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- Adagio
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UPDATE:
38 cattle (8 of which are oxen he's planning on training to pull an Ox-Waggon... Normal people buy a bike, or a fast car when going through a mid life crisis... Noooo... Not MY dad...)
14 Sheep (Same reason)
Many chickens...(I'm NOT counting them!)
2 Horses
2 Dogs
2 Cats
And 2 Tortoises....
38 cattle (8 of which are oxen he's planning on training to pull an Ox-Waggon... Normal people buy a bike, or a fast car when going through a mid life crisis... Noooo... Not MY dad...)
14 Sheep (Same reason)
Many chickens...(I'm NOT counting them!)
2 Horses
2 Dogs
2 Cats
And 2 Tortoises....
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What happened to the hippo?
- Adagio
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I... Actually don't know...
The guy organizing it(Our neighbor)... He has applied for turning his property into a nature reserve or something...
It's still "In the pipeline"...
The guy organizing it(Our neighbor)... He has applied for turning his property into a nature reserve or something...
It's still "In the pipeline"...
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when i saw the post i just had to share this. this is Kyron. this photos is about 2 years old. i dont have the long hair anymore. but i'm sure i'm the least interesting aspect of that photos haha.
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- Sev
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That's a really cute lion.
And it's spelt "Guard", by the way.
And it's spelt "Guard", by the way.
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Oh wow.. such a beautiful animal, the amount of jealousy In me at the moment :p
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@sev thanks for the correction there.
@Adagio it was taken at home. we have a total of 36 lions (5 are white), 7 tigers (2 are white), 2 leopards, 6 cheetahs, 16 wolves, 5 hyenas, about 13 or so foxes, 8 painted dogs and then a whole mess of random game wildlife like impala, oryx, wildebeest ect ect.
@Tocs well if your ever in the rustenburg area (i live in centurion but the lodge is in rustenburg) and feel brave enough we do have special occasions where guests can interact with some of the animals. but only myself and jeandre can do it. ellie is too old help with anything bigger than cubs. and cubs aren't a year round availability...
@Adagio it was taken at home. we have a total of 36 lions (5 are white), 7 tigers (2 are white), 2 leopards, 6 cheetahs, 16 wolves, 5 hyenas, about 13 or so foxes, 8 painted dogs and then a whole mess of random game wildlife like impala, oryx, wildebeest ect ect.
@Tocs well if your ever in the rustenburg area (i live in centurion but the lodge is in rustenburg) and feel brave enough we do have special occasions where guests can interact with some of the animals. but only myself and jeandre can do it. ellie is too old help with anything bigger than cubs. and cubs aren't a year round availability...
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Why you got so many animals? rehab facility? breeding facility for reserves?
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With tigers and wolves, I doubt it's for a reserve. Zoo maybe?
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Almost like rehab but not entirely. its a lodge turned zoo turned animal sanctuary. we work closely with nature conservation on helping abused/ illegal/ dangerous animals, but only wildlife. we dont with with housecats and housedogs. that's what the SPCA is for. we handle the animals most people don't know how to or cant.
like the 3 large siberian tigers we have. they had multiple diseases, so skinny you could see their ribs pushing though their skin and almost no fur at all. Everyone gave up on them, even the vet said they wouldn't reach the 1 year old mark. but they're still here 6 years old now, and being regarded as 3 of the healthiest tigers in all of SA.
like the 3 large siberian tigers we have. they had multiple diseases, so skinny you could see their ribs pushing though their skin and almost no fur at all. Everyone gave up on them, even the vet said they wouldn't reach the 1 year old mark. but they're still here 6 years old now, and being regarded as 3 of the healthiest tigers in all of SA.
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that's awesome.
I have a perpetual fear when I hear people say "xx lions etc." because that usually means breeding operation, which often leads to canned hunting.
But I'm super jelly that you get to work with a rehab centre! in my favourite area of SA even!
I have a perpetual fear when I hear people say "xx lions etc." because that usually means breeding operation, which often leads to canned hunting.
But I'm super jelly that you get to work with a rehab centre! in my favourite area of SA even!
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I envy you so much right now.
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Ditto. That is one sweet job.
