09 July 2012

Big Kitties..and other Neat Animals

This Saturday I had an opportunity that very few people will ever have!  Alex and I went to the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve where we both got the once in a lifetime chance to pet an eight year old cheetah, three eight month old white lions, and two 5 month old brown lion cubs.  Sadly, none of them were as soft as we were expecting, but it was such a cool experience.
 Eddie purred so sweetly anytime you touched him!
                                                                    Eddie the Cheetah

 It's a little frightening when the sleeping lion cub wakes up unexpectedly.
Alex holding the paw of an eight month old lion cub.


This sweet little lady looooved belly scratches.

We also saw a variety of other animals as we drove throughout the park.  Zebras, cape buffalo, impalas, gemsbok, and ostriches just to name a few.


                                                                         Gemsbok
                                                                      Cape buffalo
                                                                    Female Gemsbok
                                              Warthog (and ostrich and zebra in background)


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