My wife and I went to Mexico (Mismaloya, South of Puerto Vallarta) last week for her birthday. These first pix are from the Vallarta Zoo, a small zoo located in Mismaloya.
We got to play with a six-week-old Jaguar cub this trip. In March we held a six-month-old Tiger, the little Jaguar was much more fun (and less dangerous!). When we first got there he was sleeping, but it didn't take him long to get frisky! The puppy is his little playmate, they were rolling around in my lap together
The zoo is the primary (only?) organization promoting wildlife conservation in the area and their big cat breeding program is their main source of income, so please don't flame me for commercializing wildlife.
The bird is a Crested Caracara. We saw a wild one of these on a Road Trip last spring, it was a very cool sighting.
I have dial-up, so I'll post the pictures a few at a time...
We got to play with a six-week-old Jaguar cub this trip. In March we held a six-month-old Tiger, the little Jaguar was much more fun (and less dangerous!). When we first got there he was sleeping, but it didn't take him long to get frisky! The puppy is his little playmate, they were rolling around in my lap together
The zoo is the primary (only?) organization promoting wildlife conservation in the area and their big cat breeding program is their main source of income, so please don't flame me for commercializing wildlife.
The bird is a Crested Caracara. We saw a wild one of these on a Road Trip last spring, it was a very cool sighting.
I have dial-up, so I'll post the pictures a few at a time...
