Posted on 08/17/2005 9:25:47 AM PDT by OESY
Small cars driving through a safari park in Merseyside have been chased by confused lions who think they are prey. Staff at Knowsley Safari Park are monitoring smaller vehicles, including Smart cars and Mini Coopers, after the lions started paying special interest.
David Ross, park manager, told the BBC News website that a group of lionesses chased after one Smart car after being confused by its compact appearance.
He said staff were stationed near the enclosure to keep visitors safe.
'Raise an eyebrow'
Unusual features on cars can also spark interest by the 12 lions at the park, which are more used to seeing larger saloon cars. All vehicles are monitored by park staff on the way in.
Mr Ross said: "The lions will take an interest in peculiarities on cars and we always keep a close eye on the cars coming in.
"With Smart cars and sometimes Mini Coopers the lions definitely raise an eyebrow. It sparks their interest because of their size.
"We had an incident of two ladies in a car being chased by lionesses.
"It must have been quite frightening for them, but we always have staff in a vehicle by the lion enclosure to deal with any problems."
I guess driving through in the Chevrolet Impala is not such a great idea, then...
They figured out that there is long pork in those things. Just have to crack them open to get the juicy meat inside.
I almost took exception to that statement (as I have a nice 4-door Impala), but then I realized the joke. I'm just a little slow today.
NOT a good choice of car for driving through the Safari Park...
Dumbest. Lions. Ever.
If you show up in the gate in this thing, you might want to reconsider...
Some dogs chase cars, too. When they catch them they usually do no more than lift a leg.
If you must drive the Mini to the Safari Park, it is best to rely on camouflage. This one could hide out in a swarm of ladybugs and go entirely undetected...
They're not dumb, they've been studying for years the relative qualities and designs of the cars that travel through their territory.
They just have different criteria for their definition of a quality car. It's closer to our definition of Tupperware. Easy to get food into, easy to transport, and most importantly, easy to get food out of.
This might not be such a great choice, either...
"Confused lions hunt small cars"
Yet another reason to drive a Pick up or SUV>
When running with the big cats, you want to blend in...
Unless you camouflage it like an Elephant and drive by Jumbo the lonely bull Elephant
This one is funny.
>>>I guess driving through in the Chevrolet Impala is not such a great idea, then...
Unless it is a 1961 Chevy Impala, like we have ^-^
"We had an incident of two ladies in a car being chased by lionesses"
I guess those ladies flirted with the lion ;-)
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