The above scene went down at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, which is an amazing zoo/arboretum/natural history museum outside of Tucson, Arizona. It has a spectacular selection of plants, animals, and artifacts, all displayed in their natural habitats under minimum confinement.

We watched the staring contest for a good ten minutes, but it was likely to keep going all day, until more substantial bobcat-food arrived and the squirrel could make a clean getaway. The focus of the standing bobcat was just incredible - that little squirrel was clearly the most interesting thing he'd seen in a long time. If you can't make out the second bobcat, check out the larger version of the photo here.

I've posted more photos from the desert museum on my main Flickr page, including some shots of an Ocelot guarding his water bowl in a manner familiar anyone who lives with felines.

Posted by tedf at May 25, 2006 09:56 PM

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