You wouldn’t think it, but most animals from the plains of Africa are pretty okay with cold; it gets awfully cold at night on the Serengeti. So seeing these beautiful guys enjoying the snow isn’t super weird, but it’s a real fun treat.
On this particular day, one of the puppies had found their way into a place they weren’t supposed to be. The habitat is designed with that in mind, and there’s a safe path back to the main part of the habitat for them, but puppies be puppies. And like when yours can’t find the bowl of food you put right in front of it, this particular dog didn’t try the obvious path back to the rest of his family.
After it was reported, one of the care staff went up to a perch on top of the exhibit, shouted out some shift commands, and the operant conditioning took over and our puppy was back with his buds. As they were reuniting, this one in the middle turned and looked right at me. And that connection is what I knew was going to make the shot. A little artsy black and white, a few bucks sent over to Bay Photo Labs, and I’ve got something new for my living room.
The Zootographer 