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18th May 2011, 10:36 AM
VladTepes

OK OK time to come clean...

This is actually material that was posted by a friend on another forum.

I'll let him tell the story:

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OK OK, time to come clean; https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/07/491.jpg

Good mate Craig is a taxidermist and a good one at that, but not a miracle worker.

Apparently this guy who was a worker at Bullens lion park 20odd years ago got the tigers head and froze it.

He rang Craig and ask him if he could mount it for him https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/05/651.jpg

Like it had been in a freezer for over twenty years. When he pulled it out it stank to high heaven as it defrosted. Full of freezer burn etc etc and is a write off. He ended up keeping it for the skull.

We were talking and decided to pull a few chains https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/05/652.jpg seeing as big cats are a great subject...

it was a bit of fun while it lasted.

Sorry to be a ***** of a man but gotta have some fun sometimes eh?
Thanks for participating and making a dull Sunday arvo more fun. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/11/1449.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/11/1449.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/10/178.jpg

:lol2:

So there - it WAS a zoo "on the SE Qld coast" after all.
18th May 2011, 11:29 AM
nicho

Ha knew it
18th May 2011, 12:47 PM
isuzurover

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Originally Posted by VladTepes

So there - it WAS a zoo "on the SE Qld coast" after all.

Umm - Bullen's african whatever it was called was in Sydney wasn't it???

Your geography is also on par with your ability to tell convincing porkies it seems... ;) :wasntme:
18th May 2011, 12:52 PM
stevo68

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

Umm - Bullen's african whatever it was called was in Sydney wasn't it???

Your geography is also on par with your ability to tell convincing porkies it seems... ;) :wasntme:

Bullens was at Yatala.....the African Lion Safari at Waragamba ( went there as a kid) was on outskirts of Sydney.

regards

Stevo
18th May 2011, 01:13 PM
VladTepes

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

Umm - Bullen's african whatever it was called was in Sydney wasn't it???

No it was on the Gold Coast.

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

Your geography is also on par with your ability to tell convincing porkies it seems... :wasntme:

Was you ! And you're wrong.
18th May 2011, 01:28 PM
stevo68

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Originally Posted by VladTepes

No it was on the Gold Coast.

Was you ! And you're wrong.

Weellllllllllllllllllllllllllllll....define Gold Coast........Yatala I think now falls within the GC Council defined area. Back in dem days....would have been Brisbane. So whose right? Who cares :D,

Regards

Stevo
18th May 2011, 01:44 PM
isuzurover

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Originally Posted by stevo68

Bullens was at Yatala.....the African Lion Safari at Waragamba ( went there as a kid) was on outskirts of Sydney.

regards

Stevo

Cheers, didn't know about the Yatala one... but both were owned by the Bullen family???

Interesting reading:
Bullens African Lion Safari Park proved a roaring success | Courier Mail

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Not surprisingly, there were some nasty accidents over the years.

In 1973, an attendant was dragged off by lions and killed in front of a family sitting in their car, and a little girl was bitten on the cheek by a lion.

Striking workers, some of whom said they had been bitten by hyenas and clawed by tigers, were locked out by management at one stage after demanding danger money.

Another time, "Jumbo" the Indian elephant busted out and was found rummaging through garbage bins in suburban Beenleigh looking for a midnight snack.

It must have been tricky getting her back in her pen as she responded only to commands given in a thick Indian accent.

And Warragamba:

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Incidents

On August 7, 1995 several lionesses escaped from the park, terrorised the nearby townships of Warragamba & Silverdale and killed a dog. The lioness responsible for killing the dog was shot. As a result of the escape the park was required to upgrade facilities. A bear also escaped and was shot by residents.[3]
18th May 2011, 02:00 PM
MickS

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullen%27s_Animal_World"]Bullen's Animal World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Super_Star,_Freak_Out_and_KMG_Booster,_night. jpg" class="image"><img alt="Stub icon" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Super_Star%2C_Freak_Out_and_KMG_Booster%2C_night.j pg/40px-Super_Star%2C_Freak_Out_and_KMG_Booster%2C_night.j pg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/6/66/Super_Star%2C_Freak_Out_and_KMG_Booster%2C_night.j pg/40px-Super_Star%2C_Freak_Out_and_KMG_Booster%2C_night.j pg[/ame]

Wallacia, NSW.

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Lion_Safari_%28Warragamba%29"]African Lion Safari (Warragamba) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

African Lion Safari, Warragamba...I think Vlad's tiger is in the ad :)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orl8uNuQqew"]YouTube - African Lion Safari commercial [1980s][/ame]
18th May 2011, 03:03 PM
stevo68

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Originally Posted by MickS

Bullen's Animal World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wallacia, NSW.

African Lion Safari (Warragamba) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

African Lion Safari, Warragamba...I think Vlad's tiger is in the ad :)

YouTube - African Lion Safari commercial [1980s]

Ahhhh....takes me back that add....could sing it from the first few words. Thing is....imagine trying to have the same now........just wouldnt happen. Bloody nannied country we have become :mad:,

Regards

Stevo
18th May 2011, 04:17 PM
TerryO

Actually this video clip is more in the same vain as Vlad's original posting.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT3ykBUvAXk&feature=related"]YouTube - Lions Attack Camera Man VERY GRAPHIC!!![/ame]

I wouldn't mind betting this is some footage of the notorious Redcliffe Lion pride that Vlad is a member of...

cheers,
Terry ;)

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