On Sunday we went to Zoodoo with a couple of friends to see the white lions, they're only half grown and the male already weighs 160 kilos. Zoodoo actually let you into a caged section so you can take photos without the glass in the way. They came right up to us the male charged the cage playfully and just before he was looking right at me when I managed to take his photo it was just like a domestic cat pouncing. They also did the same with the tigers and they even let you hand feed them a piece of meat with a pair of tongs. I'm not big a fan of animals in captivity but Zoodoo is part of the breeding program to save the gene pool, also if they don't want to play or eat in front of an audience then they don't have too. None of the big cats seemed to mind people watching them and the white lions were showing off and playing with toys. The photo of the tiger below you can just see the caged section where you can go in and see them up close, that's right where I took his photo when he looked at me. Furgus is completely better and spent an evening guarding the remote control. His open mouth means will bite hand, arm, fingers so I just had to leave him to it.
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I'm not a fan of zoos or circuses just for any old reason but the preservation of species is very important. They are really wonderful pictures and I would be a bit afraid. Mind, you I think we should be glad that Furgus isn't 160kg!!! I am glad he is well again.
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