Curious Cat sneaks up on photographer.... or,
so it's portrayed that way. Reading about a lot of S Africa trips coming up. Keep looking over your shoulders...
Kuzano wrote:
so it's portrayed that way. Reading about a lot of S Africa trips coming up. Keep looking over your shoulders...
I think this is a staged image. I say so because you see a box around the Cats neck. My sense that box is a shock to the cat if required.
That's a great oh s..t picture. Wonder who took it?
luvmypets
Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC
If you Google Cheetah laying next to photographer you find out that this is a tame cat that is in a game preserve. Her name is Mtombi. You will even see photos of her looking at the back of the camera and another of the photographer petting her.
Sorry to be a spoiler. It's a nice idea that a truly wild Cheetah would just lay down next to a person and just enjoy the company.
I tell you it is a real photo in the wild !! Here is the next photo of the guy taken ten minutes later after the rest of the family arrived. Well...the guy is gone....... Darwin was right...
Are you kidding me? Is that a real situational photo?
LarryFB
Loc: Depends where our RV is parked
There is an old saying: "Figures can lie and liars can figure!" Just change it to read, photographers can mislead people, and people can misread photographs!"
If it looks too strange to be true, it is probably (but not always) false.
Kuzano wrote:
so it's portrayed that way. Reading about a lot of S Africa trips coming up. Keep looking over your shoulders...
Definitely staged, the obvious question being “who took the photo”?
It was worth a good chuckle-thanks!
Bill
Looking at the camera? Are you kidding? He's sniffing the photographer - prior to having lunch. : )
The cat has something strapped to his neck - a tracker?
Kuzano wrote:
so it's portrayed that way. Reading about a lot of S Africa trips coming up. Keep looking over your shoulders...
Pet Cheetah. They are easily domesticated, and get along well with dogs. More like dogs than cats.
Staged? Yes!!
Still a great photo?? Yes!!!
Especially if you love Photography and Cats!!!!
Wonderful even if it is staged and Cats are special creatures that make great photo subjects for sure .
I could watch them all day long.
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