Modern Weights and Measurements of Wild Lions

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AfriCat Namibia

DAY 2
Day 2 began with an early morning release of two cheetah from the previous day, Mulder and Abbey, just as the sun peeked over the horizon. These two cheetah were kept overnight for observation.
As the day progressed we darted and immobilized four cheetah, namely Spitfire, Sniper, Peanut and Curly. They all underwent a routine health check and dental check, and were all found to be in excellent health.
This brought us to the end of a busy morning.
After lunch we darted and immobilized one of our male lions, Shenzi. It took an army to get him onto the scale and then onto the table for the checks, not surprising since this large male weighs a whopping 190kgs!!! Shenzi was also found to be in great health.
Following this our lovely leopard, Lewa was darted, immobilized and checked, she too was found to be in good health, apart from a possible trace of arthritis in her front right elbow. The veterinarians felt best to treat her with anti-inflammatories and they will continue to observe her in her camp over the next couple of days for any improvement.
Another successful day finally came to a close and we all gathered for dinner at The Main Camp, where we bid farewell to our outgoing group of volunteers from Ultimate Safaris, USA, who did an excellent job in assisting us over the past couple of days!
We also welcomed our new group of volunteers joining us from Steppes Discovery travel, UK. They will start assisting us from tomorrow onwards with this very important work which would not be possible without the help from these wonderful volunteers.

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