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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Mark on July 15, 2008, 17:29:36 PM

Title: White Lion cubs
Post by: Mark on July 15, 2008, 17:29:36 PM

 :Luv2:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080715/video/vod-white-lion-cubs-shown-off-for-the-fi-f1a0497.html

Title: Re: White Lion cubs
Post by: Gillian Harvey on July 15, 2008, 17:38:22 PM

Gorgeous babies  :Luv: :Luv:

Arent those adult white lions impressive?  :wow:

Title: Re: White Lion cubs
Post by: maryas on July 15, 2008, 18:52:43 PM

I couldn't see them on that link Mark - I went to the following one and saw them though.  Here is the link I used in case anyone else has a problem. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/White-lion-cubs-born-in-Germany/Video/200807215034557?lpos=video_1&lid=VIDEO_15034557_White%2Blion%2Bcubs%2Bborn%2Bin%2BGermany

They are gorgeous and I want a cuddle - what time is the next flight to Germany!! ?  :rofl: :Luv2:

Mary

Title: Re: White Lion cubs
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on July 15, 2008, 19:34:34 PM

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Title: Re: White Lion cubs
Post by: lucy on July 15, 2008, 22:58:21 PM

Quote from: maryas on July 15, 2008, 18:52:43 PM

They are gorgeous and I want a cuddle - what time is the next flight to Germany!! ?  :rofl: :Luv2:
Mary

I was lucky enough to stroke both white and golden lion cubs when in South Africa recently!  :Luv: :Luv2:

Title: Re: White Lion cubs
Post by: swampmaxmum on July 16, 2008, 07:38:48 AM

they are mighty cute, but white lions can't be integrated back into the wild as aren't a natural phenomenon. In South Africa they are bred largely for canned hunting. When I was working out there in wild animal welfare, the going rate for some sicko - European or American generally - to shoot a white lion was exposed as about R200 000 at least (£13 000 roughly). At least the German lions are in a park.....have you ever seen an old white lion though? Do wonder what exactly happens to them when they are no longer cute.
Sorry, but have seen the dark side on this issue and it's something I feel very strongly about.

Title: Re: White Lion cubs
Post by: maryas on July 16, 2008, 19:02:29 PM

Lucy, lucky you.  I was recently at London Zoo and evevry animal I saw, young or old I was saying the same thing.............. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwww

Mary

Title: Re: White Lion cubs
Post by: Mark on July 16, 2008, 19:06:22 PM

Haven't been there for years.

I used to have a blue plastic key that I bought on a school trip in the 60's (  :shy: ) - it had an elephant head  :) - you used the key instead of paying to listen to a commentary.
It still worked years later - I mislaid it some time in the 80's - I would love to find it  :'(

Title: Re: White Lion cubs
Post by: maryas on July 16, 2008, 19:25:57 PM

I went with Leigh, we had a great time - no fancy keys though, I even had to pay £3.50 for a guide book but I didn't mind as we got in for 1/2 price as we got a booklet that had trips in 2 for the price of 1 if you showed your rail ticket.  Haven't you seen the pic of the tiger he posted the other day - I thought I saw a puddy cat.

I think it was well worth the full price of £17 though I would make sure I didn't go in the school holidays, it was bad enough with just school trips there.  :evillaugh:

Mary