The Lion Whisperer

South African lion tamer Kevin Richardson doesn't fear his animals. He's developed a close relationship with the lions that allows him to interact with them as one of their own.

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+18 1. BaronKite commented 15 years ago

Can't do it all again if you're lion poo...unless doing it all again means fertilizing something... >:)
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+25 2. Maz commented 15 years ago

11 yrs.. thats some relationship :*
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+27 3. Petralala commented 15 years ago

I love this guy, I've seen quite a few of his films on another popular video site, and he's brilliant with his lions.
He also has hyena's and I think a couple of leopards/ cheetahs.

I don't think he's interfering with nature, he's educating people on lions that were already in captivity.
Plus he communicates with them on their level, not forcing them to do tricks like those arses in circusses do.

Nice vid :(|) :(|) :(|) :(|)
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+15 4. 95731 commented 15 years ago

woww the lions fur looks soft :P i wanna try doing that XD
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+8 5. cannnobaL commented 15 years ago

this guy is HUGE
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-10 6. henry919 commented 15 years ago

those lions are mechanical... so no real danger.....


having said that the programming wasnt too sound and they ended up killing him about 48 hours after this footage was shown...
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+4 7. zerorain commented 15 years ago

there not wild loins thats why. u can raise a t-rex without getting killed.
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+8 8. orion commented 15 years ago

It's not that strange, they're just big cats. Like with kittens, if they are close to a human from the beginning, they accept him as one of them. Anyway, if they are well fed, they have no reason to hunt, it's not like they kill for pleasure.
And even a big cat likes some cuddling :)
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+8 9. Wildsnake commented 15 years ago

This video reminded of the Tiger Temple in Thailand. There the monks are just as friendly to tigers as he is with lions. :O They seem really gentile and cute in these situations. :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Temple
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-2 10. JerryD commented 15 years ago

Hey kitty-kitty! Come little kitty-kitty ... holy crap! Your BIG kitty! >:) >:)
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+8 11. Oddi commented 15 years ago

#8 true. he couldnt do somethin like this with lions not in captivity or well fed.
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+5 12. smodd commented 15 years ago

Omg that dude is crazy he must be very alert all the times cuz is not necessary that the lions will not attack only cuz their fed, they could eat him or just kill him cuz in their nature they tend to behave agressive against each other, when they wrong interpreted some behavior, or are not in the mood of touching...once they return to him an agressive response could be the end...or they could notice that hes not cat hes a big ketchup bag ready to spice their food...
Good luck body...
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+5 13. HammaNtak commented 15 years ago

Half of me says 'what a dipstick,he's asking for trouble with a capitol TROUBLE' and the other half says 'what a dipstick he's asking for trouble etc. etc. etc. But I sure would love to pat they nice pussies!
Tee hee.
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-2 14. majin_manuel commented 15 years ago

jesus christ... IT'S A LION !!! GET IN THE CAR !!!!
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+9 15. liquidsky commented 15 years ago

Murphy's Law. (Ask Steve Irwin about it. RIP)
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+8 16. levelnext commented 15 years ago

coming soon. from the creator of Grizzly Man........

a whole new adventure, with the same tragic finale!!!
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+3 17. PortugaL26 commented 14 years ago

One of my favorite videos on Snotr
how many of us can say they have already hugged or played with a lion?
Mutual respect.. something that humans among themselves oftenly don't know what it is