Beautiful Animals

Thank you Paco.

I prefer the company of the pricks up here.

swoon!

http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2011/Photos-of-the-day-05-12/(photo)/359336

To me they're like paintings..

Oy vey.

Neat.

Beautiful. Cub looks bigger than mom.

Good genes plus healthy appetite.

Irish, The turtle photo is spectacular. A treasure. How did the photographer click the camera at exactly the right moment? Wow! And ow ooh ooh ow. It hurts me just to look at this picture. Poor pud.

dj, Baby robins. Waiting for an update. Of course you'll be gone when all the interesting stuff happens--like feathers. Wonderful to see this. Is the nest on the ground?

tsar, Such beautiful wondrous felines. Avec and sans spots. Not sure I'd consider a 14-month old cat a kitten, but what do I know. Bee-yoo-tee-ful.

We've got a black leopard. How about a black jaguar--of the feline variety:

the daily B & O


todays O is a repeat of a pic that osso posted with a news story, but hey, you can never have enough cute otter faces

dj, You double-thudded me again. Great B&O.

Red golden pheasant:

Wonderful colors on that bird, Roberta!

Irish, Pheasants are amazing in their colors. Not a dull one in the bunch. Males, that is. The goils are fairly dull looking. The guys don't seem to mind.

Four via the sf chronicle -

"We are fierce wolves! Fierce, bloodthirsty, sleepy wolves! You don't want to mess with us ... zzzzz: Wildlife curator Tish Gailmard holds two endangered red wolf pups, born about two weeks ago at the Chattanooga Nature Center in Chattanooga, Tenn."
Photo: John Rawlston / Chattanooga Times Free Press




"A flip-flop is rescued from a watery death at the women's Billabong Rio Pro surfing championship in Rio de Janeiro."
Photo: Victor R. Caivano / AP




"Don't tread on me: Temi's unnamed, 1-week-old baby has a knack for getting underfoot at the Tierpark Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich."
Photo: Frank Leonhardt / AFP / Getty Images




"During a Dogs on Call stress-relieving visit for the University of Wisconsin-Madison's final exam week, junior Vivien Lee takes an immediate liking to Daisy Mae. Probably because they have the same stylist."
Photo: John Hart / Wisconsin State Journal

That's cute

Sometimes I cower at the newpaper's commentary, and I leave off the cornier bits. I'll probably reduce the commentary one of these days and try to just give data..
but in this case, I liked the stylist quote.

Most of the photos I share here have captions (and a lot of them are taken by amateur photographers). I usually like reading about how the photo came about...what was going on before and after...details and circumstances of the subject and the area. Some, of course, are pithier than others...some, like the bobcat on the cactus, just scream for a caption, IMO. I've learned so much on this thread...it's always my first A2K view of the day.

osso, Ooooh, dem fierce wolves have me quaking. Love dat baby elephant. Hey, ma. Watch where you're stepping. Love dem dawgs. Always eager to help.

Irish, I'm glad you like this thread. It's one of the things that keeps me going when the going gets tough.

Giant anteater: