Don’t try this at home

Posted on February 29, 2008 by | 3 Comments

See the moment when the lion recognizes the guys who raised him as a cub:

Hat-tip: Melissa

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3 responses to “Don’t try this at home”

  1. Feliphile's avatar Feliphile | February 29, 2008 at 9:08 pm |

    I quite believe it, but a note from painful personal experience: even a hand-raised lion trying to be friendly can leave scars without meaning to. I don’t mean little things, but deep nasty wounds leaving puckered scars and I’m lucky no nerve or tendon damage.
    Lions are freaking strong, and have sharp claws.

  2. Tony P's avatar Tony P | February 29, 2008 at 11:56 pm |

    Even our little Felix Sylvestrus can leave scars. The scale might be smaller but they still have all the attitude of the big cats.

  3. ERV's avatar ERV | March 1, 2008 at 9:03 am |

    AWW!! Nothing like crying at 8 am 🙂