Leopards Etc.

Last night we took the girls to see a presentation on big cats by Leopards Etc. We got to see a Lynx, Ocelot, Mountain Lion, Snow Leopard and a King Cheetah! Even from our seats near the very back of the room it was an incredible experience.
The animals are so intensely powerful! And WILD!
The point of the show was, of course, to raise awareness of urgent conservation issues. All of these cats are endangered and with expanding human populations they need help. The focus is on preserving wild lands and education to promote co-existence.
We learned a great deal about the cats. I was fascinated!
A few tidbits are floating around in my head--a mountain lion can leap 18 feet in the air! And can leap up to 40 feet across a chasm. They said that in the past 100 years there have only been 19 reported human deaths from mountain lions in all of Canada, America and Mexico! We probably taste awful.
It was weird sitting in a room full of chattering primates come to see the felines. And mostly college students, who seem to be getting younger all the time.