Correct, and especially not the largest land mammal(and an intelligent one too). If i'm not mistaken, he was captured as a calf and was raised in...
Releasing Jums back into the wild isn't a good idea IMO. The younger bulls Janu and Juva might have a better chance though.
It could be that the males and females have been recently separated. I have seen a few pics & videos of them before, and they were housed in pairs...
Well, I can provide you the names of a couple of tour companies which are quite good. I personally know some folks in Arusha who have their own...
I'm from Dar-es-Salaam, i'm currently in Canada though - forgot to update my location lol.
Here's a link to a slightly different article about the Addis Ababa lions: Geneticists discover distinct lion group in squalid conditions
Mizengo Kayanza Pinda is the prime minister of Tanzania, and I think James Daudi Lembeli is a member of parliament. I'm not too sure about the...
Haller Park in Mombasa(Kenya) has a troop(or troops) of Vervet monkeys running around the park, and I believe the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre...
The lions who were reputed to have killed over 100 people during the construction of the Kenya - Uganda railway were known as the Tsavo man-eaters...
Ah I see ;) I can only imagine the stuff that was said, lol. Ah well, I guess i'll just have to leave it at that as you said :)
What were the necessary reasons? If you don't mind me asking that is. I can't imagine that discussion would cause any issues on this forum....
I certainly hope it's not true. I hadn't seen anything posted on Zoochat about it, so thought i'd just throw it out there :)
Anyone else heard about the four white lion cubs from West Midlands that ended up in a Japanese circus? I just came across the story now,...
I know i'm a couple of years late in posting this, but I only came across this thread now. I found the "Dangerous Companions" video on YouTube,...
I don't know about a pure line of Ethiopian lions in the UK, but there appears to be a pure line in Ethiopia itself........at the Addis Ababa Zoo,...
I agree :) He's a Zoochatter for sure :D
Since we are on the topic of Longleat's original lions, i'd like to share a link to a blog that I came across a couple of days ago. It contains...
Thanks for your input Kifaru Bwana, I have no doubt that you know what you're talking about. Yeah it's not all grim and gloomy, and there is hope...
Thanks for the great feedback guys, and sorry again for the long post.......I may have repeated myself a number of times there. It's rather...
Damian Aspinall doesn't seem to be aware of the threats facing wildlife and wilderness areas in general around the world if he's talking like...
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