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The Litter Box

If I said I was scared, I'd be lion
To speed up my trip back to my hotel, I stopped by the MGM Grand again to catch another monorail.  While aimlessly following the signs, I saw the arrow pointing to the lion habitat and seeing as how it's my favorite kind of tourist attraction (free), I made a quick detour to check it out.  It's a large glass enclosure and because it covers so much area, it wasn't too hard to find a spot where I could stand without people in my way.  There were two big pussycats in the habitat, along with a couple of trainers in there as well.  The lions weren't moving much.  And I started to formulate a theory that most of the imported wildlife hated being in Las Vegas so they all decided to be as lethargic as possible.  I skirted around the circumference of the exhibit to get a closer look at the other lion who was on top of the walkway.  What I wasn't expecting was that the walkway ceiling was transparent.  I was even able to reach up and tap on the glass under her belly, but she was way too enthralled with her chew toy to even notice...  a chew toy which resembled a HUMAN FEMUR!!  Ok, not really, I just needed to add some drama.


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