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Taken at the Indianapolis Zoo - Indianapolis, IN

One of the reasons I was excited to get to this zoo was for the cheetah exhibits that *Guard-of-the-Citadel promised would be fantastic for someone like me. And she was right! There are two enclosures--one for the female cheetahs and one for the two male cheetahs (Correct me if I'm wrong Cynthia). This one of the females in the big exhibit who stopped to glance over at me while I shot her photo through the glass.

One thing I really loved about this exhibit is that if the elephants are in the right location, you can get a photo of a cheetah with an elephant evident in the background--it can look more natural than the standard black fencing. =)

Some interesting facts about cheetah is that the word 'cheetah' derives from the Indian word meaning "spotted one" and back in the day Akbar the Great of India (third Mughal Emporer) was said to have kept a stable of about 1,000 of them. Why couldn't I have been his friend??!
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Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D700
Shutter Speed
1/250 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
300 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Apr 22, 2011, 10:23:25 AM
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Igloo9201's avatar
I absolutely adore that zoo. I went in October to the Dolohin Training 101 camp, which was incredible. Those cheetahs are grumpy though XD

I'm trying to convince my parents to go to Indy this summer. :D