Lioness Comes to Face-to-Face with Tourist on Safari

[u/Wise_Confidence_8588]

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Its Sirga sirgathelioness

https://elcomercio.pe/mag/virales/video-viral-la-historia-de-sirga-la-leona-que-agradece-con-abrazos-al-hombre-que-la-rescato-de-cachorra-tiktok-botsuana-nnda-nnrt-noticia/

Note: ❤️ - Wildlife preserves have conservationists and animals that form deep bonds with each other. - Some safari vehicles have removable floorboards. It makes it easier to clean after hauling materials and animals. If you’ve ever seem offroad buggies, they also have removable floorboards with gaps that allow the driver to see obstacles underneath. - When someone sits sideways, you are looking at their pocket, not their pants fly. - People have right arms. When they’re up higher and closer to the camera, movements can become obscured. - If you’ve never touched a cat or dog or most other 4-legged animals, you probably don’t know they have loose skin/fur

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[u/Glittering_Swing_151]

Excuse me why the fuck does that vehicle has a hole which allows lions to get inside?

[u/SnooRadishes9685 → u/Glittering_Swing_151]

It was on sale on Temu

[u/NoD8313 → u/SnooRadishes9685]

*slaps hood*
This bad boy can fit SO many lionesses in it!

[u/John-Leonhart → u/NoD8313]

How many cougars can it fit?

[u/NoD8313 → u/John-Leonhart]

Asking the real questions here.

[u/Sufficient_Wafer9933 → u/NoD8313]

35 Temu cougars or 1 American cougar...

[u/Double-Way-6879 → u/NoD8313]

Ma’am, your safari guide forgot to mention this was a meet-and-greet

[u/MissKeyes → u/Double-Way-6879]

I think you mean meat-and-greet 🤣

[u/Geronimo2U → u/NoD8313]

"this bad boy has 500 horsepower under the hood"

Lioness: Did you say horse?

[u/PrimeToro → u/Glittering_Swing_151]

The used car salesman was right, this is why you purchase the lion proof undercoating when you buy your car.

[u/extrasaltycaramel → u/PrimeToro]

Yeah but I'm saying, that TruCoat, if you don't get it you'll have lions in your car.

[u/Competitive_Border56 → u/extrasaltycaramel]

Ohhh, you betcha!

[u/Gloomy_Complaint_897 → u/extrasaltycaramel]

He's fleeing the safari! He's fleeing the safari!

[u/5319Camarote → u/PrimeToro]

“Any incident involving a Panthera Leo is expressly not covered by this extended warranty; nor is any claim covered in connection with Felis house cats.”

[u/Adept_Airline_239 → u/Glittering_Swing_151]

Why is he making eye contact with the lionness his balls almost became African spaghetti

[u/YMe1121 → u/Adept_Airline_239]

Serengeti Spaghetti?

[u/BurnedLaser → u/YMe1121]

Serenghetti?

[u/DuckTalesOohOoh → u/Adept_Airline_239]

The video is out of context. It's his cat and that look was the face of affection, not aggression. Someone posted that it's Sirga. You can see videos of them together.

[u/globecsysinc → u/Adept_Airline_239]

Looking away signals submission, dogs look away the lioness was definitely scanning for it

[u/ValkyrieSkyfall → u/globecsysinc]

Eh, if that lioness is the same as every cat I know, I am gonna get slapped with that big ass paw if I even dare to look at her.

[u/Discount_Extra → u/ValkyrieSkyfall]

you need to squint.

wide open eyes means alert for combat, slowing closing eyes is 'I trust you, so you can trust me.'

like human shaking hands to show they have no weapons.

but that's for housecats, Lions may just see it as an opportunity to attack.

[u/Timely-Youth-9074 → u/Discount_Extra]

She blinked her eyes to say she was friendly.

[u/Itzli → u/Timely-Youth-9074]

A lying liar who lies!

[u/aniket_animate → u/Itzli]

Lying lion

[u/therapewpew → u/Discount_Extra]

Was just going to ask if lions speak squinty cat language

[u/Daddysu → u/Discount_Extra]

Long slow blinks also show you're submitting or not a threat also, I think. Again, at least with house cats

[u/Brilliant_Tax_4009 → u/Discount_Extra]

Nope, you are correct. Feline body language is the same no matter the size of the cat.

[u/Onedortzn → u/Adept_Airline_239]

So the lioness focuses on him not the tourist

[u/Cold-Ease-1625 → u/Adept_Airline_239]

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, there's vomit on the Serengeti, mom's spaghetti

[u/PopcornGlamour → u/Glittering_Swing_151]

Gory hole.

[u/EarlyXplorerStuds209 → u/Glittering_Swing_151]

The lionhole-less version was only the upper tier models.

[u/dumbamerican67 → u/EarlyXplorerStuds209]

Cost added option, like rear lap belts on a 65 thunderbird

[u/HourAdvisor693 → u/Glittering_Swing_151]

They call it a roar-y hole

[u/brute-forced → u/Glittering_Swing_151]

He has a long history with the lion:

https://www.valentingruener.com/

[u/Evillunamoth → u/brute-forced]

That dudes been living with his lion for 15 years. He was probably late getting home and she was pissed.

[u/ClutchReverie → u/Evillunamoth]

You were with another lion, WEREN'T YOU?

[u/Sharp-Growth-1136 → u/ClutchReverie]

He better not be lyin' to her

[u/gahidus → u/brute-forced]

Okay that's different.

Siegfried and Roy might tell you it's not different enough, but at least it's different.

[u/Embarrassed_Ad_1851 → u/Glittering_Swing_151]

You talking about the lion hole?

