Animals – Urban, Domestic & Zoo-tastic

Here is a collection of animal images. Some are merely cats and dogs seen about town, others are from two different zoos (one a lovely conservation zoo in southwest Sweden called Nordens Ark that houses exotic and endangered animals, the other a small zoo within the Skansen open air museum in Stockholm where most are Nordic animals), and a few – frogs in this case – swimming in a small local lake here in Oslo.

A horse in the sunshine at EKT in Oslo’s Ekebergparken
A little dog near the Gamla Stan metro entrance in Stockholm
A black cat with golden eyes crouches under a graffitied bin in the Vålerenga neighborhood of Oslo
A patient dog waiting outside a cafe in Oslo
A kitty trots towards an allergic me for a pet and rub in Oslo
Waiting for cuddles from my more attentive daughter who is just off the edge of the frame
A dog waits next to his best friend in Gamla Stan in Stockholm
A pig roots around the mulch in the Skansen open air museum in Stockholm
A sheep with a very large coat in Skansen
A grey wolf peeks from behind a tree trunk at Nordens Ark
A pallas cat peeks out at Nordens Ark
Looking down (from far above ) at the beautiful spots of a Persian leopard at Nordens Ark
A dhole lying far up on a rocky ledge at Nordens Ark
A second dhole looks askance
A snow leopard in the remains of a surprising snowstorm at Nordens Ark
The oh-so-cute face of a red panda high up in a tree at Nordens Ark
An Amur leopard at Nordens Ark
A maned wolf in the snow at Nordens Ark with surprisingly long legs
A baby Amur tiger climbing down a big tree trunk at Nordens Ark
Another look at the cute Amur tiger cub
A boar mom and one of her babies at Skansen
The rest of the baby boars had scampered over and into a sheltered area with hay at Skansen
The annual springtime frog mating at Båntjern lake in the mountains of Oslo
An overhead view of a male frog clinging to the larger female
This male hung out on my daughter’s hand for a while …
… and this guy just would not let go! He finally splashed back into the lake after realizing the hand was maybe not as attractive as he first thought.

Published by kewtiebird

I am an amateur photography enthusiast living in Oslo, Norway. My favourite subjects tend to be landscapes and nature - but I enjoy capturing urban scenes, architecture, abstract shapes and street art as well.

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