Carnaval des animaux

...or a collage from recent trips to UK zoos. Taken with K-5 IIs and Sigma 100-300mm f4, except for the snake (K-5, Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro)


1 - bespectacled bear, Chester


2 - Whipsnade wolverine


3 - "Wolverines? They're rubbish..." - Chester lioness's shock claim


4 - push-me, pull-you turns up unexpectedly at Marwell


5 - cheetah cubs being cheetah cubs, Chester


6 - where thick glass comes into its own, Marwell


7 - tiger behaving domestically (ish) at Whipsnade


8 - young snow leopard, Marwell

great shots Simon, you wouldn't know they were taken in a zoo, the snake is my pick of the bunch.

Nice shots

I particularly like the wolverine