It's not all about the lions..

When we went to Ukutula, it wasn't ALL about the lions.  Okay, it was mostly about the lions.  In fact:

Lady White Lion

I gained a new appreciation for how big lions are.  And, they are the second biggest cat.  The biggest? Tigers. Remember when we went to see tigers? And those tigers weren't even fully grown! (The one in the cage standing on it's water dish was bigger than the one's we sat with.) Tigers are so massive and their bone structure is heavier than the lions.  Anyways, back to the lions.  Now, I think I didn't really appreciate how big they are because the only lions I've ever seen have been in Zoos.  And there aren't many I've seen in Zoos.  Zoo Boise had a lion once when I went, but it wasn't fully grown.  And the zoo lions I've seen have been in smaller cages.  True, these lions in Ukutula are in pens, but they are nice large pens.  You know how in a zoo sometimes the animals pace if the enclosure isn't big enough?  These lions were all about the relaxing.  They seem quite content in their huge enclosure.  A content lion isn't stressed, hence they are healthy. HENCE they get big.  It's hard to show it in a picture since we don't have anything to show the scale in comparison but I'm sure you get the idea.

As I said though, it wasn't ALL about the lions.  It was also about the food:

I'm just going to entitle this one #BESTSCONEEVER!!

We had tea and scones, and later a delicious lunch there.   We also ended up sitting near a table where a special pioneer couple was sitting.  They overheard our conversation about Watchtower and construction.  Small world.  

We also saw a beautiful bird, so naturally I took a picture for my dad:

Found out it is called a Paradise Flycatcher. See how long it's tail is?

On the way back to the road we saw a little more wildlife:

A zebra from almost every angle.

There was a sassy ostrich too:

We found our way home much easier than our way there, but on the way we stopped at the "Neck & Deck."  Stay tuned...