Posted on 01/09/2013 6:04:34 AM PST by RoosterRedux
The 911 caller reported that the baby lion was walking down Colley Avenue, possibly looking for food, near 50th Street. So police called the Virginia Zoo around 10:15 a.m. to make sure the lions were all accounted for, said Winfield Danielson, a zoo spokesman.
Mramba, the male lion, and Zola, the female, were in their habitats.
As it turns out, it was Charles the Monarch that was out and about.
Neighborhood regulars know Charles, who hangs out with his owner at Daniel Painter's business, Daniel's Lawn & Garden Center, on Colley Avenue.
Charles is a cross of Labrador retriever and poodle shaved to look like the mascot of Old Dominion University.
He likes to dine at University Pizza.
(Excerpt) Read more at hamptonroads.com.nyud.net ...
kinda spoils the illusion when the “lion” trots up and licks your hand...then you just got a dopey-looking dog for months!
No, my friend we're not all morons and from my understanding, the 911 call and calls to local TV stations were made by visitor, not locals.
Poor dog!
“””I can see why they might think it was a young lion at a distance like say 100 yards.”””
I got drunk one time and thought a fire hydrant was a kid.
It never did talk back to me when I asked it questions.
Too cute. Strange looking, though. If I had seen that photo without the accompanying story, I would have thought I was looking at a stuffed toy.
They need to listen to Jerry Clower “Lion in the Yard”
It’s a mutt. You got gypped. ;-)
It’s a mutt. You got gypped. ;-)
Cat say “Meow”. Lion say “Woof”.
For the last time, I wasn’t the one with the doggie clippers!
(And I told Joe not to do it, but no, he said it’d be a *great* joke....)
Except... young lions don’t have manes.
You, other Virginia FReepers and Mark Levin is why I qualified my statment with “half +1.” ;-) I figured the moron contingency are transplants and not true Virginians!
On a long-haired cat, a lion cut is a very practical way to keep the cat cool in the summer, as well as eliminating matting. My long-haired cat has a lion cut, and she loves it.
“If I were King of the Forest, Not queen, not duke, not prince...”
You’re digging yourself in deeper, sweetie :-) I’m a transplant............and a yankee transplant at that......
Looks like Bert Lahr
You can be a transplant and still a true Virginian! I think “The Great One” is a transplant too!
OK, I’ll quit digging now....
LOL!
I saw video of this dog last night running down the street - if I was across the street from it and didn’t have lasses on, I sure would have been doing a double take. From a distance, the cut and color is a great job!!!
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