CHEETAH!!! by jendellas
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There were two animals in the zoo who I felt a little sorry for. NOT because they looked unhappy or their living accomodation wasn't good.
This lovely Cheetah, in my opinion needs to have a good sprint. They are the fastest big cat, sadley the cheetahs at the zoo won't be able to do that in their enclosure.
People may say its been bred in captivity, so, it is a cheetah & still has cheetah instincts.
I can always remember my sister, when I said I didn't like hamsters in the small cages because they roam far & wide in the wild. She said it was ok because it hadn't come from the wild, NO but it is still a hamster with hamster instincts!!!!!! My sons hamsters had big rotostack homes & came out daily.
Thanks for all the lovely comments & favs, so, so appreciated. xxx
Comments (12)
Cyve
Fantastic capture !
Faemike55
Wonderful capture. I agree with you on your points of animal instinct
durleybeachbum
True! But I suppose they have a breeding programme.
gillbrooks
Zoos have both good and bad points. I had a hamster when I was very young. He escaped one day and I thought we'd lost him till I was out playing the next day. He'd scaled the house wall and was up on the roof! My dad risked life and limb to rescue him:)
Mark-David-Rogers
I thinks zoo's these days exist on the basis of conserving endangered species and educating, fact being many children and in some cases adults too will only ever see some of these animals in the future stuffed in the natural history museum rather like the Dodo and the Great Auk to name two. Nice capture of this stunning big cat. I worry greatly about the beautiful snow Leopard. Many animals are on the endangered list and it's shocking how some will be extinct in our lifetime all because of man's selfishness.
bazza
Lovely capture of this beautiful looking cat Barbara..
Sea_Dog
Very nice shot. Cheetahs are such beautiful creatures.
ontar1
Beautiful big cat, outstanding capture!
JaneEden
Yes it is sad that the Cheetah cannot have a large reserve in order to follow his instincts, but sadly this is the way it is for many. Many wild animals are paying the price for the depletion of their species brought on by man, so surely if for instance this Cheetah is part of a breeding programme to bring back their species to its former numbers then why can't it have more space? Or maybe it is there just for humans to see it and gawp at it, I would hope that at least it is there for the reason of saving its own species. hugs and love xxxxxxxx
Flint_Hawk
You got some amazing pictures! I agree with you!
danapommet
A fantastic zoom and I agree with you about instincts. Just think about the killer whale at Sea World, Orlando, Florida. Born in captivity and so many years performing in captivity but he attacked and killed the trainer anyway!
three_grrr
It takes more then a few years to breed out the wildness from an animal. Look how many years it took for us to become somewhat civilized (: Such a beautiful animal, and it is a shame that many zoos just don't have the space or the money to provide the wide spaces these animals really should have.