as small as a world and as large as alone

7:41am May 27, 2012

politeyeti:

ampersandandfriends:

giraffe-in-a-tree:

After 63 days of gestation, a rare Sand Cat Kitten was born at Israel’s Zoological Center Tel Aviv Ramat Gan - Safari. Once plentiful in numbers in the dunes of Israel, the Sand Cat has become extinct in the region. This is Safari Zoo’s first successful Sand Cat birth and it is hoped this kitten will join Israel’s Sand Cat Breeding Program in order to help reintroduce the species into the wild.

Photos by: Mats Ellting

am i a nerd for yelling out “sand kittens!” when i saw these, before i found out there was a caption?

Yes. But I also yelled it, so…

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