Because I Can't Draw

Cat Nap

Michael — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:27:23 +0000

A close-up of a sleeping leopard.

Bully

Michael — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:02:09 +0000

An adolescent gelada swiping at a much smaller gelada.

Like so many baby monkeys seem to, this little gelada was making up for its small size with plenty of spirit, and was reluctant to back down when faced with a much larger adolescent.

Cute

Michael — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:21:16 +0000

An adorable emperor tamarin.

Very little to say, apart from HOW CUTE IS THIS LITTLE FELLOW!?!?

Death From Above

Michael — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:31:31 +0000

A British barn owl in the air.

Crazy old bird, this owl: looks far too bulky to be a bird (apart from a floaty one) but is incredible in the air. Not blisteringly fast but it really was silent.

Chuckle

Michael — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:23:11 +0000

A gorilla, apparently chuckling.

I think this gorilla has just cracked a joke, unlikely as that seems.

Play With Me?

Michael — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:22:50 +0000

A gorilla looking sad.

I think this gorilla was sad I didn’t leap through the glass and play ball with it.

Scratchy

Michael — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:35:19 +0000

A male lion scratching against a bare bush.

Lions really are just overgrown kitties. With cool manes.

Yawwwwwwwn

Michael — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:32:12 +0000

A male lion. Yawning.

Because sometimes even the mighty lion just feels a bit sleepy.

Scamper

Michael — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:07:07 +0000

A squirrel monkey with some food, running along a rope.

This monkey seems to have some good food, and wants to keep it that way. The motion blur on the foot and the control of depth of field are very pleasing on the eye, and bring the attention to the monkey’s little face.

Overhead

Michael — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:04:15 +0000

A squirrel monkey climbing along a rope overhead.

He looks a little spooked. Nice bit of energy to this picture, particularly with only the two feet gripping the rope at the time.