Big cats in the wild.

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 21 Jul 2006, 21:05

DispatchDragon wrote: I think the park exsisted in the early 70s as you could sit at the Pan Afric Hotel at night (which was on the Southeast side of the town and hear lions even then.

That's right, Leif, it's called Nairobi Game Park (imaginative title!) and borders the airport road. We often used to see giraffe next to the perimeter fence. I also used to stay at the Panafric in the 70s remember the Simba bar and Tusker beer? And the room keys with huge wooden carvings of lions attached to them so you couldn't lose them?

Ian

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 21 Jul 2006, 22:20

If we're showing wildlife shots, I don't want to be left out! For several years the second Mrs Speedbird and I spent all our spare time in South African game parks. The Kruger Park and surrounding area is the only place in the World I really miss.

Here's one of my favourite big cat photos:

This is even further away from CBF sim (being not even a cat!) but it's an amusing photo.

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 22 Jul 2006, 00:01

Ian

We were probably there at the same time - although Im sure The Airways
didnt associate with rifraf like IAS - we started at the Hilton but were
invited to leave in 1974 after an incident with an IAS Britannia crew
and a Callie VC10 crew that were invloved in a streaking incident.
IAS's offices were up at the Standard Bank building. personally I never liked Tusker preferred the Bottled stuff we used to get in N'Dola...
want to say White Castle --- but Ive been known to be wrong.

Cheers

Leif

andy · Post by **andy** » 22 Jul 2006, 00:12

Hmmm............ This one's drifted a little bit, hasn't it. :think:

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 22 Jul 2006, 10:32

About as much as the one in the Gallery that went from photos of VC10s, L1011s and An124s to shots of Kylie Minogues ass Steve

Leif

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 22 Jul 2006, 10:38

DispatchDragon wrote:About as much as the one in the Gallery that went from photos of VC10s, L1011s and An124s to shots of Kylie Minogues ass Steve

Leif

andy · Post by **andy** » 22 Jul 2006, 11:01

DispatchDragon wrote:About as much as the one in the Gallery that went from photos of VC10s, L1011s and An124s to shots of Kylie Minogues ass Steve

Leif

Very true, Leif. Very true.......................and on both occaisons, the thread was sidetracked by the same person.

:redface:...............

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 22 Jul 2006, 11:22

No Steve

Ill take the blame for this one - I was remembering bits of parallel history and geography with Peter - I couldnt think of the name of the
little (by african standards) game reserve right off HKNA - not sure if
it even exsisits today.

Cheers

Leif

andy · Post by **andy** » 22 Jul 2006, 11:31

No problemo...............

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 22 Jul 2006, 17:24

DispatchDragon wrote:personally I never liked Tusker preferred the Bottled stuff we used to get in N'Dola...
want to say White Castle --- but Ive been known to be wrong

White sounds right, Leif. White Cap? Castle is South African. So many Countries, so many beers, all so long ago

In case Steve thinks this is off track, I can confirm that in a recent survey of big cats in the UK, 7 out of 10 preferred Kenyan beer to South African. True!

Your sighting may have been a lynx, there's evidence of a few about (i.e. shot or roadkill!!). See here: http://www.britishbigcats.org/evidence.php

Ian