Alaska Zoo Feb 2003
 And Kaz's huge fluffy tail! |
 At one point another group of people arrived and stood in front of Kaz. That's when we realized that he was actively watching something beyond the woods, because he got very intense and irritated when those people got in his way. |
 He was so intent on what he was looking at, that he stood up on his hide legs to see over the people in front of him. We followed his line of sight and discovered that the caribou paddock was just beyond the woods from Kaz, and they were what he was watching. |
 Another shot of intense Kaz, thinking about caribou steaks, no doubt. |
 And another picture. |
 This is obviously Dino's favorite picture, and I'm rather proud of it too. Look at those paws! They are big and fluffy and cute! |
 After the caribou moved further down their paddock, Kaz started to pace. I wanted to get a picture of his full body, but he was moving fast and I couldn't quite nail the perfect picture. |
 Turning kitty! He wouldn't hold still for me. Bad kitty. |
 Pacing kitty. Not a bad picture. |
 Kitty turning again! Snow leopards won't pose for pictures unless they are watching caribou, it seems. |
 Kaz on a rock. He settled down after awhile and let me get some nice pictures of him again. |
 I think this is my very favorite of all the pictures I got of Kaz. Isn't he beautiful?! |
 A lovely profile shot. |
 As we were leaving Kaz, Dino requested I take a picture of the enclosure, as he was quite impressed with it. You can see Kaz at the very top of the rocks if you squint. |
 This is Oreo, our Kodiak bear who was brought to the zoo in 1998 as an orphan after her mother was shot. She was raised with Ahpun the polar bear and the two share their enclosure. |
 Here is one of our llamas, though I'm not sure if it's Valentino or Collee. Whichever, she's got a serious underbite problem. |
 Another shot of the llamas. |
 Here is a moose again. The picture is a little grainy because he was verrrrrry far away and I had to use my farest zoom to get him. |
 This is a picture I took just to illustrate how unseasonably warm it has been this winter. This willow shrub has already started to bud. It's February! We should be under 10 feet of snow! Damn global warming..... |
 These are Tibetian Yaks, but unfortunately I don't have any more information about them than that. There was no sign up in front of their enclosure and the zoo website doesn't say anything about them. Weird. |
 A close up of the bull. He's certainly a handsome yak. wish I knew more about him. |
 This is one of our six black-tailed deer. I have no idea which one. |
 Another shot of the black-tailed deer, this time with head lifted. |
 I think she's giving me the raspberry! |
 Aww, here's Oreo again. Lazy bear. |
 Oreo once more with a fairly decent shot of her claws for the macrophiles. |
 I believe this is Dalton, one of our two red foxes. I asked him if he would pose for a picture and he lifted his head, so I guess that's as good of a pose as I'm going to get! I think he's very beautiful. |
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