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thanks i just want to add one slight correction. i don't work there. my parents own the place. i do this for the love of animals... and cuddling with lions is the most amazing experience ever.
also RavenSong we are one of the most active sanctuaries working against canned hunting. since canned hunting is not an illegal act, there is very little we can do. most of the time we end up purchasing the lions before they are shot or we try an negotiate some other form of arrangement, but its almost always a "buy them or they get shot situation". we also sell some of our own animals but all buyers are required to sign a contract accepting our terms of sale. which are that the animals we sell are not allowed to be hunted or resold to someone who will hunt them. we also don't sell to anyone who has ever been in contact with canned hunting, even if it was just a phone call. the reason most people eventually agree to sign the contract is that we keep very detailed family tree records for the animals. meaning the chances of inbreeding is very very very low. which makes for stronger and varied genetics.
also RavenSong we are one of the most active sanctuaries working against canned hunting. since canned hunting is not an illegal act, there is very little we can do. most of the time we end up purchasing the lions before they are shot or we try an negotiate some other form of arrangement, but its almost always a "buy them or they get shot situation". we also sell some of our own animals but all buyers are required to sign a contract accepting our terms of sale. which are that the animals we sell are not allowed to be hunted or resold to someone who will hunt them. we also don't sell to anyone who has ever been in contact with canned hunting, even if it was just a phone call. the reason most people eventually agree to sign the contract is that we keep very detailed family tree records for the animals. meaning the chances of inbreeding is very very very low. which makes for stronger and varied genetics.
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see dats the kind of fancy legal stuff I like to hear
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!!!! LUCKY I've been dying to get my hands on one of those little buggers! But they're illegal in the Western Cape so instead I criVoxLupus wrote: A friend of mine has an iguana that I took some pictures of.
His name is Gilgamesh.
I use to have an African rock monitor lizard called Skyla! But she passed away due to being bitten by a wild snake.
Now I have my pooch and my lil ratties keeping me company in my small, lonely flat
Also that lion is adorable can't help the urge to just squish it's face aaaaaa
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@ Galacticcanine i know right. i have face squishing photo somewhere amongst the thousands of photos, but i don't want to search for it now lol
and here's something for the canines, especially for the wolf sonas out there.
and here's something for the canines, especially for the wolf sonas out there.
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!!! YOU HAVE WOLF PUPS TOO
You better be careful or else you'll find me in the cage with'em!
You better be careful or else you'll find me in the cage with'em!
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we have a whole list of different species. i listed some of the most popular ones in this thread as well, think just a few above your 1st message. also feel free to jump in, all our wolves are tame. we even have 2 white wolves free roaming around the house.
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Super cute.
What are their temperaments like?
What are their temperaments like?
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Very calm and restful, but if you get them started, energetic would be an understatement. They're very soft in their actions. and they're not afraid to lather you face in saliva if you bring it down to their level.
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So basically like actual puppy dogsKirtaro wrote:Very calm and restful, but if you get them started, energetic would be an understatement. They're very soft in their actions. and they're not afraid to lather you face in saliva if you bring it down to their level.
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well that is how they are raised. so it would make sense for them to act that way.
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Due to a rather sensitive decline in my health I had to ha d her over to my brother as I cannot safely work with her anymore.
Her name is fat Amy
Her name is fat Amy
If you take your marker and connect this dot to that one, that one to this one here you will get a really annoyed dalmatian.
The European Badger (meles meles) is known to have a rather large range of vocalisations, though it must be noted he often makes no sense at all.
The European Badger (meles meles) is known to have a rather large range of vocalisations, though it must be noted he often makes no sense at all.
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Holy shit, is that a Gaboon viper??
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Playing with fire over there, mate.
How much anti-venom would the be in SA for that species?
How much anti-venom would the be in SA for that species?
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Poor mousy (I know snakes gotta eat, and I always wanted a snake... but I feel so bad for the rats, because I used to breed fancy rats...)
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She is a gaboon yes Leeward.
Haarties venom centre is 15min away by helicopter and with it being indigenous they thankfully keep on hand anti venom.
I used to keep a lot of venomous snakes, my passion for a long time was the rattlesnakes. Buzzworms be awesome.
My brother and myself buy pre killed rodents, specifically from companies that co2 chamber them for 2 reasons. the rodents death is not cruel and it makes it safer for the snakes as well.
I have been considering going back to constrictors simply because my love of reptiles shall never die.
Haarties venom centre is 15min away by helicopter and with it being indigenous they thankfully keep on hand anti venom.
I used to keep a lot of venomous snakes, my passion for a long time was the rattlesnakes. Buzzworms be awesome.
My brother and myself buy pre killed rodents, specifically from companies that co2 chamber them for 2 reasons. the rodents death is not cruel and it makes it safer for the snakes as well.
I have been considering going back to constrictors simply because my love of reptiles shall never die.
If you take your marker and connect this dot to that one, that one to this one here you will get a really annoyed dalmatian.
The European Badger (meles meles) is known to have a rather large range of vocalisations, though it must be noted he often makes no sense at all.
The European Badger (meles meles) is known to have a rather large range of vocalisations, though it must be noted he often makes no sense at all.
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I kept tarantulas for years. I always laugh, because the worst injury that I ever sustained was when I cut myself on one of the glass terrariums.