Beautiful Animals

Roberta,
Thanks for writing it is "ours" and you don't have to thank me for defending this thread. It is wonderful what you do!!! The cheetah is gorgeous and thank you for making me smile, as well as others.

The cheetah disappeared again. I'm giving up on that one.

King cheetah (very, very rare):

You do realize, of course, the only character being shown as lacking on this thread is yours?

For that obnoxious poster....


Dik Dik. Oops,sorry,I stutter

Another troll



Can everyone 'ignore user' and let's move on?

Between the three of you, Hinge, that's quite a nose collection...

Bee eater:

Beautiful bird, that bee eater..


some photos and captions from sfgate again:

Rise, my son! You are healed! If Sumatran tiger cubs are anything like our cats, this is the part that immediately precedes the chasing, kicking and clawing. (Prague Zoo.)
Photo: Michal Cizek / AFP/Getty Images



You can only watch the Bills for so long before you have to find something else to do: Bats mate behind the Detroit Lions bench during a preseason game against Buffalo in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Photo: David Duprey / AP



Tuft love: Caracal kitten sisters Aziza and Binti explore their new digs at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore.
Photo: Don Ryan / AP

Those Caracals rock!

Yep!

No the cheetah is still here because I can see it

Yup, osso, dem bee eaters is stunners.

The pre-play tiger cubs are felinially wonderful, as are the caracals. Bats shtupping? I guess they're not football fans.

Mega thanks, kid.

Thanks mucho, t2l, for reposting the cheetah. Now I can see it too. Maybe there's a problem with my computer. Don't care. I can see it now. Glorious.

Mountain lion, cougar, puma babies:

These made me smile....

Billy, a goat taken in by soldiers with Bravo Company of the 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, looks out from a guard tower as Pfc. Michael Causey, 24, of Freemont, Calif. , stands duty Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 at Combat Outpost Monti in Kunar province, Afghanistan.


Billy, a goat taken in by soldiers of the U.S. Army's Bravo Company of the 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, eats leaves from a tree as Pfc. Devin Delauder, 21, of Philippi W.Va. , left to right, Pfc. Edward Lanning, 21 of India, Calif. , and Sgt. Misha Pemble-Belkin, 25, of Portland, Ore. , passes on their way up to an observation post at Combat Outpost Monti Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, in Kunar province, Afghanistan.

Terrific, Barry. And I'm glad the soldiers and the goat are not in a war zone. No worries about leaving the goat behind.

Mountain goat:

Caracals all grown up are among the most phenomenal jumpers in the animal kingdom. They can jump straight up and take a bird out of the air. I've been watching videos. Wow.

Hope they leave these guys alone!
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) by Mdf @ Wikimedia Commons.

WOWSA! That is one awesome Cheetah pic!

Aww, now this is just too damn cute.

But what about some cute reptiles? And where the hell are the rats?