The big male frequently comes right down to the glass and pauses and takes everyone in. :)
The zoo in Biggest-Center-Near-Me has a pair of Siberian Tigers who have reproduced successfully multiple times. When the previous litter were about 3 months old I was visiting at the same time as a man with his little daughter, who was about two. Steady on her feet, but not really vigorous yet, yes? The adult female never moved from where she was lying in the sun, but you should have seen those cubs react to the child by the glass. Prey just their size! :D (Dad thought it was terribly cute. I didn't disillusion him that the cubs wanted to "play" with his daughter as food, not as a playmate.)
Cheetahs are amazing. For all they are formidable hunters, they are so sweet when it comes to people. I can understand why the ancient Egyptian nobility kept them for hunting -- they're much more like a dog than a cat in temperament (in my admittedly limited experience). It's awesome that the Perth zoo is having good success breeding them -- they unfortunately need all the help they can get.
I understand what you mean about Maybe. She has the uncoupled, looser build and body movement one sees among big cats, not amongst domestics. It's like the difference in motion between a dog and a wolf. The wolf "gangles" in comparison.
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Date: 2012-08-20 01:11 am (UTC)The zoo in Biggest-Center-Near-Me has a pair of Siberian Tigers who have reproduced successfully multiple times. When the previous litter were about 3 months old I was visiting at the same time as a man with his little daughter, who was about two. Steady on her feet, but not really vigorous yet, yes? The adult female never moved from where she was lying in the sun, but you should have seen those cubs react to the child by the glass. Prey just their size! :D (Dad thought it was terribly cute. I didn't disillusion him that the cubs wanted to "play" with his daughter as food, not as a playmate.)
Cheetahs are amazing. For all they are formidable hunters, they are so sweet when it comes to people. I can understand why the ancient Egyptian nobility kept them for hunting -- they're much more like a dog than a cat in temperament (in my admittedly limited experience). It's awesome that the Perth zoo is having good success breeding them -- they unfortunately need all the help they can get.
I understand what you mean about Maybe. She has the uncoupled, looser build and body movement one sees among big cats, not amongst domestics. It's like the difference in motion between a dog and a wolf. The wolf "gangles" in comparison.