Iranian Photographs Gallery-Section:Animals

includes: Animals, Horses, Dogs, Wildlife, Hunting, Camel, Cows

A dolphin plays basketball with a trainer at an aquarium on Kish Island a 5-square-kilometers resort island in the Persian Gulf, part of the Hormozgan Province of Iran. Kish provides many attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, free trade, and more.	The Iranian Asiatic Cheetah is the world's last few known to have survived in Iran. Studies shows that the species are markedly distinct from their African relatives. If humans were not ignorant, these beautiful animals would not be called endangered.	Seagulls and touristis enjoy the azure shore of Persian Gulf. Bandar Abbas, with the natural environment- a broad sandy beach. Bandar Abbas is a historical port city and capital of Hormozgan province on the northern shore of the strategic Strait of Hormoz	A Persian onager foal was born on Sept. 7, 2012 at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va, USA. They are critically endangered and extremely rare in Iran due to loss of habitat, poaching and competition with domestic livestock.
A Persian onager in a Zoo in Germany. Onagers are fast and the world’s fastest wild equid and that has been a tempting characteristic for hunters. The Sassanid king Bahram 5th is also called Goor (Persian onager) because of his passion for hunting them.	Wild Life in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari: Chukar Partridge (Persian Chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.This partridge has well marked black and white bars on the flanks.	A Crow warms herself up on top of a light left on during last days of Winter in Tehran 2011. Crows are one of those rare species of Birds that have survived increasing traffic and air pollution.	Tehran Saltanatabad stables, Americans train Imperial Horses in 1977. The Pahlavi family leaded a high society luxurious life that was way apart from ordinary people. This unawareness about what people think or feel causes social explosions, revolutions.
Two Iranian women take their terrier dogs for a promenade. The regime barring of dogs from public places and enforced Hijab has back-lashed because it's viewed as a tool to intimidate people by imposing medieval laws.	A Qajar-era Street Show; Animal circus a Bear is trained to entertain the audience. Dancing Bears are a tragic spectacle, which used to take place but is banned now because of cruelty involved such as piercing of their ultra-sensitive muzzle.	This Silver plate shows Sassanid king Shapour II Hunting. He is mounted on the back of a deer pushing his dagger into its neck. Shapour II (309-379) became king when he was a fetus! During Shapour II's reign, the Sassanid Empire reached its glory again.	A Cow is having a good time munching on the grass in front of a deserted Shah Abbas Safavi Caravansaray near Emamzadeh Hashem in Gilan. Shah Abbas built 999 caravansarays around Iran along trade routes in order to make travelling safer.
Qajar Postal Services: Chapar Horses used to carry letters and packages all across Iran. Two postal couriers on their horses, supposedly belonging to Mazandaran post office. Postmen, sometimes armed were the target of bandits and burglers.	Qajar people were very fond of taking photos of dead Persian Leopards and Gazelles. This crazy habits of Hunting spree that led to extinction of some species was indeed a Europen import from Africa by which a male proved he became a man although an idiot.	A Monkey rides on the back of a Motorcycle in Kerman (as the plate says) It is quite Funny to see a monkey on a Bike but from the lace on the animal's neck, it's obvious that she's a show monkey.	An endangered Iranian Cheetah is running in a semi-captive research and breeding center in Semnan IRI/2010. Only a few of these beautiful big cats are currently left in Iran.
Qajar Transportation: A combination of manpower and horses to carry the heavy load through rough terrains in Qajar era.	This is believed to be the last photograph taken from the extinct Mazandaran Tiger, late Qajar era.	After months of severe drought, birds enjoy themselves in Isfahan's Zayandehrood river by the historical 33Pol Safavid bridge Jan, 2010	Statue of a Dog made of black marble from Achaemenid Perspolis now sitting guard at the Iran Baastan museum in Tehran. All items in Ancient Iran Museum are found in different parts of Iran and the exact place and date of their discovery is known.
Abadan 1920s- Caravan of Camels carrying Petroleum products over the Bahmanshir River	A very nice picture from Tehran's Hasanabad Square : Cars and horse Carriages line up for passengers, Passage to 20th century machines is visible.	Tehran Bazaar : Horse Carriage Rides are the new attraction	Tehran Bazaar area a Horse Carriage ride may be lots of fun 2009
Iranian Police Dog Training : A Tall dog standing against his trainer	Iranian Police Dog Training : playing with a ball	Snowy days: Rescue Dogs are on alert from dawn to dusk during winter in Shirpala Camp in Alborz mountains outskirts of north Tehran	Snowy days: Rescue Dogs are on alert during winter in Shirpala Camp in Alborz mountains outskirts of north Tehran
A statuet of a cow with a hunchback found in Roodbar Marlic Hill Site now on display in Rasht museum.	Bronze statues of cows found in Marlic. Roodbar Marlic historical Site is comprised of 3 major hills in the Goharrood valley with artifacts dating back to second millenium BC.	Qajar Men perform street shows with lion	Hunting : Young Ahmad Shah poses with dead jaguar
Tehran's Horse Wagons	A young woman from Lorestan holding a gun on horseback.	A caravan transporting oil on horseback in deserts of Iran	Kelardasht: Cows rest under the shade of a half finished Construction
Zanbourak was an assault unit in Iranian Afshar army comprised of a light cannon mounted on a camel	Embossed Bird and Ram Sassanid 4-6 AD	Mozaffaroldin Shah seen with Seyyed Bahreyni in a hunting camp	Royana Cloned Iranian Sheep reviving the legendary Persian Lamb