Now that's an Escort: Pride of lions brings driver to a halt at British safari park

dailymail.co.uk ^ | April 7, 2009 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Free ThinkerNY]

When you are driving around a safari park, there is no doubt you want to get up close to the interesting animals loping around the grounds.

But the occupants of this Ford were probably not expecting to have quite such a close view as they made their way through Knowsley Safari Park.

The expression on their faces is sadly not visible as their small vehicle is surrounded by no less than 10 lions who live there.

But you can bet they had the windows and locks tightly closed just in case one of the animals became over-cautious and moved even closer.

[Jo Nuvark]

[... I just wish we didn’t have to be afraid of them...]

Someday (soon) the lion will lie down with the lamb.

[Stoat]

Drive on if you dare: The park now has more than 20 lions after a new litter was born earlier this year

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More about the Knowsley Safari Park here:

Knowsley Safari Park

 

(This pictures taken from the Gallery slideshow....go to the Knowsley site for more cute baby animal pictures)

 

 

Baby season has definitely started here at Knowsley, so far we have;

A Lechwe calf born 28th March
An Eland calf born 31st March
7 Pere David's calves
16 Ostrich eggs
And the multiple baboon babies already running around and eyeing up their first wiper blades.

As well as the new babies in the main reserve we also have our lion cubs, three rhino calves and in the lake farm some piglets and lambs.

There has never been a better time to visit Knowsley Safari Park than right now!

 

[Constitutions Grandchild]

I’m counting on that! ;-) To be able to hug them and rub their bellies and to not be afraid of them when they play back would be a thrill. To talk to them and call them “Big Babies” and hold their cubs would be the greatest fun.

[Allegra]

Ping to Post #23....that’s the picture I was telling you about last week. LOL

[Allegra]

"Anyone got a can opener?"

ROFLMAO!!

[Young Werther]

Catatude!

[Larry Lucido]

Technicality. That was polar bears and igloos.

[Larry Lucido]

Good thing they weren’t driving a 2000 Algore. Once you stop, the engine ceases and the sun roof opens automatically to allow solar recharging of the interior.

[TheMom]

I’ve resembled that remark.

[Larry Lucido]

Or the 2010 Oldsmobama, which will have windows and body parts made out of soybeans.

[Riley]

*sigh*

Now it’s stuck in my head. I’m going to have to go dig out the album now.

:-)

[humblegunner]

Someday (soon) the lion will lie down with the lamb.

Until then, though.. it's lamb chops for everybody!

HooYah!

[Richard Kimball]

I think the line for the polar bear and igloo joke was "Hey, crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside." The can opener line was a dragon talking about a knight.

I'm working off memory, though.

[Mercat]

Yum. Crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside.

[rabidralph]

Wasn’t this vehicle in an episode of South Park?

[rmlew]

1. I thought one of those lines was uttered by a crocodile. Or was the strip about the nursery and alligator farm?

2. Will there be a piece in the New Criterion on comics?

[Twinkie]

That poor lion is henpecked to death. The look on his face is priceless. I’d say he is taking her out to dinner tonight.

[Batman11]

*sigh*

Now it’s stuck in my head. I’m going to have to go dig out the album now.

:-)

Sorry about that! By the way, what’s an album? :)

[Richard Kimball]

Lyin Eyes

The Lion Sleeps Tonight."

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, just for the heck of it.

[Slings and Arrows]

WHEN the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride,
He shouts to scare the monster, who will often turn aside.
But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail.
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male...

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