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Naked Man Jumps Into A Zoo’s Lion Enclosure In A “Suicide Bid”

Felicity — Mon, 23 May 2016 11:17:16 +0000

Two lions have been shot dead after they attacked a man who had climbed into their enclosure at Santiago Zoo, Chile. The 20-year-old man had entered the enclosure in a bid to commit suicide. He remains in a grave condition at a nearby hospital. The man, named locally as Franco Luis Ferrada Roman, stripped naked and [...]

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He Enters A Lion’s Cage And Picks Up Newborn Cub… The Mom’s Reaction? WHOA!

Elsa — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 09:09:44 +0000

Kevin Richardson is also known by another name. ‘The Lion Whisperer’. Why do people call him that? Well, the Johannesburg, South Africa-based zoology expert has dedicated his life to learning about, understanding and spending time with the kings of the jungle. So much so that he he knows exactly how to deal with them in the [...]

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‘Circus’ Mountain Lion Chained His Entire Life Freed After Dramatic Rescue

Elsa — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:51:30 +0000

Mustafa the mountain lion spent the first twenty years of his life ‘working’ in a circus. He was chained up and forced to perform. Treated badly, underfed and not stimulated, it was no life at all. But he’s since been rescued and now lives in the Taricaya Ecological Reserve, a special enclosure found in the Amazon Rainforest. [...]

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How These Two Lions Reacted To This Injured Fox SHOCKED Animal Scientists…

Elsa — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:23:39 +0000

The Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. An injured bat-eared fox gets lost and accidentally stumbles into the path of two fully-grown lions. It’s too sick and weak to run or attempt to fight back. Things don’t look good for the animal. But something incredible happens… The male lion spots the fox and waits patiently, [...]

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Caring Lioness Stops Lion From EATING Zookeeper!

Elsa — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:53:03 +0000

Lions are one of the most beautiful animals in nature. Stay out of their way and watch them from afar, and wow! What a creature to behold. But get too close? And you might be wishing you didn’t… Just ask the two zookeepers in this clip. Big cats like tigers and lions are majestic, but [...]

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She Throws a Soccer Ball At This Lion. Just Watch How The Lion Reacts… INCREDIBLE!

Elsa — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:35:20 +0000

Johannesburg Zoo. A huge zoo that has plenty of safari animals, as you can imagine (being in Africa). One of Johannesburg Zoo’s most famous and best-loved residents? Triton the lion. He’s a fun loving big cat. A must see if you head there. Enormous and regal, Triton is an impressive beast to behold. But he doesn’t [...]

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Watch The Moment That A Freed Circus Lion Touches Grass For The First Time!

Felicity — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 20:44:04 +0000

A video has been released by a Brazilian animal sanctuary which shows the moment that a 13 year old rescue lion felt grass beneath his feet for the first time. The footage, which was released by Rancho dos Gnomos Sanctuary, shows Will the lion, who was born into captivity and held in a circus for [...]

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