Dave_Cox
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Reged: 12/07/2006
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All taken at the British Wildlife Centre, Surrey
Shame about the OOF greenery in the 'snarl' pic, but it was an opportunity that just happened.
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Briser
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Reged: 06/07/2008
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Wow, fantastic shots very vibrant and sharp detail. 
In the fox shot is that the actual colour or did you pp afterwards?
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Dave_Cox
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In the fox shot is that the actual colour or did you pp afterwards?
The sun was on the fox, so that's pretty close to the actual colour. The photo has been through photoshop - the usual sharpening and curves adjustment only.
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Briser
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It's amazing but take a close look and see how many features common to our domestic cats and dogs are there?
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Dave_Cox
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It's amazing but take a close look and see how many features common to our domestic cats and dogs are there?
Quite a few superficial similarities, but some important differences. Domestic dogs cannot interbreed with foxes, so genetically they're different. Domestic and feral cats are the deathknell of the Scottish Wildcat as they are interbreeding. The cats at the centre where I see them are 100% DNA tested and part of a breeding programme where the kittens are re-introduced to the highlands. Every wildcat has the same markings, and they can never be tamed or domsticated - even the keepers that see and feed these cats every day have to wear gloves and use nets to handle them!.
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Ephemeral
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and they can never be tamed or domsticated - even the keepers that see and feed these cats every day have to wear gloves and use nets to handle them!.
every time I hear that fact it makes me grin 
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Briser
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Well they are not call Wild for nothing lol!
Beautiful animals though.
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Dave_Cox
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Well they are not call Wild for nothing lol!
Beautiful animals though.
Beautiful yes
Wild - the keeper with the food bucket was only just inside the enclosure when Una started snarling at him!
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Briser
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Well they are not call Wild for nothing lol!
Beautiful animals though.
Beautiful yes
Wild - the keeper with the food bucket was only just inside the enclosure when Una started snarling at him!
Una... was the keeper's name Bill?  Oh right, that was "Uma".
Are you going to post more pics like those? (hopefully yes )
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Edited by Briser (15/07/2008 22:52)
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