My day last Thursday (with pics)

[ELL]

Last Thursday was my Mums other Halves Birthday and as a treat she paid for him to go and do a Big Cat Experience as he is mad on Cheetahs and we decided to go along with him to see if we could get a couple of snaps

And well here's what I got

Was a fantastic day and we even got to stroke some of the Lions and tigers. Also John the Birthday boy hand fed a few of them through there cages if you like big cats its well worth a look.

 

[Dayvo]

Nice pics, but did that girl in the bottom picture get her hand back?

 

[ianrauk]

Lion crap is great for the garden apparently, keeps the cats away from digging up the flower beds...

 

[accountantpete]

Lion crap is great for the garden apparently, keeps the cats away from digging up the flower beds...

They charge £20 lb for it though!

 

[accountantpete]

Are you serious? (Serious question!)

it's slightly cheaper if you buy in bulk!

http://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/tools/pest-control/silent-roar-lion-manure/classid.2000004185/

 

[marooncat]

I would love to do something like that, where abouts was it??

 

[longers]

Great pics indeed, that's some present!

What does a lion feel like? I imagine them to have coarse hair compared to a tiger but that is pure speculation.

 

[yashicamat]

Great pics indeed, that's some present!

What does a lion feel like? I imagine them to have coarse hair compared to a tiger but that is pure speculation.

That wouldn't suprise me. I've stroked a wolf/alsation hybrid and that had hair like a brush.

 

[Joe24]

Look at the size of those .............


Teeth.

I saw a video once of a Cheetah or leopard that was in a cage, and it was being let out, was in the back of a pick up.
Anyway, they opened the door of the cage/box then got back in the pick up.
The animal didn't move, so they kept banging on the cage.

Animal finally got up, went round fast to the open window of the pick up and started to get the people
Brilliant!

Anyway, enough of my rambling on.........

 

[longers]

That wouldn't suprise me. I've stroked a wolf/alsation hybrid and that had hair like a brush.

We met a tame wild wolf the year before last and he was pretty coarse. It was interesting when he ragged his "owners" arm for more titbits, especially when we could see the flash of fear on the blokes face for a split second. No damage done though.

 

[Cubist]

We met a tame wild wolf the year before last and he was pretty coarse. It was interesting when he ragged his "owners" arm for more titbits, especially when we could see the flash of fear on the blokes face for a split second. No damage done though.

Bit like your cat eh Longers!

 

[Fnaar]

We met a tame wild wolf the year before last and he was pretty coarse.

Dog hair genes explained

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8224519.stm

 

[Keith Oates]

They are very good photos and the animals all look so nice, but I wouldn't volunteer to stand next to one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[longers]

Bit like your cat eh Longers!

She's been sharpening her teeth for the next visitor

 

[ELL]

Great pics indeed, that's some present!

What does a lion feel like? I imagine them to have coarse hair compared to a tiger but that is pure speculation.

The tiger was very soft just a bit more coarse than and cat but not as much as some dogs and the lions felt very oily and a lot more coarse.

Got clawed by one of them as well and it drew blood so they are very dangerous thankfully it was by a cat no bigger than your standard house cat

This is the website for them http://www.whf.org.uk/bigcatencounter.cfm