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Sep 21, 2008 12:57 |  #1

Unfortunately not in the wild, but at Chester Zoo, England.

Beautiful creatures, very like my two domestic cats at home....apart from the blistering speed and habit of taking down an antelope every now and then. :D

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Sep 21, 2008 16:20 |  #2

Saw them today, stunning cats! Lovly shots of them, you were able to get much closer with your lens than me!!


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Sep 21, 2008 19:03 |  #3

Very nice, I would hate to see them sharpening their claws on the sofa......


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Sep 22, 2008 02:05 |  #4

Great faces on these Cats - nice one Bilko.


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Sep 22, 2008 10:36 |  #5

Bilko nice pics, if you saw them in the wild you wouldnt get so close as they have a wide fear cirlce :)


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Sep 22, 2008 14:15 |  #6

M5Man wrote in post #6357670 (external link)
Bilko nice pics, if you saw them in the wild you wouldnt get so close as they have a wide fear cirlce :)

Don't worry, so do I :D


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Saw them today, stunning cats! Lovly shots of them, you were able to get much closer with your lens than me!!

We probably stood next to each other!!!

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Sep 28, 2008 15:44 as a reply to  @ swiftybilko's post |  #8

Nice captures. They are very beautiful creatures.


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Sep 28, 2008 16:22 |  #9

Zoo or not, still great shots.




  
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Sep 28, 2008 17:26 |  #10

Beautiful. I really have a thing for the big cats.


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