This was amazing. If you ever have the chance to do it you can not pass on it! The place we went to is a conservation place for the lions born in captivity. They take the cubs and try to get them back into the wild, they don't live in cages or in a fenced in area. We were not allowed to touch their faces (even though I don't think the lions would be opposed themselves) and we had to only approach from the back. The two siblings we got to almost cuddle with are 10 months old and in two years they will be released. Then the last photo is one a bit older about 14 months..by the time they go back into the national park they will be three times the size they are now.
There are only around 80,000 left in Africa and that's down 80% from 20 years ago. So the meat is donated and the money spent to do this is used to help keep them coming in and raising them.
It felt like what it may be like in the new world, walking down a path with your pet lion..stopping every ten feet so they can nap (they really are quite lazy little guys..haha) I'm beyond happy we chose that to do this time around.. We passed on riding the elephants this time..money wise we wanted to keep it down.
There are only around 80,000 left in Africa and that's down 80% from 20 years ago. So the meat is donated and the money spent to do this is used to help keep them coming in and raising them.
It felt like what it may be like in the new world, walking down a path with your pet lion..stopping every ten feet so they can nap (they really are quite lazy little guys..haha) I'm beyond happy we chose that to do this time around.. We passed on riding the elephants this time..money wise we wanted to keep it down.
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