Wildlife Park visit: Pictures of lynx cubs, meerkat babies and more...

[Karen]

Here are the little orphans:

They're cute, but they also looked bored and depressed to me. I really hope they'll soon be old enough to join their dad in the big enclosure where's a lot of green grass and trees.

Aww, so sad what happened to their mom! I wonder if her balance was just off because of her recent pregnancy. Poor kittens! Hopefully they can still grow up big and strong! I would love to play with them, I hope they give them appropriate toys, like things that move, so they can practice hunting skills like their mom would have taught them!

[Kirsten]

Aww, so sad what happened to their mom! I wonder if her balance was just off because of her recent pregnancy. Poor kittens! Hopefully they can still grow up big and strong! I would love to play with them, I hope they give them appropriate toys, like things that move, so they can practice hunting skills like their mom would have taught them!

I was wondering the same, if her pregnancy might have weakened her. I haven't seen any toys in their enclosure, and I wonder how they will ever learn all the skills they need to have to live with other lynxes later in their lives.

[Karen]

I was wondering the same, if her pregnancy might have weakened her. I haven't seen any toys in their enclosure, and I wonder how they will ever learn all the skills they need to have to live with other lynxes later in their lives.

Hopefully the zoo staff will introduce toys - I know they have to be careful not to let the kittens imprint on humans, maybe they had toys where you couldn't see them. Zoos are much better nowadays about mental stimulation and stuff like that!

I love all the photos of course, just felt bad for the kits!

[Freedom]

Great assortment of photos, Kirsten, thanks.

That is sad about the lynx cubs and their mom. Hope they soon get to be with the Dad.

Oh my seeing the nursing meerkats (or should that be meerkits?! Ha ha ha) made my day! I've never seen this either. Mom and babies all eat standing up - ready to run for cover I suppose.

Loved seeing the donkey -- I 'think' it is a Sicilian donkey - they have the black cross on the back.

So many good shots, well done and thanks for sharing with us!

[phesina]

These are wonderful photographs, Kirsten.. utterly stunning. You really capture what is so distinctive and special and appealing about each of these kinds of animals.

I especially love the little orphaned lynx kittens (and join in the hopes and prayers that they will grow up big and strong, learning the proper lynx-skills) and the meerkats.. especially the family pix with mom standing to nurse the babies and the babies standing to reach the faucets!

Thank you, Kirsten!

[kaycountrygal]

Great photos! I enjoyed each one of them. I am sorry about the mother of the lynx babies; that's sad. I hope somehow they have some kind of enjoyment in their enclosure. Let us know when they are out in a bigger better area.

[lolli94]

Those pics are awesome! Thanks for sharing!!!