Post #502772 by MadDogMike on Thu, Jan 7, 2010 8:20 AM

Didn't I read that "Elderly" Cross-eyed Clarence sired many cubs in his tenure at LCS? Maybe he wasn't so elderly after all.

EDIT - Sorry, wrong disabled lion - "Lion Country Safari was given a big boost by an unlikely star attraction. An elderly, nearly toothless lion named Frasier came from a Mexican circus in February 1971. The old cat’s tongue dangled from one side of his mouth, and he had trouble walking. He may not have been much to look at as far as we humans were concerned, but the lionesses saw him differently. There was population boom of lion cubs at the park. Frasier’s sorry visage adorned tee-shirts and other park souvenirs. Frasier sired 35 cubs until his death in June 1972 at 17-20 years of age, equivalent to a human age of 85-100 years. Frasier even inspired a 1973 feature movie, Frasier the Sensuous Lion, rated PG."

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2010-01-07 08:21 ]