Lion Park (Finally)

After writing repeatedly that I would upload my Lion Park pics soon, they are finally here. Over 600 pictures to go through, so it took a while.

The Lion Park is an enormous segmented outdoor enclosure housing all types of animals. You can see Lions, Cheetahs, and African Wild Dogs by driving around on the different dirt roads. All of the other animals are unfortunately caged in much smaller enclosures outside, but you do get to play with Lion cubs!

Scary

White Lions

More Scary









Cheetah



I don't know by what means these animals ended up at the Lion Park, but I found the park to be disheartening because all of these animals could probably easily survive nearby in the wild. Instead, they have been corralled for us to see more readily.


See the bugs in the fur?



They had a Cheetah that they were "exercising" to show its speed.
Although it never hit full speed, it was faster and more agile than I could ever imagine.

They finished the exhibition by getting four volunteers to chase the
object at the same time as the Cheetah.
The handler explained that the contestants only had to be faster than the slowest person.











Eland
Without horns it stands taller than me and probably weighs
at least 600 lbs,but has a vertical leap of something like 80"!



Pumbaa!
Saw several Warthogs in Botswana, always in the exact scenario you would imagine them...
Rolling around in the dirt, cloud of dust surrounding them, covered in mud.







Couldn't decide.









I like birds








Don't know proper name of this bird,
but it sure looks peculiar



I do know that it is also called
the "Shit-Legged Stork" because....
well, you figure it out.














Blinking






Secretary Bird


Stands about chest height on me
eats snakes





Pygmy Hippopotamus







King Hippo













Meerkats are amazing.
Making a soap opera about them is ridiculous.





Winner winner chicken dinner




















Lion Cubs
































































































































Tigers



































Leopard




I think this is the most intriguing animal there is.
I also could easily find ten different adjectives
to use in place of intriguing.