The Bateleurs is a non-profit company in South Africa that recently transported some Kalahari lions, which are known for being the largest lions in Africa. Three of them were recently flown from Khamab Kalahari Reserve to Mabula Game Reserve, with the intent of increasing genetic diversity and reducing population sub-division across lion populations.

The lions each weighed roughly 200kg, and together the three of them were flown on a Pilatus PC-12 between the two reserves. In addition to the pilots, there was also a doctor in the cabin to monitor the animals.

Obviously I’m no expert on the transport of lions, or on the benefit of transferring lions between reserves, for that matter:

While this doesn’t look particularly comfortable, it ultimately seems like they’re trying their best with a very difficult situation, and it’s cool to see how stuff like this is done
I’m also not sure how necessary this whole relocation process is, and whether it’s truly for the benefit of the lions, or if tourism is a motivating factor I did love the safari I went on in South Africa a couple of years ago, including my flight on a Pilatus PC-12.

https://onemileatatime.com/lions-airplane-south-africa/

Southy.....African Europe

Those Lions are soooooo High

Incredible

Hmmmm ... This picture just give me inspiration to write a fiction-horror story....( Lions on plane )

Imagine if them wake up?..na to use parachute.

OlayemiAshraf:
Hmmmm ... This picture just give me inspiration to write a fiction-horror story....( Lions on plane )

I can contribute as well, it'll surely make much sense

Those lions,anytime dem look up to the sky,dem go rem sy plane dey sweet,say A/C good o. 1lion na 200kg, nawa o

Impressive!




Someone give me that Hungry lion pics that died in Nigeria zoo pls...
This country nah wah even animals dey feel buhari heat.

Menh.... Lions are huge o

Those Lions should weight more than 200kg each, Some Lions weight more than 300kg each.

Good to know

OlayemiAshraf:
Hmmmm ... This picture just give me inspiration to write a fiction-horror story....( Lions on plane )

Years back... something similar happened to me.

The tranquillizers given to the beasts weren't sufficient.

Some of them woke...

TheFacelessMan:


Years back... something similar happened to me.

The tranquillizers given to the beasts weren't sufficient.

Some of them woke...

Ahh.... so how did you put them back to sleep ?

OlayemiAshraf:



Ahh.... so how did you put them back to sleep ?

There's a neat trick...but don't try it at home.

You push your hand or leg so far down the beast's throat to activate the gag reflex.

It works for me... but i don't advise you try it.

Imagine the tranquilizer wears out during flight and the lions wake up in that tiny plane.
Na there the real movie go start.

TheFacelessMan:


There's a neat trick...but don't try it at home.

You push your hand or leg so far down the beast's throat to activate the gag reflex.

It works for me... but i don't advise you try it.

Oniro

The white guys really made South Africa a bit comparable to their Dutch homelands.

Let us say the truth.

I knew it will be white people that did that..

Nice.

OlayemiAshraf:
Hmmmm ... This picture just give me inspiration to write a fiction-horror story....( Lions on plane )

Under20

This is scary if the animals suddenly wake up. They should have chained them as a precautionary measure

ClassicMan202:
Menh.... Lions are huge o

They dwarfed that guy in the 1st pic.

na white man hobby be this

Make dem jus go wake lasan