Hi there

[plonq]

The weather on Saturday was gorgeous - cooler, and over cast without being muggy. It was a perfect day to check out the zoo and get a look at the new baby cheetahs (well, adolescent now).

This is not a picture of a baby cheetah.

It is a gopher. Obviously.

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[kfops.livejournal.com]

Look at the sharp pointy teeth on him!

It's a great pic, though. The noble king of the prairies!

[plonq.livejournal.com]

This one was a bit of a camera whore. He scampered out to the end of the log, presumably to serve as a watchdog for the colony, but he couldn't help himself but to strike photogenic poses while he was up there.

[furahi.livejournal.com]

And what a lovely baby cheetah he is ^^

[plonq.livejournal.com]

And fast! He appears to have outrun his spots.

[deffox]

Baby cheetah... Now we're going to want to stop there when we drive through town in a month.

The gopher has a bit of hay on his head.

[plonq.livejournal.com]

Note the quote around the word "baby". They still have the ruff of baby fur on the backs of their necks, but they're around 11 months old.

They have strikingly different personalities. Mandisa (the female - left cheetah in this picture) was very moody and grumpy, while Shomari (the male - right cheetah in this picture) was purring loudly when we arrived, and rubbing up against the fence of their enclosure, trying to get to the people outside.

[furahi.livejournal.com]

Oh, look at those gorgeous gophers ^.^