My husband gave me a new camera recently and one of the really nice features is the 20x zoom lens. The zoom came in handy while I was photographing the Cheetahs at the Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Park. (You can click on the photos to enlarge the images.)
Accordng to the cheetahspot website ... The name "cheetah" comes from a Hindi word meaning "spotted one" or from the Sanskrit word "chitraka". An adult has yellow or tan fur with solid black round or oval spots measuring .75 to 1.5 inches (1.9 to 3.8 centimeters) in diameter. The spots cover nearly the entire body; only the white throat and abdomen are unmarked.
The cheetah is aerodynamically built for speed and can accelerate from zero to 40 mph in three strides and to full speed of 70 mph in seconds. As the cheetah runs, only one foot at a time touches the ground. There are two points, in its 20 to 25 foot (7-8 metres) stride when no feet touch the ground, as they are fully extended and then totally doubled up. Nearing full speed, the cheetah is running at about 3 strides per second.
From the fastest to one of the slowest. This Desert Tortoise actually moved fairly quickly! According to DesertUSA... The Desert Tortoise is an herbivore that may attain a length of 9 to 15 inches in upper shell (carapace) length. The tortoise is able to live where ground temperatures may exceed 140 degrees F, because of its ability to dig underground burrows and escape the heat. At least 95% of its life is spent in burrows. There, it is also protected from freezing while dormant, November through February or March.
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24 comments:
Aren't you just loving your new camera? (I'm surprised I'm not seeing more!) Happy camera critters day! I won't be participating this week.. just not enough time, plus we are planning on getting the new computer running.. I may end up being off line for a while...
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Cheetahs and tigers are my favorite big cats.
wow what fantastic shots!! What a gorgeous cat.
The cheeta is so gorgeous, as are your photos. Your information is wonderful too. Yes, I love the turtle too.
Goegeous cheetah, such a majestic animal.
Great pictures I love all the BIG cats.Thanks for dropping by.
What a fantastic looking cheetah. Very informative. Thanks for that.
Debbie: My, great shots of the Chetah and I love the tortise also. It was neat to link the fastest and the slowest together.
AWESOME photos! What kind of camera is it? Hmmm, I'll have to check out more of your posts to see if you tell about it.
That is a wonderful photo. I bet you love that 20x zoom. I love California wildlife parks.
And I thought you were sitting there and NOT using the zoom, lol ! but then probably you couldn't publish !
What a big turtle !!
You have the fastest and the slowest there - guess which lives longer.
Nice shots...a 20X zoom...WOW.
Congrats on the new camera :) The cheeta is awesome.
Wow, I love your new camera! I enlarged the first photo and could even see the cheeta's left paw bent as he was walking on the rocks! Great photos!!! I'd give hubby a big kiss! Thanks for the visit!!!
These are great pics! And I enjoyed learning more about the Cheetah and the origin of its names. Such a magnificent critter!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Those are great photos! I love the big cats, too!
Great shots! I love big cats. They're so graceful and beautiful. 20x zoom? Mine is 18 so I'm curious what yours is.
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I think cheetahs are awesome.
Nice pics.
Looks like you’re putting your new camera to excellent use. I enjoyed all your photos even though I didn’t participate in Camera Critters this week.
Hugs and blessings,
That's a great camera you have. I admire your wonderful photos. Sadly I've never seen a real Cheetah before.
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Oh my gosh! 20X zoom? I didn't realize there was such a thing. How wonderful that it enabled you to take such amazing photos!
Oh my gosh! 20X zoom? I didn't realize there was such a thing. How wonderful that it enabled you to take such amazing photos!
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