"Taking the cubs out for a walk!" - The photo is of 3 month old
Cleo (on the left) and Casper (on the right) on their first ever time
outside their enclosure. Cleo was not keen! Taken at the Lion Breeding
Centre in Zimbabwe in September 2004. |
David Youldon
Five photos taken during four different projects in
South Africa, Malaysia and Zimbabwe during 2004/2005
Left: "Melanie" - This beautiful lion is
called Melanie, but she was usually a little stroppy so I took full
advantage of her playful behaviour that day. Taken at the Lion Breeding
Centre in Zimbabwe in Sept 2004.
Bottom Left:
"Elephant Operation" - I was very lucky to be at the world's first
ever elephant sterilization, part of an ongoing population control
program, on my Big 5 placement at Phinda in South Africa. The 5-hour
operation was performed on July 16, 2004 by vets from Disney and San Diego
Zoo. I got to monitor Maduku's (the elephant in question) for
several weeks after the operation to make sure she was recovering well. I
am happy to say she made a full recovery!
Bottom Right:
"Teaching English as a Foreign Language" -
Nothing comes close to the feeling you get when an orangutan looks you in
the eye. They are wonderful, warm, endearing and very inquisitive
creatures. Nala here was practicing how to conjugate her verbs. Taken at
Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre January 2005
"Serval" - At Amakhala reserve in South Africa in May 2004, six
serval were held in an enclosure to acclimatize before being released into
the park. I was lucky to have the chance to get so close to such an
elusive creature and watch as they disappeared into the undergrowth on
their release date. Part of the African Conservation Course in South
Africa. |
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