Codee the hidden softy*

Dear readers.

Since we have had Codee the white lion male, he has not been approachable at all. He would never let us near him and he had given a few guests a nasty fright when they take part in a lion interaction with the other cubs.

We moved him to Lex so they could form a bond and be companions to each other, this will let them feel more at ease because they are social animals.This is a video of the move and Lex's first reaction to the intruder in her enclosure.

Keep in mind lex has always seen us as her companion and she has accepted us as her pride members. By being in the enclosure whilst a new lion enters, you force lex to come across as a little over protective. That's exactly what she did, she kept herself between Codee and us and she kept showing her teeth to him.

Codee's natural instincts was to be submissive towards her and lie down most of the time so she can smell him. The feeding was interesting because they had to make sure her pieces of meat were a little bit bigger so she does not finish first and come steal his. This went very well but now we implemented the feeding cages and they get fed in separate cages.

To our surprise, the other day when we went in to clean the enclosure, Codee came up to us and was looking for the attention Lex was receiving! He kept rubbing up against Lauren and he did not pull away when she rubbed him and scratched his back. This is amazing to see especially because he is not in a normal state of mind, but we will be sure to go visit more often, now he has the personality to match the cute face*