A little news..

Well I thought I would introduce you to a few new characters. First it's JB. His name is actually Jabulanie but we all call him JB. he is one of the lion handlers here and he is fantastic. He is so good with the lions and has taught us all so much. He has been working with lions for 20 years. He is actually trying to make me something to take home...I hope he has time. JB is the one with the feather hat.

The other day we did some of the feedings and we met Milo. Now Milo is one of the angriest lions here!! He is 6 years old and he is a hilarious character. When we were at his enclosure the other day he started to dig to get at us...very scary stuff. One of my friends here Suzanne was challenging his manliness by having her arms over her head and he went nuts and charged the cage. It was funny but I can't imagine what it would be like if you met one of these in the wild. You can see the anger in Milo's face in the picture.

Our last session had to be cancelled yesterday so we played polo on horse back instead. It was so much fun and I hope we get the chance to try it again. We looked a little pathetic but we managed.

This morning we got up at 4 am to listen to the lions roar. We took a drive down to the breeding program where there are 52 lions. It was amazing to hear them all roar at the same time. The ground was shaking it was so loud. The cool thing was that it was still dark so you couldn't see them but when we lay on our backs you could see millions and I mean millions of stars. Around 5:30 the sun started to rise so it was a pink sky and then you started to see their silhouettes with their mouths wide open and their breath. It was so cool.

Well I only have 3 more full days here and then I will be heading home. I am sad about that because I enjoy the days and spending them with the animals but that's life. We just had our evening meeting and the next 2 days are going to be great so stay tuned....bye