Panthera Onca (Jaguar)

Panthera Onca (Jaguar): A New Arrival

Jenny and Spotty, the two jaguars at Attica Zoological Park, have recently started playing together. And when boys and girls start their games a new arrival is well on the cards!

Jackson, their baby, joined the long list of successful breedings at the Park earlier this year. He has the black colouration of his mother and, by the looks of it, her temperament too. 

In this photoalbum we have photos of Spotty and Jenny, a magnificent animal with impressive muscles. Naturally we have photos of Jackson too; an "archive" photo of the newborn, photos of him when he was about three months old and finally a close up on the youngster's eyes as they were looking at the new world in front of him.

Shooting Data:

Photos by Mary Kantarelou

1. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron 28-300 mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD AF @ 90mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/640 sec - f/6.3, Aperture priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

2. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron 28-300 mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD AF @ 155mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/80 sec - f/6.3, Aperture priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

Photos by Marina Parha and George J. Reclos

3. Camera: Nikon D3x
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 300 mm f/2.8 D + Nikkor 1.7 TC II
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/40 sec - f/4.8, Aperture priority mode, - 1EV
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized.

4. Camera: Nikon D2x
Lens: NikKor AF 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G AF-S VR IF-ED
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/125 sec - f/5, Aperture priority mode, -0,33EV
Flash: No flash
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, resized and saved as b/w sepia.

Photo by Mary Kantarelou

5. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron 28-300 mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD AF @ 32mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/6" sec - f/5.6, Night scene capture
Flash: No flash
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

Photos by Marina Parha and George J. Reclos

6. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF @ 75 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/200 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: SB600 in TTL BL mode
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized. 

7.  Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8 ED
Sensitivity: ISO 1250
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/30 sec - f/2.8, Aperture priority mode, - 0,67EV
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized.

8.  Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8 ED
Sensitivity: ISO 1250
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/50 sec - f/2.8, Aperture priority mode, - 0,67EV
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized.