Frankly that is closer to a lion than I would care to get. But the furry
rooster was kind of spooky also.
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 19:50:45 +1300
From: David Mann<dmann...@gmail.com>
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Subject: GESO: Birthday Trip to Orana Park
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We went to our local wildlife park during the weekend as my birthday present. My wife
bought us tickets for the "lion encounter" which is where you join the keepers
in the cage on the back of a truck at feeding time. They drive into the lion enclosure
and pass small pieces of meat out through the cage while the lions jump on top and drool
on you. At the end they drop larger chunks of meat through the chutes, one for each
lion, then make a getaway while the cats are distracted.
It's quite an experience and not one I'd want to repeat without the cage. They
said the males weigh about 1/4-ton. A close-up roar is quite scary. But their
fur does look so plush and cuddly...
I only used my cellphone camera as the weather was a bit uncertain and I couldn't
be bothered trying to use an SLR through cages. I should have used my wife's
P&S as she was happy with her iPhone.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/44/#geso
Cheers,
Dave
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