Re: Amur Leopard

**Laikipia** Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:33 pm

Totally

Littlewid.

Lai

**Doogs** Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:58 pm

how this beautiful family have grown. Some lovely pictures LW & Lai, espeically like the colours ones outside. Mum and the cubs are all looking very well fed and healthy which is great.

Just caught two of the little ones have a Sleep

just now . . . .

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**Laikipia** Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:19 pm

Well done for finding them Doogs, they've been very elusive!

Lai

**littlewid** Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:19 pm

Doogs you have the midas touch my friend, I have been keeping tabs on these and I have had great difficulty capturing them, the must have known you were back and are celebrating as well. Amur Leopard - Page 4 71418

Brilliant capture Amur Leopard - Page 4 853843

littlewid-x-

**whitestarling** Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:54 pm

Thats typical wildlife watching LW. You spend ages looking for something, then somebody comes along, and gets it straight away. I bet Doogs had that happen to her. Great shots Doogs, and as you say wow, have'nt they grown
WS

**Doogs** Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:00 pm

Must have been 'coming back luck' as I've checked the cams a couple of time since and no sign of any of the leopards

Will keep trying though . . .

**Doogs** Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:49 pm

Kept trying and success tonight cheers

Two sleepy cubs top left, bit of one bottom right and it looks like mum is hiding !

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**littlewid** Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:17 pm

You did it again Doogs lol!

lovely to see the two of them cuddle together and the little rogue one in the corner. You may have to become our Chief Leopard reporter Amur Leopard - Page 4 853843

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Prin* Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:03 am

**littlewid** Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:01 am

Prin* what a first post that is, you are a Like a Star @ heaven

for managing to capture all 3 cubs together, we haven't seen them together like that for ages, that really made me smile this morning and don't they all look like they are doing really well. Nice one Prin* cheers

littlewid-x-

**Laikipia** Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:04 am

Lovely to see the cubs, thanks Doogs and Prin*

Lai

Prin* Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:19 am

Thanks, littlewid and Lai! :)
I believe what will really make all of us smile is that in a few days Darla and the girls will change places with Freddi (Darla's husband) so we'll finally be able to see the four ladies in all cameras! Very Happy

From the Estonian forum which I'm a member of, an invitation for the "name giving" party at the zoo:

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**Doogs** Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:19 pm

Ooooh great capture Prin*, well done you cheers

Do you mean that Darla and the girls are getting moved to another enclosure with more cameras ?

Are they going to unveil the names of the girls next Thursday ?

Doogs :)

**Doogs** Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:21 pm

Just checked the cameras just now and mum is outside on the rocks but it's not clear enough to put a picture on here. The girls are nowhere in sight scratch

Prin* Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:04 pm

Hello, Doogs! Very Happy

Actually, they have names already (Freya, Vlada and Akra), but the zoo is hosting a party to announce them officially.
Sorry, I wasn't clear in my previous post! Embarassed

The leopard you see around the rocks and in the "creek camera" is Freddi, the father.
Darla and the girls are kept in a separate enclosure, but the room they use as a nest opens to a smaller garden to which there is no webcam, that's why we only seem them via the infrared webcam, which explains the black and white images.
In a few days, though, Darla and the cubs will exchange enclosures with Freddi, so he won't be visible in the cameras anymore, and the four ladies will be seen through all the three cameras (the nest door which now opens to the smaller garden will be closed and the door that leads to the bigger enclosure, the one with the rocks and the creek, will be opened).
Then we'll be able to see the cubs more often! Very Happy

Too bad Freddi cannot be close to his family, but that's the way of the leopards in the wild. Wink

**Doogs** Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:09 pm

Hi Prin*

Didn't know the cubs had names so many thanks for letting us know.

Aaaaah now it's all making sense !! Didn't know that about the cameras either, so that is most helpful Thanks

How exciting that we will be able to see more of mum and the girls, that's great news.

Thanks again
Doogs Very Happy

**Laikipia** Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:15 pm

Thanks for that Prin* - it's all clear now and makes sense.

Looking forward to the change over and being able to see the cubs and mum more often.

Lai

**whitestarling** Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:46 pm

Welcome to WAA Prin* and what an entrance fantastic photo of the three together, and its lovely to know the Girls are to have names, and to learn more about the family. It will great to be able to see more of them when they exchange enclosures, with their dad, a shame for him, but as you say thats how it is in the wild. Thanks so much for the photo, and news, ww are really looking forward to more of both
WS
( Whitestarling )

Prin* Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:03 am

Thank you very much, WS! :)
Recent caps of Freddi and the girls!

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**Laikipia** Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:16 am

Great photos Prin* - thanks for sharing.

Lai

Safari Maiden Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:04 pm

Loving the photos Prin*. Anymore?

SM

**Doogs** Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:15 pm

Some more good captures there Prin*, nice one Wink

No sign of the cubs but managed to capture this just now Very Happy

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**Doogs** Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:22 pm

It pays to go back a look cheers

One of the cubs enjoying lunch just a short time ago . . .

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**whitestarling** Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:25 pm

Thanks for pic Guys, those Cubs are really growing, and its great that your keeping us upto date with them
WS

Prin* Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:48 am

Hello everybody, great pix!
I've just uploaded a sequence of videos from yesterday, and I also have a few "old" ones in a YT channel, if anyone is interested:
https://www.youtube.com/user/DarlaLeoparda/videos

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