Cute Cubs and a Curious Giraffe

During the recent December holidays we went on a number of outings. One of these was to a small game park where you can have quite a lot of interaction with the animals. Here are a few pictures. :)

 One of the tame and curious Giraffes enjoying a meal off a thorn tree.

 These Aardwolf cubs were in such a playful mood and were chasing each other around and in-and-out of the carrier box until they eventually knocked it over on it's side and both got a fright. :D

 This Spotted Hyena cub was so cute and quite friendly.

 A shy and sweet new-born Giraffe calf. The weather was quite overcast with drizzle now and then so the staff at the Park tried to give the calf a little extra warmth with this specially-made Giraffe baby blanket. :)

We found it amusing that even the Giraffe was curious about the 'game' going on in the Aardwolf cubs' pen! :D

 I don't know why, but lion cubs always pull and play with the bottom of my skirt! lol! It's always fun interacting with the cubs but you have to watch out for teeth and claws - even at this young age they can be very rough.

 This was one cute and very sleepy cub - even when Jess and I both patted him at the same time he hardly stirred.

 When driving through the camps where the adult lions are you have to keep your windows closed and also be careful of stopping near them, especially if you are in a bakkie without a canopy on as they like to jump in the load bay and can do a lot of damage, not to mention that it can be frightening and dangerous too!

Our bakkie has a tonneau cover over the load bay and this young male lion jumped up on the bakkie and started biting the cover. Dad had to pull away very quickly to prevent him doing more damage, but the lion wasn't giving up so easily and he trotted after us for a while before deciding we weren't 'playing along' and gave up. Well, Dad had been wanting to replace the cover with a new one and the rips and tears from claws and teeth forced him to do so right after our visit to the Lion Park. :P