00:03all right morning morning morning guys so here we are again attempt number I have lost count
00:10trying to move Icarus and Meg out of the camp next to the walking enclosure I really need to
00:18move them because I need to get other lines in here so that they can all go on their enrichment
00:23walks but yeah as luck would have it last time I tried Meg refused to load we then built a
00:32ramp
00:32the ramp was a rudimentary ramp when I came to try and load Meg because I thought she'd walk up
00:37the
00:38ramp no problemo then Icarus was playing up he was very possessive over a bone that was left behind
00:45after feeding yeah I can hear you yeah left it for a little bit came back then decided to move
00:55them
00:55rather by walking them to the next camp which which always seems to to work Meg walked beautifully
01:02Icarus walked most of the way then decided no he's going to go back and then he went back
01:08tried to load him in the vehicle by that time I think he was just a little bit too tired
01:14then I
01:14tried to walk him again that didn't work so we just left him then eventually just went in and lay
01:19down in the in the shade so I said to George just leave it a day let's come back fresh
01:24it is a feeding
01:26day so Ikki should be hungry and we are going to firstly try him in a familiar area because I
01:33think
01:33that was half the problem the first time around was that you know when things are unfamiliar the cats
01:39get a bit nervous especially when they are old and so I said to George let's just do the
01:44familiar thing that he knows drive the vehicle in you can walk up to the vehicle and then we can
01:49try
01:50and load him and if he doesn't load with or without the ramp then we will attempt yet again to
01:55walk
01:55him and then if he doesn't want to walk us geez I'm all out of ideas so let's hope and
02:03pray that Icarus
02:32plays ball
02:35Oh
02:39Yeah boy, oh
02:49Come boy
02:51Yeah
02:56Oh my boy
02:59Yeah
03:03Good job my boy
03:40Yeah
03:41Yeah
03:41Come
03:42You can
03:44Yeah
03:45Yeah
03:47Yeah
03:49Yeah
03:52Yeah
03:53Yeah
03:57Boy
04:05Yes
04:07I'm gonna need the ramp to get him out of the shaft
04:09Oh, okay
04:16Okay, so
04:23It's not the
04:25It's not him being a difficult cat
04:28It's just
04:30Finding it difficult to get in and we've
04:33Guys, seriously we've tried
04:34Oh, you wanna go out this gate or the other gate?
04:36Uh
04:38No, let's go out that gate
04:39Yes
04:40Alright, I'll see you there
04:43So it's not
04:45Icarus being difficult
04:47It's
04:48It's
04:49The stiffness
04:50Anyway
04:52Icarus in
04:53Happy days
04:53Off to see his missus
04:55I think they're gonna be
04:57Excited
04:58There's gonna be
05:00A little reunion
05:02I think Meg's gonna be super chuffed
05:04To have her man back
05:07Yay
05:09Finally
05:10We get this camp back
05:13Okay
05:15I can't tell you how happy I am guys
05:17At the eleventh hour
05:18Icarus
05:19Decides that he has it in him to
05:22To get in the vehicle, so
05:29There he is
05:31He's very, very mobile lately
05:33So
05:34I'm very impressed with his mobility
05:37For a cat of his age
05:39You know
05:39He's a little bit unstable on the
05:41The hindquarters
05:43But that's
05:43That's a typical
05:45Issue
05:45That he's facing
05:47I will just say this
05:48Icarus is not
05:49On
05:50Any kind of anti-inflammatory
05:53Or painkillers
05:54At the moment
05:54Because
05:55You know
05:56After assessing him
05:57We decided
05:58We decided
05:59That actually
06:00It's not
06:01That's not an issue at all
06:03His
06:04His issue really
06:04Is mechanical
06:05And that frustrates him
06:07I can see it
06:08Frustrating him
06:09Guys
06:10He gets
06:11Super aggro
06:12And pissed off
06:13Because he can't do
06:15What he used to do easily
06:17And I think
06:18That's like
06:18Most people
06:19When they get old
06:20You know
06:21You kind of
06:23Remember the days
06:24When you could easily
06:24Just step up a stair
06:26And now
06:27You can't
06:27So
06:28Guys
06:29If there's one
06:29Word of
06:30Or piece of advice
06:31That I could offer up
06:33It's you know
06:34In your youth
06:35Your 30's
06:36Your 40's
06:37Your 20's
06:38Weight train
06:39And
06:41Do cardiovascular
06:42But
06:42If you're going to choose
06:44Between the two
06:44Honestly I would say
06:45Strength train
06:46And
06:47It will
06:48Stand you in good stead
06:50When you are
06:50Older
06:51And you need
06:52Mobility
06:53Look he's coming up
06:55Oh
06:57Did you miss him?
06:59Or did you miss me?
07:06Why isn't that opening?
07:11Hello my sweetheart
07:14Oh
07:15Oh
07:16And you move
07:20Why
07:21Have you been rubbing your head?
07:23Why would you rub your head?
07:25Where did you rub your head?
07:28Why did you rub your head?
07:30Huh?
07:30Why did you rub your head?
07:31Huh?
07:34Meggie
07:35That's not very good
07:36That's not very good
07:37Why are you rubbing your head?
07:39Sweetheart
07:41Is that because
07:41You missed your boyfriend?
07:45Oh he's not happy with that
07:49George is just trying to help him
07:54That's the thanks you get huh?
08:13Come on
08:16That's it my boy
08:18Nice
08:19Nicely done
08:20There we go
08:21Good job
08:27Well that was hardly the greeting that I thought
08:31Was appropriate
08:35I thought
08:54Reunited
08:59Maybe we can lock him in with the meat
09:02Okay, I'll show him the meat once he's finished drinking.
09:19There we go.
09:20The reunion.
09:21Are you happy?
09:23Eh?
09:24Ikki, look.
09:26Look, there's some food there, buddy.
09:28Nice piece of meat for you.
09:36I will come back.
09:37Yeah, he'll come later.
09:38So a lot of people will see lions as these ferocious, you know, not to be messed with
09:46big cats that are out to get people.
09:49And I don't see them like that.
09:51Alright guys, so all is well that ends well.
09:54Happy days.
09:55Happy that Ikki and Meg are back together.
10:00Old married couple.
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10:51And yeah, until next time from me, Kevin and all the aging lions at the sanctuary.
10:56Ciao.
11:07Bye.
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