When you look into these wild eyes,
what do you see?
I see,
wild hearts,
untamed,
yearning to be free.
These mountain lions were photographed at The Big Bear Alpine Zoo in Big Bear Lake California.
Big Bear Alpine Zoo is a rescue and rehabilitation facility that provides injured, orphaned and imprinted wild animals a safe haven, either temporarily as they heal, or permanently if they are unable to survive in the wild. 90% of the animals brought to the facility are released back into the wild.
There are 160 animals in the facility currently, comprising 60 different species. There is a golden eagle with one eye, a bear with three legs, a grizzly that was scheduled for euthanasia at Yellowstone, animals that were kept as pets and abandoned when they become too much to handle, and many more animals with sad histories.
A new zoo is under construction that will offer more spacious accommodation with glass enclosures. The zoo is owned by The Big Bear Department of Parks and Recreation and is staffed by county employees (Source: Big Bear Alpine Zoo).
Cheers to you from the gorgeous cats at The Big Bear Alpine Zoo~
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Beautiful, as usual!
I don’t know what it is about your photography that has something mesmerizing about it. Obviously, I’m not the only one who thinks that. Cheers and very happy belated New Year, Cindy! xx
Great photos! You can really se the wildness in their eyes.
These photos have a believable lifelike feel about them.
They are fantastic.
You are very kind and most appreciated. Thank you.
You are most welcome Cindy.
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All beautiful photos.
Honored. Thank you & Happy Friday!
Lovely Kitten! Lol…
This is one kitty-kitty you may not want to call to you!!!
It is only sweet on the picture. 🙂
Mesmerizing.
Grazie mille!
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Vielen dank!
Great shots Cindy! Cougars are the only animal I haven’t seen and photographed. Vancouver island has the greatest population of Cougars on this earth and I have never ran across a single one.
Why do they keep this one in there anyways?
“Vancouver island has the greatest population of Cougars on this earth and I have never ran across a single one.”
I had no idea!!! I was always getting more careful there when I came upon tons of fresh bear scat, I wasn’t factoring in mountain lions, laughing.
California had a bunch too when I was a kid, but I would only see their cached deer kills, always knowing they were watching me, while I could not even see them.
They are impressive, much like birds, in that are good at evading humans.
A juvenile just attacked a biker in Colorado. He strangled it by hand.
well,they are a ambush predator so they normally do not expose themselves but your right,they most often are observing you.
Yes,heard about that Colorado incident. If you thought that was interesting your going to love this
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/akeley.html
I noticed your further comment and agree with you. Some tall tales here I would imagine.
this article is not totally accurate Cindy.I just noticed that it says he threw the Leopard over his shoulder and walked back to camp.He did not do that.The Leopard was brought back to camp by other men from the camp and put on the bed near him.
Thanks for the heads up. Your bears are going to be waking up soon!
In 4 to 6 weeks?
Would love to be there….
Wild and wonderful…I hope this wild untamed heart can run forever free again at some point!
I think Wolfie would work to set him free. There were wolves here to. They howled with the coyotes.
scared but a little cute!
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This seems to be more like an animal hospital than a zoo. They say that 90% of all the animals brought to them for rehabilitation are successfully released back into their native environment. That is good to hear.
Excellent pictures, as usual, Cindy.
It is good isn’t it, and it has been in operation since the 1950’s apparently, although I never knew of it until now.
Love those expressive eyes in your beautiful shots…and happy there is a rehab place like this/
It is the best possible option when there are no others.