What do you look like?

[Andy54Hawken]

Sure hope I knew what I was talking about here...
Andy

 

[sabasarge]

Here's a couple with almost 30 years separating them....
Top one with three of my four kids in Jerusalem, and the other is with a lion cub I raised from birth, later to reintroduce him to the pride when he was about 1.5 years old.

 

[sabasarge]

By the way, for those interested....here he is at almost a year and a half

 

[slimmer13]

By the way, for those interested....here he is at almost a year and a half

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Wanna share the backstory or are you just like Mike?

 

[sabasarge]

Nah, guys like Mike and anybody else keeping exotics as pets are all about their own ego.....no thanks.
This was back when I had brought my kids back to the States for a few years in order to meet the other side of the family they'd never seen. I wanted to continue with my career so we settled in Winston, Or. where I took over the carnivore dept. at Wildlife Safari.
Although it is captivity, it's a really great spot, better than the San Diego wildlife park IMO. We were known internationally for our cheetah breeding/conservation, and while I was there we had between 9 and 11 lions. This particular guy was abandoned by his mom at birth and after much thought as to whether to let him die naturally or take him in, I decided on the latter. It was the beginning of a beautiful relationship
After deciding to try to reintroduce him back to the pride I had to slowly break my bond with him and very slowly and gingerly start the introduction process, which took about 6 months and was very tricky.....never been done before.
In the end it succeeded and he lived out his life as a lion amongst lions rather than among people. A good thing.
Here are some of the cats he became a part of again. The blackest maned lion was his daddy.
Shortly after this I decided I was done with captivity and started my work in Africa, which was to go on for About 15 years or so, with a couple of years doing wildlife undercover work in India in the middle.
Edited to add: actually in looking at this pic his pappa is the big fellow on the far left.

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[ZigZagZeke]

We do clean up pretty well...

 

[slimmer13]

Here's a couple of me doing sporting stuff from when I didnt even have hair on my umm face.

 

[parallax]

 

[greydog111]

Just curious what the folks on the other end of the wires look like!

 

[Dungannon]

April 1971, south of DaNang, Vietnam


April 2019, at Masada, Israel

 

[Member 5605]

Bird was at a nursery I went to.

 

[Heywood]

Okay, these are about 4 years or so old. Trying my best to not look so fat....Quite literally the last time I stood still for so many pictures. All in Las Vegas. The middle one is in Trump Vegas hotel. Very nice place actually.

 

[HotRodGuy]

I can honestly say I dont have a single selfie on my phone. But, I am ugly enough to make a blob fish vomit.

 

[tac]

When I think about my "inner child", it's this little fellow. Full of mischief.


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That beautiful gal of yours, she's a keeper for sure!!!

 

[tac]

Right now, friends, I look like ****. You really wouldn't be grateful, take my word on it. Maybe a month's time, when it's all faded a bit. OK?

 

[Howard1955]

That beautiful gal of yours, she's a keeper for sure!!!

Thanks, Tac.

 

[Mike_M57]

This is I.

 

[teflon6string]

 

[CRBMoA]

This was taken a few years ago at a State Trooper's retirement bash.

I did not carry back then, but I think I was pretty safe that night!

 

[FA9]

Me waaaaay back.