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Mouselemur's Zoo Photography



What you see is what we saw.



We take our photos using our camera and only minor editing through Photoshop Elements. The photos we share are as close to our experience as possible.



Our aim is not to take the perfect photo - our aim is to make you smile by sharing genuine moments.



Perfect photos are gorgeous, but they can get boring, and while we certainly take pride in taking good photos it's the awkward and cute moments that make us happy. We hope they make you happy as well.



Let us introduce you to new species and learn something new.



Zoo photography is a hobby - only the lucky few employed as a photographer by a zoo are allowed to make money off the photos taken at a zoo.

Yet we enjoy sharing photos with you every day and hope that through us learning about these animals you learn something new alongside of us.

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*Our photography is protected through copyright. You are not permitted to copy, edit, use or distribute our photos without our permission. Our photos are not for sale as NFT and may not be used in AI; in case of either instance being discovered this qualifies as art theft.*

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Hello! We are two sisters from the Netherlands, and together, we go by Mouselemur or Mouselemur Photography or even Portegiesje online.

As animal lovers and nature enthousiasts, we spend a lot of our free time either visiting zoos and cat cafés around the country or taking a walk in nature.


Want to know more? Read our FAQ.

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Get to know the photographers behind the name:


Honored to have received different kinds of recognition for our work in the DeviantArt community:

Angels without Wings, August 2016

DA's Chronicle, July/August 2017

Deviousness (and subsequently seniorship), January 2019



Our Daily Deviations:

October 2019, "Night Fell On Our Glory Days"

Night Fell Slowly On Our Glory Days

April 2020, "Green Is All I See"

Green Is All I See

October 2020, "He Was a Teutonic Knight"

June 2023, "Don't Mis A Thing"

Don't Miss A Thing

July 2024, "We Go A-Riding With The Brothers

We Go A-Riding With The Brothers

Deviousness Award

Mouselemur is an influential force within the DeviantArt Community. These two dynamic sisters have been vivaciously supporting their fellow artists for years through their tireless work in several groups such as TandemFeatures, NaturesHaven and AnimalsPlantsNature. You'll also find them behind a plethora of features, highlighting up and coming artists around the site. Avid animal lovers, they post lovely wildlife photos that describe their zoo adventures and provide in-depth background on the species they showcase. Because of their undeniable dedication to the DeviantArt community we are thrilled to be awarding Deviousness for January 2019 to Mouselemur.
Awarded Jan 2019

Llama Farm

Lynxie is no more. Yesterday, only 2 days before the re-opening (the zoo always closes from early November to mid February) Faunapark Flakkee shared the news that Lynxie the Caracal was humanely euthanized after discovering multiple cancerous tumors in her head. We first met Lynxie at a different zoo in 2017, and we've regularly seen her at this zoo since 2019. She was by no means a young cat anymore, and she'd experienced a lot in life. She was born with the cat flu, and subsequently raised by people. Her cloudy eyes and always snotty nose and relatively small size are a testament to her survival. Due to her being hand-reared, she loved people and considered herself a house cat - for a while, she didn't really seem to understand why visitors didn't physically come over and spend time with her. Photographing her was always a challenge - she'd come too close, want to play and pounce but we always at least gave it a try because she's an icon and honestly has the best ear tufts. When
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The year is off to a really rough start... We had to say goodbye to our parents' cat this afternoon. Her online pseudonym is "Miss Purrs-a-Lot". She's the mother of our "Butch" and "Cassidy", and when we took "Sundance Kid" with us when we moved into our own home, we knew "Miss Purrs-a-Lot" would be the perfect match for our parents. Since she'd accidentally became pregnant it took a little longer before our parents' could welcome her home, and it then took her some weeks to adjust to her new home. But she developed into an incredibly affectionate, adorable purring machine. We all fell in love with her so quickly. We visited our parents a lot, in (large) part to spend time with her. Cat-sitting during our parents' few short vacation breaks was no hardship at all. Sadly, a little before Christmas our parents noticed her lack of appetite and some weight loss. Since "Miss Purrs-a-Lot" acted like her normal self, and let herself be examined at the veterinary office without any issue
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I really enjoy your animal photos!

What an awesome profile!! It's truly inspiring..

Thank you so much, that means a lot :tighthug: :rose:

Hi!

Gorgeous photos!

Can I use some of your photos as references for my art?

And what are your rules for,

a eventual, commercial use?

Thank you!

Hi :wave: Thank you!

You can find my rules for using photos as reference here:

Mouselemur Has Photo References

As long as it's not a minor photomanipulation with overlays or such - which is still too recognizably my photo - I have no rules against eventual commercial use. I checked out your profile and I think this is not the case with your art :)

So happy drawing :la:


Thank you so much!

I look forward to creating artworks with yours wonderful photos!

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