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144--Zimbabwe: Feeding Baby Lions @ Where`s Cherie?     Aug 20 2003 - 08:49 PST cherie writes: Kristi, Renee and I headed for Zimbabwe to the Chapangali Wild Animal Orphange where we kissed the rare and elusive Black Rhino. (Note both Black and White Rhinos are both gray.) We also cuddled baby lion cubs and fed them bottles. The ladies even frolicked with servals and baby zebras! Will, our tour guide, preferred to play with a big hairy spider (instead of the other baby animals.) If a spider makes a sound when you squish it, it is too big. If the spider pushes you off, you are probably in Africa. Click on each picture to see it full size. read comments (0) | write comment| views: 7187    | rated: 0.0    printer-friendly version   Cherie feeds a baby lion cub. Renee feeds a cub! Kristi feeds the baby cub. Lion cubs playing around. *Photo by Kristi Cherie and a three month old lion cub. They may be cute, but those claws are sharp! Kristi plays with the cuddly serval. It may look like a cat, but it doesn't feel like one. I wonder if they like Cheetos? Rhino bonding. It's hard to see such a magnificent animal behind a cage. Cherie plays with an orphaned serval. The Black Rhino is hunted for its horns, which can fetch over $100,000 US dollars on the black market. The powder made from a Rhino's horns is rumored to be the ultimate aphrodisiac. *Photo by Kristi. Kristi with a baby zebra. Gill with a lion cub. Julie with a lion cub. Check your coffee cup before you take a sip, you might just find a fuzzy African spider inside. *Photo by Kristi. Much to the dismay of all the ladies on the trip, Will sets the spider free in the kitchen. *Photo by Kristi. The spider jumped on the floor and the ladies jumped on the bench. *Photo by Kristi. Arno holds a lion cub. Susan feeds a cub. Cherie rocks the lion to sleep. Cherie, Renee and Kristi sleep in the orphanage's ticket office. Zimbabwe woman sweeping the grounds. You just don't see those authentic leaf brooms any more. But who knows, with everything "retro", they may be making a comeback. Cherie bonds with a baby zebra. Cherie, Kristi, Renee with elephant. The gang on the Bundu Tour Bus. Renee and Kristi. Vicky and Laura, mother and daughter. Elephant butts. Perhaps I'm related? Zebra crossing. Animals always have the right-of-way. Interesting guy. Elvis in Africa? Vicky holds the strange bug, even though it bit Anna a few minutes earlier. More zebras. A lady tending to her garden. A peaceful Nyala poses for a photo. Too bad we weren't allowed to bathe in the toilet! I took this photo of Anna seven times. Each time, she closed her eyes at the exact time my camera's shutter opened.