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Mane Attraction: Getting (a Little Too) Up Close and Personal With the Kings of the Jungle

Offbeat (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, big cats, zoos )

Cher
- 19 days ago - dailymail.co.uk

As an enormous lion lumbers onto the bonnet of the jeep and begins tearing up a piece of raw meat, you would expect to see fear etched on the faces of these tourists. But rather than showing any signs of terror, the group are smiling broadly - safe from

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David B. (14)

Friday November 6, 2009, 3:41 pm
if they must be captive at all, then this beats iron bars and cement cages! thank you Cher.

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Cher C. (741)

Friday November 6, 2009, 3:55 pm

I have to admit when I first saw this pic I thought WOW brave people! lol

Yes David I think this is way better than cement and bars!!!

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Julie Z. (242)

Friday November 6, 2009, 5:31 pm
All zoos should have this kind of setting for the animals. any zoo that keeps animals in cement cages and in small spaces needs to be closed down. if they cant afford the land to provide the different animals the space and setting of thier natural habitate they shouldnt be a zoo.

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Carole W. (47)

Saturday November 7, 2009, 12:04 pm
So do the people really leave the park at then end of the day, or were they cunningly lured in and turned into the lions lunch, when the glass shield slid back? ;o) I guess for the animals it's a better view, but I just hope to God this glass is as strong as they say it is.

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