Showing posts with label Cheetahs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cheetahs. Show all posts

Friday, March 13, 2015

This and That


It's Friday the 13th.
I've always found those days to be lucky!


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- The roads in my neighborhood are being resurfaced. They need it. In order to resurface the old surface needs to come off and the road evened out. Talk about a lot of noise and dust everywhere. I was singing Shake, Rattle and Roll and so was the house.

- It's been raining for four days straight. I'm not complaining. We seem to be moving into the spring rains and the more rain we get, the fewer really hot days we will have in the summer. Funny how that works! Not that I won't be complaining about the heat. August will still be Ughust.

- All that rain has turned our street into a lake. The drains have been blocked to keep the nasty street "stuff" from going down the drain and into the bayous. Thinking about getting the water wings out......!


Kito and Kiburi
Kito and Kiburi


- I had a behind the scenes tour with the cheetahs at the Houston Zoo. They are gorgeous animals. I gave Kito watered-down goat milk. He thinks that's a great treat. It's placed in a spray bottle and sprayed into his mouth. Close enough to feel his breath on my hands. I also met Taji, the Anatolian Shepherd that has been raised with the cheetahs. It was cold that morning and a chai tea latte at the Woodbar was in order after the tour. The behind the scenes tours also include an ride around the zoo to check in with some of my favorite animals and this day I got a sneak peak at the new Gorilla habitat. Oh, my! It is a jaw dropper! Amazing. Opening on Memorial Day to the public.

- I had my teeth cleaned and my eyes checked this week. Done and done!


Wishing YOU well and much joy!


Thanks, Nancy.





Saturday, April 24, 2010

Camera Critters



It's Camera Critters time! Misty is our lovely hostess. Be sure you visit!

Here's more of the Houston Zoo and Photography Morning with one of my favorite kitties ---

the beautiful cheetah.




Cheetah


"You again? Here I am. Beautiful as usual."



Cheetah


"Is that breakfast I see in your hand? Let me get closer."


Cheetah


Have a wonderful day!

Joy to You on Critter Day!


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Camera Critters

It's Saturday and that means Critters Day!
Be sure to visit Camera Critters to see the other participants.



Last weekend there was a special photo day at the zoo.
The zoo opened early for about 150 folks with their cameras and
umbrellas in hand. It rained (lightly, thankfully) most of the morning.



Under the umbrella, the first animals we came across
were the cheetahs.
They seemed to love the light rain.


They have become real favorites at the zoo.


Just look at that face!
WOW!


Saturday, June 6, 2009

Camera Critters 61




Camera Critters

Do cheetahs purr?

Back to the zoo and the cheetah cubs, Kito and Kiburi.
These shots were taken almost a year ago.
The cubs were getting used to being on view.








These big cats have a powerful purr. Listen to Kiburi, one of the Houston Zoo's cheetah pair. He's in his habitat in the first half of the video, then moves inside to the building so we could hear his purr even better.

Kito and Kiburi share their Zoo home with Tusker and Taji, two Anatolian shepherd dogs. A Turkish breed, Anatolians are revered for their shepherding abilities, most recently in Africa where they guard livestock against predators, including leopards and cheetahs.

Kito and Kiburi arrived at the Houston zoo in October 2007 when they were just five days old. "They fit in the palm of my hand, and their eyes weren't even open", said Carnivore Supervisor, surrogate cheetah mom and one of the brothers main trainers, Sara Riger.

Enjoy the video.