The music was totally appropriate, especially with the shots of them just sitting around; a site you would see in many Texas main streets with good ole boys having a bull session.
Also, the interaction that starts around 2:00 of the cute Irish looking girl and the cats is phenomenal.
( BrokenCoccyx get your hands off macaque, Tue 8 May 2012, 22:52, Reply)

She's one of our volunteers
and after spending the best part of the day cutting the lawn on a tractor, got to play with Nina with her boyfriend. Made me smile Nina was so playful for them :)
( Jahled Kitab al-Azif, Tue 8 May 2012, 22:56, Reply)

We recently got a Brittany puppy and the life they bring are amazing, although she chews up everything.
I'm betting the play is best tempered with chain fencing in between.

Great stuff Jahled.
( BrokenCoccyx get your hands off macaque, Tue 8 May 2012, 22:57, Reply)

No more hugs with her alas
We play with the cubs because it's safe, but when they grow their claws and get large it's 'game over.' It's not safe, and nor should it be. In the wild, leopards are one of the most dangerous animals on the planet, far more than any other big cat. They are stealth. What I shot this afternoon included moments of changing a lens and suddenly finding myself face to face with her next to the fence when I looked back up. You don't hear a thing. And they actually observe your perception of them; that's how crafty they are. They will make their move when they think they are not being observed. That is how secretive they are.
( Jahled Kitab al-Azif, Tue 8 May 2012, 23:15, Reply)

I suppose domesticated animals were wild at one time, but I am always amazed at how people expect wild animals to react like domesticated ones - even if "tame"
I once saw movement on the rocks while mountain biking with a friend that turned out to be a cougar. It was sunning and my friend didn't understand my panic at wanting to get the hell out of there. I had to threaten him to get us to turn around and then I rode like I was being chased.
( BrokenCoccyx get your hands off macaque, Tue 8 May 2012, 23:22, Reply)

What depresses me
are these guys who make out they can live with 'wild' populations of big cats; such as lions and cheetahs; it's a complete lie and ultimately extremely unhelpful to our relationship with these cats and their conservation

Some woman had her face ripped to shreads the over day by a cheetah in South Africa on some cat bonding holiday, so I don't think we need to be setting up any illusions with how we can exist with these guys. It will never be on the sofa like a dog.
( Jahled Kitab al-Azif, Tue 8 May 2012, 23:46, Reply)

I had a year old tiger come and sit on me once
surprisingly light, nearly shit meself though, knew even that baby could turn and rip my throat out at any second, with ease
(Ol' Ginger Bastard that ginger fuck, Wed 9 May 2012, 5:20, Reply)

To be fair
Some dogs are quite adept at ripping your face off
( Fadgebadger /links pedantic bellend, Wed 9 May 2012, 8:17, Reply)