As a consequence of our canceled flight, we had to fly to Fort Lauderdale instead of Palm Beach. Because we were renting a car for the trip, we needed to go in and out of the same airport and therefore had to also change our return flight. We couldn't stay any extra days because of Abby's FTC competition, but we were able to take a flight later in the day that gave us most of the day with my dad (leaving his house around 3pm). We decided the beach would be a lot, but I'd always wanted to check out the Panther Ridge Conservatory, so we booked an early afternoon tour there. We started with a fun brunch in Lake Worth. On the way home, my dad had us pull over at a drainage ditch because "that's where all the lizards are." He was right! Dozens of them went scrambling as we approached and I was able to catch the last few on film:
We got a small tour at the conservancy and saw all types of cats they have there. The main mission of the rescue is to try to breed endangered cats from a more diverse gene pool, but they also take in cats that have been mistreated elsewhere. Our guide was very knowledgeable. All the animals are predators and had to stay in their enclosures, but I tried to get some pretty pictures.
Serval:
Leopard:
Cloud Leopard:
Fishing Cat:
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| Action shot of it catching prey in the air |
Amur Leopard:
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| She does not like men and was growling at someone in the group |
Cheetah:
Ocelot:
Puma (Cougar):
And with that, we were headed home.
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