Day 9: Cuddling with the lion cups

And our second activity (what excitement in one afternoon), was lion cup cuddling. When we were there, they had three cups, 2 males and one female, that you can spend some time with. It is amazing how much like kittens they are, just bigger and a bit less elegant.

Interesting is that their tongues rasp a lot less than the ones from kittens, they are actually quite soft...
Thomas got scratched by one of the cubs, so now he's all proud saying that he has a scar from a lion ;-)

And while I was playing tug of war with the cubs, one of them actually bit down on my finger through the old carpet, so have I now been bitten by a lion ;-)? 

You have to love Africa, for the good stories...