Driving home from the beach, I stopped and spent an afternoon photographing exotic animals at the Jacksonville Zoological Park in Florida. Capturing this image of such a noble creature lounging on a rock, alone made the trip worth it.
Spotted Jaguar Crouched on Rock
Spotted Jaguar Crouched on Rock; a female jaguar sits on a rock after drinking from a watering hole. A light, painting texture has been applied to enhance the image.
In this vertical variation of the Spotted Jaguar Crouching on Rock the large Jaguar’s eyes glow a vibrant yellow as he crouches low to drink from the pond.
Jaguar Drinking; a female jaguar drinks from a small creek. A light artistic texture has been added to enhance this image.
A West African Giraffe Feeding (Giraffa camelopardalis) eating from a trough mounted high, is an even-toed ungulate mammal and is the largest ruminant.
West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), an even-toed ungulate mammal and largest ruminant eating from a trough.
Such deadly beauty, the Eyelash Palm Pit Viper.
Eyelash Palm Pit Viper; brilliantly colored but deadly Eyelash Palm Pit Viper rests in the crook of a tree branch.
Bonobo Juvenile Playing alone on a rope climbing net enjoys the warm afternoon sunshine of an early Spring afternoon.
Bonobo Juvenile Playing, an endangered Bonobo (Pan paniscus) primate youngster plays on a rope net in his Jacksonville zoo enclosure.
Grévy’s Zebra Nursing, a young yearling nurses from it’s mother in the shade on a hot Spring afternoon.
Grévy’s zebras (Equus grevyi), dam and colt, also known as the imperial zebra, is the largest extant wild equid (Dolichohippus).
I have many more images of exotic animals to post but they’ll have to wait for another night. 