Doctor Willy, I presume? A Zambia Trip Report

[DrWilly]

^ the lion enclosure was approx 5 acres or so in size. They had a male and several females. They also had some other males but they kept them separate enclosures.

[armstrong]

Cheetahs well known for their calm temperament and willingness to be walked on a lead. Poor thing drugged up to the eyeballs.

[DrWilly]

best be correct if you are going to come on a thread just to snark.

Cheetahs have been in captivity for over 5,000 years and were first tamed by the Sumarians

. By far the Cheetah has been considered the easiest of the exotic cats to tame.

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https://bigcatrescue.org/cheetah-fac...s%20to%20tame.

[armstrong]

Just because they can doesn't make it ethical. But I'm glad you got some nice pictures.

[cyrille]

They should get a few of those 'inside the wire' at your place, willy.

[DrWilly]

Fabulous idea. I'd certainly get some looks for the locals when walking them up and down the road. Do they fit into airline luggage?

[armstrong]

Animal trafficking now. Oh lord.

[helge]

Poor thing drugged up to the eyeballs.

The 'yawn' gave it away.

This tread needs some shitfights.

[Backspin]

Cheetahs well known for their calm temperament and willingness to be walked on a lead. Poor thing drugged up to the eyeballs.

Maybe it enjoyed the drugs. So I don't object. He really has that look

[BLD]

Fabulous idea. I'd certainly get some looks for the locals when walking them up and down the road. Do they fit into airline luggage?

Wasn't there a Chinese guy in Phnom Penh with a couple of tigers roaming about his premises, of course he was a mate of Hun Sen so no biggie

[DrWilly]

The Zambezi River is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and it is one of the major rivers on the continent. It flows through six countries: Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique and is 2,500+ kms long. When visiting the Zambezi there are a variety of water activities you can enjoy. Cruising on a boat you can spot a variety of animals and birds while enjoying a gin or beer.

We decided to rough it and booked a tent on a small tributary of the Zambezi 100 metres back from the river. With hindsight this meant stagnant water and lots of mosquitoes, so we don't do that again.

Some well placed signs all over the camp site.

However, they forgot to make a Beware of monkeys stealing your cheeseburger sign. Because that happened...

[malmomike77]

^ Was going to say Hippos, the shift too

[DrWilly]

Onto the boats. We hired this small little boat to take us on a sunset cruise and brought a few cans of G&T with us. It seated 10 (I think).

These thieving bastards were everywhere.

The Zambezi, about 100 metres up from the camp site/resort. The sun was out and bright, but beginning to enter that magical golden hour.

Crocs everywhere once you know how to look.

[DrWilly]

^ Was going to say Hippos, the shift too

Saw lots of hippos but they were not particularly easy to take a pic of as they rarely were out of the water. This was the best I could get.

[DrWilly]

Sunset was spectacular. And the river was busy with different sized boats all doing the same as us. Except one, one boat had music blasting and dancing so I don't think they would have spotted many animals or birds or had even been looking for any.

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[DrWilly]

We had seen crocs, hippos, baboons, monkeys, gazelles, wart hogs, zebra (I think), buffalo and a host of birds but no elephants.

The sun had set, and we were motoring back when our guide spotted a couple. It was slightly dark and hard to see, but impressive nonetheless.

[BLD]

Can't open the attachments willy

[taxexile]

neither can i.

100,000 posts and the mong still cant figure out how to post a photo.

[DrWilly]

Can't open the attachments willy

Bugger. Don’t know why the teakdoor gremlins do that... Will try and fix later.

[DrWilly]

Can't open the attachments willy

Try again. Think I’ve fixed it this time.

[Joe 90]

Sunset was spectacular. And the river was busy with different sized boats all doing the same as us. Except one, one boat had music blasting and dancing so I don't think they would have spotted many animals or birds or had even been looking for any.

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Tip top pic, green owed!

[MarilynMonroe]

^Agree, Joe! That is a gorgeous pic with the rays of sun coming off the clouds and the still water and pink sunset!

Love the baby elephants and the big cats, wow! Those cats are gorgeou and huge. Impressive you can walk them and get up so close to them.
Looks like a great safari with all the animals!! Great trip!

[armstrong]

It's a petting zoo not a safari.

[cyrille]

Ole Grey PuBe's excessive enthusiasm for everything is getting a bit wearisome.

[Switch]

Courtesy of a tax refund, I enjoyed a two week holiday in Mombasa, Kenya. The holiday included a 3night ‘Luxury Safari’ to the Masai Mara reserve at Governors Camp.

The tents were pleasant enough, but I was reassured by the armed guards who kept an eye on the place and escorted us to and from meals, in addition to guarding our tents during dawn and dusk, when local wildlife was busiest.

One bonus was having the roads washed out by heavy rain the night before we were due to make the half day journey. The camp hastily arranged for us to fly to the camp instead. The plane was an ancient turboprop with household furniture nailed to the cabin floor, accompanied by local livestock and families.

Very early starts were essential to see the best of local wildlife, and we only missed out on Leopards from the big five game list. The guides using old land rovers were very knowledgeable and armed guards accompanied us again. This was back in the mid 1990s, so I expect things have been improved since. No complaints. No problem with insects. The Mara River next to our luxury tent was very turbulent due to rainfall.