Paws and Pixels

Paws and Pixels Wildlife photography with teeth. Big on detail. Sharp on timing. Partial to stripes.

Tigers, tamarins, rhinos and more — captured across UK zoos, edited with obsession, and delivered with clarity, character, and the occasional dramatic stare.

A little change of pace tonight… 🐒🌿One of Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s beautiful Roloway monkeys, sitting rather perfectly ...
10/09/2026

A little change of pace tonight… 🐒🌿

One of Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s beautiful Roloway monkeys, sitting rather perfectly amongst the branches.

With that incredible black and white coat, they’re certainly striking animals — but sadly the Roloway monkey is also Critically Endangered, with only a tiny and fragmented wild population remaining in West Africa.

Not everything needs teeth and claws to earn a spot on Paws & Pixels. 😁❤️

📍 Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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Shanti ❤️🦁Rescued alongside her brother Raphael from Ukraine, Shanti’s journey eventually brought her to a new home at Y...
09/09/2026

Shanti ❤️🦁

Rescued alongside her brother Raphael from Ukraine, Shanti’s journey eventually brought her to a new home at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

And now, alongside Raph and Oleg, the three have formed their own little pride — particularly special for Oleg, who had spent so much of his life without the companionship of other lions. ❤️

It’s lovely seeing how comfortable the three of them have become together, and Shanti was looking particularly beautiful here… although I did have to wander around half the enclosure to find this angle. 🤣📸

📍 Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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A little change of pace… 🖤It’s been a long time since I’ve experimented with monochrome, but these two portraits of two ...
08/09/2026

A little change of pace… 🖤

It’s been a long time since I’ve experimented with monochrome, but these two portraits of two of Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s cheetah sisters felt made for it.

Sometimes taking the colour away lets the light, texture and character do all the talking.

And I think I might have just reminded myself why I used to enjoy monochrome so much… 🐆

📍 Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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Tongue Out Tuesday 😛🐆When you’re trying to look all majestic and fierce… but the tongue has other ideas. 🤣One of Yorkshi...
08/09/2026

Tongue Out Tuesday 😛🐆

When you’re trying to look all majestic and fierce… but the tongue has other ideas. 🤣

One of Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s four little cheetah girls showing us her best Tongue Out Tuesday pose. ❤️

And no… I still couldn’t tell you whether this is Mila, Dua, Rosa or Valentina. 😂

📍 Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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Growing up far too quickly… 🐆❤️One of Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s four little Cheetos — Mila, Dua, Rosa or Valentina.No, I...
07/09/2026

Growing up far too quickly… 🐆❤️

One of Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s four little Cheetos — Mila, Dua, Rosa or Valentina.

No, I still can’t reliably tell you which one. 🤣

Born on Valentine’s Day to Darcy and Brooke, the four girls are changing ridiculously quickly. There’s still plenty of cub fluff on show, but those little faces are starting to look more and more like proper cheetahs every time I see them.

This one even managed to sit still and look vaguely sophisticated for a few seconds…

Don’t let the portrait fool you. 😂

📍 Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Happy 15th Birthday, Kristen! 🎂🐆❤️A very happy birthday to the beautiful Kristen, who turns 15 today at Yorkshire Wildli...
06/09/2026

Happy 15th Birthday, Kristen! 🎂🐆❤️

A very happy birthday to the beautiful Kristen, who turns 15 today at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Over the years, Kristen has been a successful mum to several litters, including Ali, the much-missed Lewis, and Aukley, playing an important role in the conservation breeding programme for this incredibly rare species. ❤️

This one’s a little throwback, photographed in July 2025, looking every bit as beautiful and regal as ever.

Amur leopards remain one of the world’s rarest big cats, making every milestone worth celebrating — and 15 is certainly a good one! 🥰

Happy Birthday, Kristen! Here’s to plenty more. 🎁🐆❤️

📍 Yorkshire Wildlife Park
📸 July 2025

Those eyes… 🐯🧡The beautiful Nila at Lincoln Zoo.Caught here during a quiet moment, with just enough light falling across...
05/09/2026

Those eyes… 🐯🧡

The beautiful Nila at Lincoln Zoo.

Caught here during a quiet moment, with just enough light falling across her face to pick out those incredible amber eyes and every last whisker.

There’s something about a tiger’s stare that never gets old — calm, focused, and somehow making you feel like you’re the one being watched. 👀🐯

One of my favourites from my recent visit to Lincoln. ❤️

📍 Lincoln Zoo

Keeping an eye on the neighbours… 👀🐯The magnificent Altai at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.He’d made his way up onto the platf...
04/09/2026

Keeping an eye on the neighbours… 👀🐯

The magnificent Altai at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

He’d made his way up onto the platform and seemed particularly interested in whatever was happening over in the neighbouring enclosure — quite possibly checking up on what Tschuna was getting up to. 😏

It gave me a rare few moments with him standing tall, framed by the trees and looking every bit the impressive Amur tiger that he is.

Sometimes you don’t need roaring, running or dramatic action… just Altai being Altai. ❤️🐯

📍 Yorkshire Wildlife Park

From alone… to finally having a pride. ❤️🦁This handsome boy is Oleg, and knowing his story makes seeing him so settled t...
03/09/2026

From alone… to finally having a pride. ❤️🦁

This handsome boy is Oleg, and knowing his story makes seeing him so settled today that little bit more special.

Almost a year ago, on 27th September 2025, Oleg arrived at Yorkshire Wildlife Park alongside Rafael and Shanti after an incredible 1,700-mile journey to safety from war-torn Ukraine.

Oleg had been rescued as a cub after his private owners fled the Sumy region. Raised by humans and without the companionship of other lions, he’d essentially grown up alone.

Rafael and Shanti had their own heartbreaking beginning, rescued from the Kharkiv region after being found beside their dying mother.

After arriving in Yorkshire, careful introductions began — and Oleg was finally given something he’d been missing for most of his life… lion friends. ❤️

The three now play, chase and relax together, with Oleg and Rafael apparently developing quite the little bromance. 😂

Almost twelve months later, this once solitary lion looks very much at home in Lion Country.

From surviving alone in Ukraine, to safe, settled and surrounded by friends in Yorkshire.

You’ve come a long way, big lad. 🦁❤️

📍 Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Happy 1st Birthday, Zaiya! 🎂🐘🎈A much happier post to finish the day… because this little lady is ONE today! ❤️Zaiya was ...
02/09/2026

Happy 1st Birthday, Zaiya! 🎂🐘🎈

A much happier post to finish the day… because this little lady is ONE today! ❤️

Zaiya was born at Blackpool Zoo on 2nd September 2025 to first-time mum Tara, becoming the zoo’s first successfully born female Asian elephant calf.

Her first few weeks weren’t entirely straightforward. After struggling to suckle naturally, Zaiya needed a little extra help from her dedicated keepers, who provided round-the-clock nutritional support while ensuring she could remain right where she belonged — alongside mum and the rest of the herd.

Her name means “strength” — and I think it’s fair to say she has lived up to it. ❤️

I was lucky enough to meet this muddy little character earlier this year, and she was an absolute joy to photograph.

Happy 1st birthday, Zaiya! Here’s to plenty more mud, mischief and adventures. 🎁🐘🥳

📍 Blackpool Zoo

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