Daydream

Internet, meet our new cat, Marion. Coming soon: a picture of her brother, Indy. 

Our new cats' namesakes, Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood. 

This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300. 

Fishing Cat on the Prowl

The fishing cat is from Southeast Asia and is considered a "threatened" species due to urban development shrinking the wetlands that it calls home. About twice the size of a housecat, it is fast and powerful. So fast, in fact, that it's primary source of food is fish, which it catches by pouncing from the bank of a river right on top of the unsuspecting fish. 

This fishing cat lives at the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. His home seems nice but given the speed with which he traverses his enclosure, I think he would be happier in a more open space. 

This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300. 

On the Prowl

This cougar lives in a protected habitat on Grandfather Mountain. I knew they were big but I had no idea just how enormous they were until we saw one in person! They are sometimes called mountain lions and they definitely live up to the name!

This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7. 

Stretch

I wish I could tell you this photograph is from South Asia but if you look closely, I'm sure you'll find a Mickey Mouse pattern that has been bred into the coat of this tiger somewhere. Don't get me wrong, though, the "zoo" portions of Disney's Animal Kingdom are fantastic and put most zoos to shame. Monkey Island, in particular is really fascinating. You get the distinct feeling that you are there to entertain the monkeys rather than the other way around. 

This photograph was captured with a Nikon D90. 

Edit: replaced "African bush" with "South Asia" after two readers reminded me that I'm an idiot and tigers don't live in Africa.

Another edit: Mike McBride says everybody should visit Tiger World and I agree!