U.S./China Environmental Education Exchange

Day 6: Photos: Shambala Game Preserve

Day 6 Shambala Journal | Introduction to Exchange

The Shambala reserve has an average of 60 big cats in residence.	Tippy took the group on a personal tour of the animal habitats.
This is the liger -- a cross between a lion and a tiger.	If the father is a lion and the mother is a tiger, the offspring is called a "ligon". The opposite is a "tigon".
This tiger was raised in Las Vegas to be movie stars, but he had other ideas.	This lion was found walking down the street in a Midwestern town, probably a pet let loose.
"Pepper" is the oldest cat at 24 years old.	"Subira" is a cheetah with only 3 legs, a birth defect.
These chervals were sold as house pets.	Although beautiful, they do not make good pets. Once they start ripping apart furniture... and then people... they need a new home, which in this case, was Shambala.
"Kermit" is a jungle cat. He looks and acts just like a large kitty cat, but he still does not make a good pet.	Dean Paschall goes face to face with the snow leopard. Snow leopards normally live in the Himalayas, but this one came from a zoo.
The group poses with Tippy at the Africa tent.	The students gave Tippy a "thank you" gift from China.

Day 6 Shambala Journal | Introduction to Exchange