Hi.
Did anyone watch the Lion Feeding Frenzy show on the Discovery Channel last night.
Since I just came back from a safari I was very interested to watch it.
Seeing those lions up so close must be amazing. They really are beautiful, amazing, powerful animals. I had goosebumps imagining myself in that box that the guys were in, being so close.
It all means so much more now after witnessing lions feeding, and the smells and sounds. I thoroughly enjoyed the programme and just wondered what other people's thoughts are.

Sue

Actually we only saw the end and were kind of incredulous...hopefully this doesn't set off a frenzy of dummies who see it as something like "cage diving" and start selling the experience to people with too much money.

Yes I do agree with you. That wouldn't be good at all.
I just enjoyed the programme for the pure magnificence of the animas and the closeness they experienced. I forget there are people who will exploit that.
I hope and pray that they don't allow the general public to get that crazy and selfish and start to invade the animals territory with plastic cubes everywhere. God forbid one of the dummies got eaten, we all know the lion would pay with it's life.

I thought it was more about the ampersand lawsuits.

You mean people in a protective shelter are put in the midst of feeding lions? Is this in the wild or in captivity?

I can see it now--demand for a plunge pool, fully stocked bar, and a lion cage on safari. Maybe the question, what time do the lions kill is not so silly after all.

"You mean people in a protective shelter are put in the midst of feeding lions? Is this in the wild or in captivity?"

Atravelyn, it wasn't a show about safari goers watching lions from plastic cubes. On Discovery Channel's "Lion Feeding Frenzy," host Chris Douglas and animal expert Scott Lope examine the nocturnal behavior of lions.

I don't ever want what they did to turn into a tourist trade.

But having said that I think all of us who are going or have been on safari are invading the territory of all of these wild animals. In particular on my trip I remember feeling guilty because we actually stopped the wildebeest migration herds from crossing their chosen path when we drove down their road.
They were all running, running, following the same path and our driver stopped away from them and we watched for a while, then after a short time of watching them he drove forward causing the animals to stop in their tracks and turn back or stand waiting for us to pass.
We all disturb the wildlife in one way or another just be being there don't we?!

Anyway, back to work.

We do, hopefully in as small a way as possible, but we also add economic value to their lives, which seems to be the only way to protect them.