I'm fortunate to have a cool job that allows me to interact on a daily basis with a good amount of pets. Most of them are cats and dogs, but also lots of more "unusual" creatures... to my delight! Commmon and uncommon, they all of them share one thing in common, though...
They look great in monochromes! And with so many photos I've been rediscovering lately, featuring them in a #monomad challenge seems a great way to share some of the creatures that brighten some of my days. This bearded dragon doesn't look too pleased, but it was actually pretty docile.
How about this cuteness overload? This labrador mamma was having trouble getting her babies to the world, so we had to help out. The result? More than a handful of babies eager for their first meal! I'm pretty sure I have tons of newborn baby photos scattered in the countless folders on my computer; finding them will be a hard task, but if I can round them up I'll be sure to make a post only about babies.
Speaking of babies, here's a baby lovebird, with only a few weeks. He was having growth issues, take a look of the brother from the same clutch:
Although stripped away from the original colours, the plummage is actually bright yellow!
More babies, you say? Well, here you go! And let's diversify a little more!
This is a species I rarely see. It's a juvenile water monitor, Varanus salvator. Crazy to think it fits on my hand... and in adult it will grow to over a meter! Water monitors are one of the biggest monitor lizard species, and I've seen amazing (huge!) animals in some of my trips to Asia.
This one is also a juvenile, but geckos don't grow much more than this. A species easier to have as a pet than the previous one, for sure!
I know, the photos are somewhat biased, the majority of the animals I see are cats and dogs; but reptiles and birds hold a special place in my heart! Well, small mammals too, even the spiny ones.
Hedgehogs will curl in a ball if they feel threatened, and trust me, those spines sting! Fortunately for me, this one was kind enough to show me his face.
To finish, back to the traditional species, and one of my favourite cat photos. It's a bengal cat, and their colour pattern is simply stunning.
The closest colour pattern to a wild cat I know!
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Not gonna be a surprise for you but while I love all the photos here in this amazing collection, it´s the lizards again who won my heart here :D
I had no doubts, they are in my podium as well! ;)
Thanks a ton! !LUV
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You indeed have a cool job! I would be looking at those puppies all day long.. and that baby lovebird! 😍 It doesn't matter that you see mainly cats and dogs. When you see something more exotic it must be very special.
These are lovely photos. That hedgehog is overly cute in monochrome. It looks like it was frowning 🙂
Thank you for sharing and I wish you a lovely start of the week!
I do believe he was actually frowning, he wasn't that pleased to be checked! :)) Thanks for the visit, have an awesome week as well! !LUV
I reblogged this before I was even halfway through. Everyone needs to see these, and HURRY!
That growth-stunted love bird is tooooo much!!! 😍 I hope his feathers grew in ok.
Thank you! The birdie was ok, a little assisted feeding and tlc and he developed fine. ;) !LUV
Aw, yay!
Wow! What an interesting job you have. And most importantly, very necessary! Very touching.🤗
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Que publicação de luxo, moço! Tenho um fraquinho pelo preto e branco, tal como o sabes, e bem sei que preferes fotografar a cores, mas acredita que estas fotos estão muito bem conseguidas... Então a do porco-espinho está impecável!
Os bandidos posaram bem! ;)
Mono mutts. Color free friends. Black and white and animal. I didn't come up with anything good but there has to be a good tag for mono shots of pets 🤣 Great shots 👍
Ahahaha true, we're missing a decent tag! Colourlesscreatures? Do like the mono mutts one! :) !BEER
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The varanor salvator is looking very scary but it is beautiful. I like the design of its body.
You have a nice job but how come you don't get scared of them?
They're harmless at this size, and they normally aren't dangerous to humans. I would be in trouble if I was scared, I do this for a living! :) Fascinated it the correct term here. Thanks for the visit! !LUV
That's pretty sweet that you're work allows you for great material. I !LUV the groundhog. They always look like so much fun.
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I don't take that much photos at work, apart from the technicals that I can't share here; but for sure, it's a fun job! Thanks for the visit! !PIZZA
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