There are lions at Modisa . . .

    As I tried to describe earlier, The Grasslands, which is the property upon which Modisa is located, is home to about 25 captive lions collected by Wille DeGraaffe over many years.  Some of them have actually been born in captivity.  This was as a result of "unplanned pregnancies," because no one ever intended that there should be MORE captive lions--they just happened.
     They don't happen any more, though, because the females have birth control implants maintained to prevent the perpetuation of lions in captivity.  Mr. DeGraaffe and Val and Mikkel, the founders of Modisa, are all agreed that lions do not belong in captivity.  These are just too accustomed to the presence of humans, though, to ever be released into the wild again.  It is sad.
     That being said, the lions are cared for with as much respect and consideration as is humanly possible.  Their compounds are a minimum of several acres in size, and they are fed a diet as close to what they would hunt for themselves as possible.  And who could fail to be thrilled by the sound of their roaring?  Or by watching them devour their food?  I hope you will be able to open this movie and experience just a little of the thrill of being near these fabulous animals.

This big guy is named Sampson, and he is the lion with the most seniority.  He shares his enclosure with seven lionesses.  One morning we learned that a young male from an adjacent enclosure jumped the fence INTO Sampson's enclosure.  Not a good idea.  Sad to say, that young lion died.