Tarzan settles under the trees in Augie Habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. It’s four years since he arrived with Tanya from Guatemala on the Operation Liberty Airlift of 17 tigers and lions. Many will remember how Tarzan looked when we rescued him. A tiger had attacked him in the circus and torn his lip from his face and it healed hanging from his chin. Although no longer causing pain it must have been uncomfortable making his mouth dry and collecting bits of dirt and grass. He had a partial lip lift at ADIWS to repair the damage and you can see the difference that made in this picture.

If you’re wondering where lioness Tanya, who defended Tarzan in that terrible fight, is in this picture she’s very close by just tucked out of sight.

The sanctuary is really beautiful at this time of year and we do urge people considering coming to volunteer to come during South Africa’s summer months of November to March.