The unique painted beauty of an African Painted Dog up close. Observed on exhibit at the Great Plains Zoo. Photographed in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2025.
The forest fell silent as the tigress’ gaze found mine, an intimate encounter with her untamed beauty at the Carolina Tiger Rescue. Photographed in Pittsboro, North Carolina 2022.
The less dominant African Painted Dog observed prowling around the boxes for the breakfast scraps at the Great Plains Zoo. Photographed in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2025.
Three of the five of the meerkat mob at the Great Plains Zoo observed playing in the sunshine. Photographed at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2025.
A quiet moment beneath the cascading willow branches. This gentle giraffe pauses in dappled green light, her patterned coat glowing against the lush backdrop at the Great Plains Zoo. Photographed in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2024.
Underneath the exhibit viewing platform, the female mountain lion could be found enjoying her moment of calm in the shade. Photographed at the Chattanooga Zoo in Chattanooga, Tennessee 2022.
Even while engaging with enrichment on exhibit, this African painted dog remains instinctively alert - its iconic ears scanning the environment with remarkable precision. Photographed at the Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 2025.
Even while engaging with enrichment on exhibit, this African painted dog remains instinctively alert - its iconic ears scanning the environment with remarkable precision. Photographed at the Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 2025.
Nestled between towering trees and summer wildflowers, a female elk grazes peacefully, her presence blending seamlessly into the woodland light. Photographed at Wildlife Safari Park in Ashland, Nebraska, 2025.
A colony of prairie dogs, found on the prairie while at a gas station on the way out to Badlands National Park. Photographed in central South Dakota in 2025.
A vibrant Malachite butterfly observed in the butterfly garden at the Butterfly House & Aquarium. Photograph taken in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 2024.
Nuku, a New Guinea Singing Dog at the Great Plains Zoo, flashes his charming smile—an instant reminder that it’s hard to have a bad day in good company. Photographed in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2025.
African Painted dog brothers, with CJJ observed resting while Monkey Wrench watches over him. Photographed at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2025.
Female Coastal Brown bear, Katmai, observed in the pool to escape the summer heat on exhibit at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 2025.
Female Reticulated Giraffe, Olivia Dee, reaching for the leaves that are just out of reach. Photographed at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2024
With calm curiosity, a Scimitar-Horned Oryx watches the world go by, offering a quiet moment of connection at the Memphis Zoo. Photograph taken in Memphis, Tennessee 2023.
Sheltered in the shade, a cheetah pauses to escape the summer heat, seeking relief in a quiet moment of calm at the Memphis Zoo. Photograph taken in Memphis, Tennessee 2023.
In stark black and white, a proud elephant stands with unmistakable dignity—its presence reveals the quiet pride and enduring strength of an old soul. Photograph taken at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, 2023.
With quiet strength and a soft gaze, a female eastern black rhinoceros watches the world around her at the Great Plains Zoo—an intimate moment of stillness from one of Africa’s most formidable icons. Photograph taken at in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2025.
