Amur Leopard

It's probably all for the best though Mrs Kipia. I'd only be encouraged to take more photos of myself if that were the case. I'd put up a 400 page collage of me in my onesie suit

- just picked myself up of the floor with

Lai

You could have added, "Better than a 400 page collage without"

Yes, I am on fire just now. I seem re-invigorated or something. I've taken the news of today well

Now it looks like you gave me 1.000 reasons to smile, because I cannot seem to stop, GR!
Big and have a nice day!
and have a wonderful Sunday you too, Lai!

Still

Prin* - those are wonderful pics, all of them are enough to make me

Lai

Just caught up on this one you Guys are really having fun.
Love the random shot Prinz*, and those laughing ones ate absolutely superb, you definately deserve a for those, and so do you GR for your humour
WS

heapsy WS and Prin*, and I really love those smiling animals. Oh so cute and grin-inducing!

GR

Hello, my friends!
Glad you liked the smiling animals, but they don't start to show what GR did to me!
I kept remembering the hairy men from Brazil and laughed by myself all day long...
Hey, GR, I thought you liked the furries!

Some Baruto and Birba videos I managed to upload.
It took me the whole night and I am not kidding! I was not babysitting the computer though, so take your eyes off my husband, GR!
She really deserves a trophy, WS!

"Hey, GR, I thought you liked the furries!"



Will need a big catch up later in the week!

GR

Thanks Prin* for spending time uploading all those clips. I'll have to catch up later in the week.

Lai

Hello, my friends!
I am sorry to post the videos this way, but I am in a bit of a hurry right now!


Baruto and Birba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjJ7WVzNXvU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvEZD4AxY_E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhy46Yjubyg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u-5qDGC9mw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tSSdMyemvc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu1BOvYELg4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEB8955j0Mw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JvzXM47RLo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFpMjEeB_dk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weRvm7c2xj0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNZBbXQDes0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud2jUx5V_AU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-IX6rcMpvU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAMbTJnvr5A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O03oG8sfXfY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ3ikhZCZKw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GtmdOWzLy0


Cheetahs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GNHA0J-CgQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXIkg99RPk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NTfQtZocok

Thanks Prinz* finally got some time to watch the videos lovely to see Baruto and Birba they dont like the rain do they Are the Cheetahs two brothers they seem to get on well
WS

Baruto's little sisters Akra, Freya and Vlada are having a 1-year birthday party tomorrow!!!

Lots of fans are gathering at the zoo; I wish I could be there too, but it is not possible this time...

CC

Happy Birthday Akra, Freya and Vlada . Shame you could'nt be there CC
WS

So sorry you missed the Girls party, CC... Hope you can visit them soon!
Have a wonderful day everyone!

I finally visited Tallinn last weekend, and you can imagine how happy I was to see Darla, Akra, Freya and Vlada!!!    

It was a nice warm day, and I spent a couple of hours watching them. They are so beautiful; I guess I have to share some pics....  

First we saw lovely Vlada:



Akra, the blond one:



Freya, who has always been my favourite:



And of course Darla:



These and many more pictures of the Amur family (and some of also other animals at the zoo) are posted on my FB album.

   

CC

  that was lovely to wake up too this morning CC   it's lovely to see Darla and the girls and dont they all look really good. I can imagine how excited you were at seeing them  after work I will check out your FB page, not enough time this morning as I am supposed to be getting ready for work  
Thanks for posting those pictures and giving me a smile this morning  

littlewid-x-

Another wonderful share CC! Such beautiful creatures! Can't believe you 'only' spent the two hours there  

I especially like the Akra pic here  

GR  

  great pics, thanks for sharing CC

Lai

Does anyone here live near Yorkshire Wildlife Park?

Freya will be moving there later this year, probably some time in October-November.

Akra will move to Moscow, but there is no information of Vlada yet. Maybe she will stay in Tallinn?

CC

 

CC, are you  that the family will be split up? Or because the life of an adult leopard is a solitary one it isn't so bad?

Thanks for the updates CC. I think Lai's about the nearest, with me second. I will have to check out where it is but its going to be a fair few miles from where I live.
Bye the way thanks for all the lovely pics you've put on your FB page they are Brilliant
WS

GR, yes I am a bit sad, because I will probably never see the girls again... Estonia is so close that it is easy to visit Tallinn Zoo at least once a year. It takes only two hours by boat from Helsinki to Tallinn.

But as we know these cats do not belong to Tallinn Zoo or anyone else - they belong to the world, and maybe Freya's, Akra's or Vlada's cubs will be amongst the first Amur leopards that will be reintroduced into the wild one day.

Amur leopards are solitary in the wild, but I have noticed that in zoos they can share the exhibit sometimes. Just think of Baruto and Birba! And at Copenhagen Zoo the whole family (dad, mom and two one-year old cubs) was living together when I saw them a few weeks ago. I was a little surprised, but on the other hand the zoo had succeeded to put also the Amur tiger families together.  

CC

 WS, I am happy if you liked them!  

CC

I don't know the Yorkshire Wildlife Park CC - I just had a look on Google maps and it's about 1 hour 45 minutes away.

http://www.yorkshirewildlifepark.com/

Perhaps a visit in the future is in order  

Lai