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EventThree White Lions arrive in Québec, CanadaJul 2, '08 9:43 PM
for everyone
Start:     Jul 9, '08 10:00a
End:     Jul 10, '08 12:00a
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I’ve received an invitation today by the president of Parc Safari Monsieur Jean-Pierre Ranger, to come on July 9th 2008 – 11:30 a.m. and have a peek at the three newly arrived white lions.

Also present are
Dr. Michel Hébért, le Haut-Commissionaire de l’Afrique Sud,
Dr. Abraham S. Nkomo.
Linda Tucker President GWLPT

These are not albino lions these are truly white lions. Chris McBride researched their family history back to 1974.
These lions are since October of last year protected by the Global White Lion Protection Trust, Linda Tucker President.
More researches on these rare and delicate lions will be done to ensure their survival. There are now only 150 white lions in South Africa.

I’m sooooo excited to have that chance to see these lions up close.
The invitation is for 4 and of course MrWabbit and my kids will come along with me. My daughter Vikki who is a Bio-med Analyst will be thrilled when she gets this news. She’ll be back from her vacation from Maine, U.S.A. (whale watching) in the right time.
Lunch is also served.

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The Canadian Wappiti
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Canadian Wolves

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Anthropology professor Andre Costopoulos, McGill University

More images http://www.parcsafari.com/index.php

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sanitizer wrote on Jul 2
§Ohhh, congratulations on the invitations Trudi, what a wonderful experience this will be for you and your's. I trust you will provide your Multiply family with some lovely pictures of the memorable event. So happy for you.§
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garyhaun wrote on Jul 2
WOW...!
That will be VERY interesting Wabbit...
I am sooo Happy Y'all get to see all those Critters... especially the White Lions...
They have almost as many Critters there as Lord Michael's Estate...
*WINK*
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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Jul 2
sanitizer said
. I trust you will provide your Multiply family with some lovely pictures of the memorable event.
Thank you Vic, I'll be sure not to forget my camera, and I'll also have to phone tomorrow to confirm I accept the invitation for 4 or we won't get any lunch haha.
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sanitizer wrote on Jul 2
§Don't forget to ask if they will provide coffee.§
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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Jul 2
garyhaun said
They have almost as many Critters there as Lord Michael's Estate
That's why I want MrWabbit to also go there, while we talk biology he can take a tour and see all the other animals since he loves animals so much.
Kenny may not be able to come down from up north but I'll send him a copy of the letter I have received. (The invitation card above is the card I need to show at the gate, I didn't post the letter that came along with it.)
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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Jul 2
Oh HAHA Vic - one thing I can count on is there will be coffee there lol
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ladyexpat wrote on Jul 2
Trudi...............amazing..............make sure you have your best camera, and several backups....LOL.........I can't wait to hear about your visit, and see the amazing photos.

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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Jul 2
ladyexpat said
make sure you have your best camera, and several backups
Nancie I probably have the worst camera from all our Multiply family haha. I'm rummaging through my son's room ( a no no I know) but just to possibly find the old polaroid, I'll even settle for the old little Brownie) haha. I heard that these throw away cams also take some fantastic pictures. I might reach for a couple of those lol
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garyhaun wrote on Jul 2
Yes Wabbit...
Get a good Jap disposable 35mm camera...
Richaed Avedon (probably the best known contemporary Photographer) always carries one wherever he goes... he says they take Great photos, and I agree... I don't have a dive camera, and I bought a waterproof disposable for a trip once and it did Awesome photos...
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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Jul 2
Thanks Gary - that's what I will do
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prettyjolie wrote on Jul 2
You are so lucky..........bring back lots of pics.
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viccles2004 wrote on Jul 2
Wow, so very kewl!! Ditto on bringing back the pics, we wanna see!!
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freyavalkyrie wrote on Jul 2
That is just amazing. I can't wait to see the pics. We are losing so many species at this time.
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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Jul 2
Judy and Viccles - I'll do my best to bring back as many pics as possible - the cam will be smoking by the time I'm through hehe
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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Jul 2
freyavalkyrie said
We are losing so many species at this time
I so agree with you Freya - we're even beginning to lose the maneless lions, their numbers are also drastically down
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litalbratty wrote on Jul 3
way to go Sis
I'd think I'd died
and went to heaven
I have always loved the "big Cats"
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ian555 wrote on Jul 3
Good luck with the pics of those beautiful lions, Trudi. Frame close and try not to include intrusive background. :) If you can't get close enough with the lens you have, crop the pic.

Ian. :)
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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Jul 3
litalbratty said
I have always loved the "big Cats"
Don't we wish we could take one big purring puddy cat home with us eh sis hehe
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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Jul 3
ian555 said
Frame close and try not to include intrusive background.
Thanks for the helpful hints Ian, I'm afraid I'll never be a good photographer but I'll try my best to get some decent pictures. And yes I'll probably be doing a lot of cropping, these lions are cute but ahem they *are* wild. That's something like a ferel cat intensified ten fold hehe.
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ian555 wrote on Jul 3
You *are* a good photographer Trudi. :) And yes, they are very big fierce pussy cats. That's why you would do better with a camera with a zoom lens.

Ian. :)
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ragdollfloozie wrote on Jul 6
Just tagged along from Sani's page...this is really interesting.
Shoot, I'm just down the road from Parc Safari. I'm going to have to get mr.floozie interested in going to see these marvelous beasties.
Nice pictures.
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sattva2 wrote on Jul 9
Went to our Lion Park at Lanseria, Johannesburg last year, and 33% of their Lions are now White, due to a certain gene (carried by some of their Lion Males), which is automatically passed on to all other subsequent generations......
Took a lot of photographs of them, feel free to browse :
http://sattva2.multiply.com/photos/album/2
http://sattva2.multiply.com/photos/album/23
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sandpearl wrote on Jul 9
Lol, you know what my 85 year old dad told me last year when I told him I was going to South Africa on Safari... Your wallet would have been healthier if you had just gone to the Parc Safari! So wise daddy, I love is pince-sans-rire humour. So right of course. It will be a great event. I have been able to take pictures of lions in South Africa but from very far, I could barely seen them without looking into the objective, actually if I remember well, I had to guess to orient the camera, and just press the button, looking afterwards if the shot was good. Parc Safari is a great place to bring the family, and save a lot of energy, time and money if seeing the animals is your only interest in going to South Africa.

Seeing the animal in their natural habitat is an experience I will never forget, specially the face to face with the king elephant, looking eye to eye, feeling his grace.

Enjoy the encounter with the white lions and other marvels of the animal world.
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truemaskedwabbit wrote on Aug 5
Thank you for coming by - ragdollfloozie - sattva - sandpearl. I just got notified from Multiply now (((@@))) - sort of reminds me of being on Yahoo lol


I would sooo love to go to Africa and see the wild life there in its own natural habitat.
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