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Magnificent Lion Awoken From his Catnap
The Daily Mail ^ | 30-01-2008 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 01/31/2010 7:05:09 AM PST by wazoo1031

Nestled under the magnificent mane of his father, the little lion cub gives a growl so gentle it would fail to startle a passing gazelle.

But when he grows up he'll be able to roar just like daddy. Not that this particular parent looked in the mood for exercising his vocal cords. Or indeed any other part of his mighty frame. Mane attraction: The enormous lion wakes from his slumber as his cub emits a tiny growl

He had been trying to enjoy a catnap when his offspring was disturbed by the approach

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1247198/My-pride-joy-Young-lion-wakes-sleeping-father-gentle-growl.html#ixzz0eCcmQr1y

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cub; herekittykitty; kittyping; lion
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Awww...I hope it posted correctly!
1 posted on 01/31/2010 7:05:10 AM PST by wazoo1031
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To: Allegra

Sleepy beast ping!


2 posted on 01/31/2010 7:07:39 AM PST by wazoo1031
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To: wazoo1031

Mane attraction: The enormous lion wakes from his slumber as his cub emits a tiny growl.

3 posted on 01/31/2010 7:17:56 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save the Earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.)
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To: wazoo1031

Adorable!


4 posted on 01/31/2010 7:24:29 AM PST by ElayneJ
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Nature’s original mullet?


5 posted on 01/31/2010 7:27:45 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: wazoo1031

Great picture.


6 posted on 01/31/2010 7:50:22 AM PST by 1776 Reborn
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To: 9YearLurker

Cute, but the headline fooled me.

I thought the Brits were kicking all of their recent immigrants out. Too much to hope for, I guess.


7 posted on 01/31/2010 7:52:06 AM PST by ibytoohi
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Thank you for showing the pic! ;-)


8 posted on 01/31/2010 7:57:04 AM PST by wazoo1031
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To: ibytoohi

LOL!


9 posted on 01/31/2010 7:58:46 AM PST by wazoo1031
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To: Slings and Arrows

Leo, for you ping.


10 posted on 01/31/2010 7:59:59 AM PST by decimon
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
And I thought I had a bad case of bedhead & pillow face every morning.
11 posted on 01/31/2010 8:01:23 AM PST by P.O.E. (Giant Gila Monster)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Thanks.
That’s going in my desktop rotation.


12 posted on 01/31/2010 8:07:06 AM PST by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I don’t know who the poet was but of the humble house cat he said’’ God made the cat that we might caress the tiger’’.


13 posted on 01/31/2010 8:58:08 AM PST by John-Irish ("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
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To: wazoo1031

What a great picture!


14 posted on 01/31/2010 11:43:46 AM PST by Allegra (It doesn't matter what this tagline says...the liberals are going to call it "racist.")
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I like that! Had to look it up, attributed to Victor Hugo: God did create the cat
So that man could caress the tiger
Victor Hugo


15 posted on 01/31/2010 12:10:43 PM PST by knittnmom ("...only dead fish 'go with the flow'". - Sarah Palin 7/09)
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To: decimon; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Bahbah; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; ...

16 posted on 01/31/2010 12:54:01 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (Don't feed the trolls.)
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To: wazoo1031

Now that is a big kitty.


17 posted on 01/31/2010 12:58:27 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: John-Irish

‘God made the cat in order that humankind might have the pleasure of caressing the tiger,’ ~ Fernand Mery

My cat DEMANDS her hug each morning. I love that about her. :)


18 posted on 01/31/2010 1:29:44 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save the Earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.)
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To: wazoo1031

Awww.


19 posted on 01/31/2010 1:35:15 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: P.O.E.

Still laughing as I post this.......LOL


20 posted on 01/31/2010 2:25:53 PM PST by goat granny
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