Sunbath at the zoo Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sydney Zoo
In fact the little thing is not sun-bathing, it's just trying to get warmer. I do not remember its name, but it normally lives in the desert, and the Sydney temperature was seemingly not sufficient so the cage was equipped with a few infra-red lamps to warm the animals.

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Guntram (6) 2005-08-20 15:36

I love these "erdmännchen" - as we call them in german. (the english term is "meerkat" - for more information check here: http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Meerkat.asp)

Have you seen them cuddling each other? Very funny animals... and a nice shot!
greetings
Guntram

antho (408) 2005-08-20 17:25

Photo très marrante, j'adore la position de ce petit animal, ça effectivement l'air de lui faire du bien!
Le tronc creux donne de la profondeur à la photo, qu iaurait quand même été réussie "en 2d".
Bien vu en tout cas
Anthony

paulw (2014) 2005-08-20 18:22

These guys are just so cute. The way they sit and warm themselves. Great image. Nice sharpness. Well captured.

kikvel (4772) 2005-08-20 18:54

hi Jean

a zurichatta! these little fellows are so cute!

you did manage to capture it well
I like this!

K.

sylvie (1183) 2005-08-21 5:50

Bonjour Jean-Marc,
Alors pour ne pas dire trop de banalités je te dirais juste que ta photo me plaît car elle est originale et nous change de ce que nous voyons d'habitude.
Sylvie

sarju (5308) 2005-08-23 14:39

Hi Jean Marc
I think these furry things are called "Meerkats" ... one of the most sociable mammals on earth .. they always live in colonies and everybody stand by each other ... so it is kind of sad to see such a social thing locked up in a zoo .. i hope that there were some others with him too
Whatever ... getting back to your photo ... I really like the way you have captured this shot ... as if caught all the emotions of this creature
well done ... tfs... cheers ... sarju
PS: Thanks for critiquing my photo as it gave me a chance to go through your wonderful gallery.