June 13, 2013

Here, kitty, kitty, kitty!

My husband and I finally visited the Zoobic Safari inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The 25-hectare park has many attractions, but the one it touts the most is the area where tigers and lions are allowed to roam freely, and visitors ride through in a customized jeep protected by steel grills. For an additional Php200 (less than US$5), you can buy raw chicken which a handler will feed to the big cats through the grills.
 close encounter with a lioness at the Zoobic Safari close encounter with a tiger at the Zoobic Safari This is the closest I ever want to get to those big, sharp claws and teeth.

11 comments:

  1. DinaJune 13, 2013 at 5:43 AM

    Mercy! Hilda, you are very brave.

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  2. LowellJune 13, 2013 at 6:07 AM

    Oh boy! I'd be afraid that grill would not be strong enough to stop one of those wee kitties if he or she decided that he or she were still hungry! :)

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  3. Photo CacheJune 13, 2013 at 6:34 AM

    Oh no I would be admiring them from a very safe distance :)

    I love domestic cat, even ferals and strays, but these.....I'm scared.

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  4. MANGRUNTS1953June 13, 2013 at 8:59 AM

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  5. UnknownJune 13, 2013 at 12:55 PM

    Thats an easy way to lose a finger.

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  6. GunnJune 13, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    Gosh!!!

    Quite scary.

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  7. ZenserlyJune 13, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    oh my! what big sharp claws! I would not dare draw nearer too :)

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  8. VPJune 13, 2013 at 9:10 PM

    Sorry, great pictures, but there is no way I am doing this...

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  9. Stefan JanssonJune 13, 2013 at 10:50 PM

    I'm glad we still have a few tigers and lions around. Interesting concept at the zoo.

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  10. KarlJune 15, 2013 at 12:17 AM

    Aha, raw chicken instead only a camera, and you get their attention...
    great pics!

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  11. UnknownJune 17, 2013 at 9:11 PM

    You are braver than I.

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