Chilly Meerkats at the zoo

Pat664422Pat664422 Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
edited February 13, 2009 in Wildlife
Went to the lowry park zoo in Tampa this weekend. It was cold for Florida - 50 degrees. The meerkats were apparently quite cold as well. Most of their area was covered in shade. As soon as some of the morning light appeared they ran over and stood in the light trying to get warm:





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Taken with nikon d300 and 70-300mm vr

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  • colfraglesscolfragless Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2009
    Love 2 and 4th WOW too cute!!!!!!!
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  • Pat664422Pat664422 Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2009
    Thank you for your comments.
  • cdubcdub Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2009
    I like 3 for the composition. Looks like they all got busted in a police raid, and they're standing against the side of a building cuffed. Very cute.

    50 in Florida sucks though.
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  • bike21bike21 Registered Users Posts: 836 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2009
    Meerkats rule! I like #3 as well!

    Thanks for the share
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  • clemensphoto'sclemensphoto's Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2009
    Ya know they almost look like they were posing for yourolleyes1.gif
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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2009
    Nice looking "police line ups". :D

    I really like #1 and #2.
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  • CraftyChristieCraftyChristie Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited February 10, 2009
    I was thinking the same thing... looks like a line-up! How cute that they all wanted to warm up. I like the 3rd one a lot, being able to see where all the shade falls and how they are just barely able to put themselves in the sun. Nice shots, what a fun trip to the zoo!
  • nrmdisknrmdisk Registered Users Posts: 182 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    Cute!
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  • jaxjax Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2009
    :D funny how they do that huh. Saw the same behavior a week ago here in the Rotterdam zoo.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2009
    Good captures. thumb.gif
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