The summer season climate allowed me to make a journey to Wellington Zoo and, see the Snow Leopards, Asha and Manju. I visited two years in the past however their ‘residence’ was little greater than a constructing website at the moment so, I used to be eager to see the magnificent cats of their new rigorously constructed ‘habitat’.
Because it was nonetheless college vacation time it was robust to seize a extremely good shot as a result of crowds, however I’ve cropped certainly one of my photographs so you may see the great colouring and markings of the Snow Leopard. There’s a image under that provides you an thought of its form and measurement.
In regards to the Snow Leopard House
Relatively than describe the brand new habitat created for the Snow Leopards, this hyperlink will take you to the Zoo website. In the event you scroll right down to ‘Challenge Overview’ you may see a photograph of the habitat and browse the way it was constructed. The picture was taken with a drone digital camera from a lot increased up than guests get to go and was taken on a a lot much less crowded day! In any other case I enclose a short define under to indicate how rigorously it has been thought out.
I hope to return on a much less busy day to take some higher large cat pictures which I’ll share right here.
Snow Leopard Portrait Settings (DSLR)
- ISO 200
- 250 & 135 mm
- f8
- 1/160
The habitat will emulate the Snow Leopard’s pure surroundings, encouraging the animals to show pure behaviours. The steep, rocky terrain will present bodily train by encouraging leaping and climbing. The habitat may also supply loads of area for Asha and Manju to patrol and can embody bushes for climbing and scratching. The design of the habitat will enable our Snow Leopards to really feel camouflaged and relaxation while nonetheless being seen to guests.
