Jan 2009, 18:12, Reply)
what's bonkers though is the cat survival trust have a pair of Amur Leopards, of which there are only about forty left in the wild. Seeing them was sobering
Edit: as few as 3,500 snow leopards left in the wild,according to the IUCN Red List of critically endangered species shared by animals such as the giant panda and tiger
(, Sun 4 Jan 2009, 18:17, Reply)
You lucky buggers. Snow leopards are by far my favourite animals in the world.
At 41 seconds was one trying to get into your camera bag? I'm sure no-one would have noticed if you just zipped it up and took it home..... :)
(, Sun 4 Jan 2009, 19:03, Reply)
I worked in the primate house of a zoo a while ago, and used to get away from the monkeys and eat my lunch with the snow leopards.
(, Sun 4 Jan 2009, 19:33, Reply)
I may have to come up with a reason to visit them for the show - they're in our catchment area too, so I'm sure they would appreciate the exposure.
(, Sun 4 Jan 2009, 19:35, Reply)
