Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry: Wolves and dogs are not the same species. Dogs = Canis familiaris Wolves = Canis lupus same genus.. different species cheers Jack McLain Tucson, AZ http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Wolf Photos > BD (and other PETA types) > > Sascha was a sweetheart of an animal for all of his 15 years. The 2 and > 3 year old children in the neighborhood would all want to hug him. But > if any adult would go near my daughters without me shaking hands with > the stranger, he would growl and get between them. > > I recently found out that he could not be properly called a "hybrid", as > wolves and dogs are the same species. > > Jerry > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > Yah, and Roy's tiger was a real pussy cat until the day it remembered > > that it was a wild animal...;-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry > > Lehrer > > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 5:04 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Wolf Photos > > > > Jim > > > > Yes, it was right here. Licensing was no problem, as we told them that > > he was a Siberian Husky! But he had long legs and non curled tail. I > > know that a wolf would not be legal to own. Like a ferret. > > > > He was very protective of our daughters and our home. > > > > Jerry > > > > Jim Hemenway wrote: > > > > > Jerry: > > > > > > I can definitely see the wolf in the second picture. Was this while > > > living in La Jolla? > > > > > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > > > > > Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > > > > > LUGers > > > > > > > > That great wildlife photographer, Doug Herr consented to repair some > > > > > > photos that I took of our wolf several years ago. The pics were > > > > taken on Ektachrome, which faded differentially. He was able to > > > > effect a color > > > > > > > > correction with Photoshop, which is like magic to me. > > > > > > > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/family/sasha1.jpg > > > > > > > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/family/sasha2.jpg > > > > > > > > Sascha was 3/4 Russian Gray wolf. > > > > > > > > Photos by Leica M2 with 90mm Elmarit, on Ektachrome > > > > > > > > I would really like your comments. > > > > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html