One of the things I was really looking forward to was going into the Fragile Forest exhibit and taking pictures of the animals at close range. It didn't play out exactly as I wanted because there are so many dark and shadowy corners for hiding, and with a maximum aperture of f/4, my zoom lens isn't really equipped to handle undergrowth.
Nevertheless, I thought I'd share some pictures that I'm fond of. And no, that leopard above wasn't roaming freely in the Fragile Forest, obviously. I have better survival skills than that!
The white tiger exhibit is beautiful but I expected to get more pictures of rippling muscle and pouncing action. Instead, they were all enjoying a massive nap. Thanks, guys.
The picture above is one of my favourites, though not because it's any good. It was horribly dark and rescued with iPhoto but I flippin' love mousedeer. Everything about them, from the way they run like furtive chickens to their nervously sniffling heads, screams cute to me. They're so quick that I almost didn't catch this one, but I'm chuffed to bits I did.
And of course, look at this guy - he reminds me so much of a sleepy Gremlin. I also have some pretty potent pictures of his cousin sitting on a tree branch and brazenly flexing a part of his anatomy at me. Just sayin', it wasn't a bicep. I didn't think it would be appropriate for the blog, but you can bet that I'm going to keep it, for shits and giggles at least!
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