Photographer audition: Wildlife photographer

In case there are any more misunderstandings:

The "no zoo" rule is pretty clear, but it can be very difficult to know if a photo is from a zoo. As a rule of thumb, if it looks like it's from a zoo, it gets disqualified. If it might be from a zoo, if it could be from a zoo, but doesn't look like it's from a zoo, I give the photo the benefit of the doubt. Same holds true with the "larger than a chicken" rule. Some animals are clearly larger, some are clearly smaller. If the animal falls within the average mass range of a chicken, I'll let it pass if it's a legitimate and interesting wildlife species and demonstrates the photographer's ability to meet the "client's" requirments.

My entry was just withdrawn because;

"Photo must not have been taken in a zoo or similarly enclosed space."

It was taken at London Zoo, I replied with details of the animal with a link to the Zoo website, and also another image of the same animal 10 minutes earlier, and quite clearly in a cage.

Now the challenge is full. Perhaps a question about more details of the image would have been a nicer way of handling the objection someone had?

I suppose I should be flattered the image appeared to be good enough to have been taken on safari. I wish it had!

cotton-tail rabbits are wild animals but are smaller than chickens so what's up with that restriction?