livingart Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 friend gave me a present yesterday Buffalo cichlid ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Awwwwwwww I would much prefer that to be alive A local butcher here has a heap of different large deer and buffalo etc heads on his wall and I just can't bear to go in there..... Seeing the look in their eyes (even tho they are falseys) just give me such a heavy feeling of dread... beautiful animals who's head so don't belong on the wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Are they really false ? I couldn't have one of them heads in my house. With it looking at me I would feel I have to talk to it and I think I do enough talking now to the kids and fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 i would have prefered that alive as well someone should buy me a pair only 9,000 at the park we are also slowly building a natural history museum fossils, shells, heads, tribal masks, weapons etc friend don is helping to acquire items for it saw this on trade site so purchased and had shipped up from nelson to me surprise when back of truck was opened it is amazing the amount of people and kids who are interested in these sort of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Oooo livingart, be sure to have a live pair by the time we make it up that way again :lol: :lol: And mitzy, yeah the eyes are falseys 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 someone should buy me a pair only 9,000 You can get them here?? Get some. :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 You can get them here?? Get some. :lol: :lol: you offering to pay for them ? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon1990 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Nope :lol: Nice collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/2waysgood Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Awesome! Have a nice wee 'mask-man' here that I picked up in Cape Town if you want. Have had it packed up for yonks and just found it again yesterday. Nothing flash, but apparently tribally made and I had problems getting it thru customs in Joho. May make a nice addition to your other features? Would be nice to know that it's being veiwed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 That head is an asiatic water buffalo and you CAN get them here. I am a partner in the first commerical water buffalo farm etablished in NZ. The calfs are available and for much less than the price you are quoting. Older animals are some times available. There is however a wait list They are much more placid that highland cattle, have a higher kill weight sooner and the hide is superb. Taste nice to. Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 In CHCH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 There are some here in Christchurch but not our farm. Also have supplie Northlnad and Kaikoura herds. There is a govt herd in Waikato as well. Also in ChCH are Bison and Yak. Also highland an mini cattle. (32in at shoulder at 3 yrs). and a few other bits and pieces around and about. more soon I hope...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Oooo neat for filling us in Nav, I will have 3 please, and of course coz I kinda know you, you could do a shifty and bump me up the list of course Now I just have to get the land or snag the inlaws lot of land :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 That head is an asiatic water buffalo and you CAN get them here. I am a partner in the first commerical water buffalo farm etablished in NZ. The calfs are available and for much less than the price you are quoting. Older animals are some times available. There is however a wait list They are much more placid that highland cattle, have a higher kill weight sooner and the hide is superb. Taste nice to. Navarre young pair required can they be bottle fed or is water buffalo milk pretty rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 i was involved with shipping the water buffs and camels to that wildlife park in west auckland a few years ago worked for ashtons circus in aus, trained them to be more handleable for shipping, i breed mini highlands unrelated to any other stock imported into nz closed gene pool for last 14yrs nice to know there are other people interested in exotic breeds on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Camels are not my fav. most of that family look me in eye an spit...lol Some say they are good judges of character but I disagree....lol Have had buffs here for about 15 years now...I think..lol Imported from NT and Asia. Some of teh Northlan ones are Italian. There are about 20 sub spieces from memory. Some meat, some beasts of burden, and some milk animals. Must of been hard work LA to get them used to travel etc, tho they tend to be placid unless young at foot. Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 pretty laid back animal worked with 2-3 yr olds camels are good trained when young we sent a bull camel over and had to teach it to sit on command - camels can kick out with all four legs in any direction, a painful lesson learnt more than once really love the buffs, mind you though i have always gotten on with most animals except a brahman bull who dragged me a 100metres while i was hanging onto his nose ring :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Nope :lol: Nice collection! it has gotten bigger since that photo no it is not a real tiger turtle shell is over a metre long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Nice Very Nice Chamios must go close to 10 inches does it? I have to say I am good with most animlas as well..lol I do live in a minagery so that helps...lol I look forward to meeting you face to face LA. Would love to look round the park one day as well. Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 chamois cost 30 on that site most of stuff has come off there if your over 5 foot 8 it won't be face to face i find animals and nature is food for the soul we are all put here for something, it is good to realise your purpose would be good to meet you too, we can swap stories and compare scars :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 LOL 6 2 sorry 120kg Still play senior rugby Half back....lol not really prop Hav nice scar jut under belly where a old house cow put horn. one on knee where I tried to catch a morepork an fell of shed roof and a few bite marks is all...lol Nothing exotic....lol I wonder if i ever get any Leopard geckos or the like if I have to watch their teeth...lmao. Tuataras can have a nsaty nip...lol opps. So I am told Worst scars are caused by homo sapiens feminus anyway...roflmao Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 frilled lizards don't let go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Neither do eels. and their teeth go backwards. Bull terriers shake...and wag their tails the whole time.lol Worse was when a boxer put tooth right thru thumb nail...lol My fault tho...lol Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 afrikan,go for a drive out to bayview,just over the esk before the mill there are some buffalo of some sort in the paddock there(similar to LA`s,if not the same?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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