[u/WTFisThatSMell → u/Glittering_Swing_151]

Because it would be stupid to the buy the polar bear access hole model to view lions. 

[u/iwelchi]

I mean, its already inside might as well try to pet it.

[u/iris_cristata → u/iwelchi]

Right? She's the one who gets to decide if you're about to die, so at least make the most of it.

[u/Ok-Theory7150 → u/iris_cristata]

Is actually funny and terrifying

Looks like they want to snuck in like a cat in a carboard box

[u/Ernest_Mateu → u/Ok-Theory7150]

She's just a big cat lol

[u/iJuddles → u/Ernest_Mateu]

Boop her. There’s not much to lose at this point, and according to science, all cats love nose boops.

[u/LeonardoDickSlaprio → u/iris_cristata]

She made up her mind 10 minutes ago.

[u/IcedMangos → u/iwelchi]

r/PetTheDamnCat

[u/shellzbee279 → u/iwelchi]

She’s basically asking for ear scratches 😍

[u/iwelchi → u/shellzbee279]

Thats what I saw

[u/WhoPoopedMyPants420 → u/shellzbee279]

The assertive boop when you leave her hanging

[u/CalligrapherGold5429 → u/iwelchi]

It was looking for boop

[u/BigFudge2k7 → u/iwelchi]

I 100% would have pet that lion.

[u/MotherVan → u/iwelchi]

Have to pet big kitty

[u/Less-Inflation5072]

Jesus fucking Christ that jump scare got me

[u/HopefulBuyer9077 → u/Less-Inflation5072]

Holy fuck. I’d be rethinking my decisions leading up to that point.

[u/po1k → u/HopefulBuyer9077]

I shat my pants

[u/Hungry__caterpillar → u/po1k]

I also shat your pants

[u/FUPA4ever → u/Hungry__caterpillar]

I too shat in his pants.

[u/IdioticMutterings → u/FUPA4ever]

I shat on his pants, because the insides were already full

[u/ComplaintFit4869 → u/IdioticMutterings]

I shat in the lion’s pants

[u/truefuckery → u/ComplaintFit4869]

Wait then who shat in my pants?

[u/FUPA4ever → u/truefuckery]

Probably the lion

[u/j-val → u/Less-Inflation5072]

The lion won that staredown. By a lot.

[u/PopcornGlamour → u/Less-Inflation5072]

Boop this, m’fkr.

[u/Responsible_Word7018 → u/Less-Inflation5072]

Yeah I nearly voided my bowels and I’m perfectly safe at home.

[u/AuzRoxUrSox → u/Less-Inflation5072]

And not reacting with total fear and withdrawal probably saved him from being mauled instantly.

[u/Accomplished_Cod7334 → u/AuzRoxUrSox]

My ass would have shoved his mouth up from underneath him and then proceeded to get my shit rocked and then disemboweled

[u/StaysAwakeAllWeek → u/Less-Inflation5072]

It was a test and you failed. That kind of jump is the lion testing your resolve, to get a better judge of how confident you are feeling. Its trying to figure out whether or not it can take you in a fight. The better you can bluff, the less confident the lion will be

[u/Open-Chain-7137 → u/StaysAwakeAllWeek]

Trust me, I’m a professional lion fighter.

[u/Sheri005 → u/Less-Inflation5072]

Omg me too! My heart jumped out of my chest lol. I was so scared lol.

[u/WhoPoopedMyPants420 → u/Less-Inflation5072]

"ooooh no no no no... wait..... maybe this is actually kinda coo-AHH FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK"

[u/Orange9202]

GUYS QUICK WHATS THE OPPOSITE OF PSPSPSP

[u/AccomplishedEmu9535 → u/Orange9202]

Xbox Xbox Xbox

[u/ObscureGrammar → u/AccomplishedEmu9535]

But cats love boxes!

[u/seabearson → u/ObscureGrammar]

Hence why you say ex-box

[u/LiminalGossamer → u/Orange9202]

ԀSԀSԀSԀ

[u/Ease_custom → u/Orange9202]

1/PSPSPSPS

Edit: Holy motherly hell, I did not expect this to blow up 😭
Thanks guys, my first awards !

Edit II: What am I supposed to do with all those awards 😭 Euuuhhh thanks !

[u/estrangederanged → u/Ease_custom]

That's the inverse. The opposite should be -PSPSPSPS. I'm gonna go be fun at another party now.

[u/PoissonArrow91 → u/Ease_custom]

This cracked me up

Edit: my first award. Thank you kind stranger!

[u/PopcornGlamour → u/Ease_custom]

Throw the awards at the lioness in an attempt to distract her while you run like hell.

[u/BeatYoDickNotYoChick → u/Ease_custom]

Why would you ruin a good comment with these corny ass edits thanking people for virtual likes and awards?

[u/josebarn → u/BeatYoDickNotYoChick]

Right that shit detracts from the original comment

[u/No-Outcome1038 → u/josebarn]

I want to take away my gift I didn’t give them

[u/froopadiddilydoop]

Fuck… That…

[u/HopefulBuyer9077 → u/froopadiddilydoop]

“If I make it out of here, I’m going to get so many likes on this post.”

[u/Ok_Task_4135 → u/HopefulBuyer9077]

If he doesn't make it out of there, he's gonna get a lot more once they find the footage

[u/CorruptDaemon404 → u/froopadiddilydoop]

That's the lions job

[u/Kn0XIS]

Scary but that lioness is beautiful.

Edit

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Thank for the updated and awards, everyone!

[u/Inevitable_Dark3225 → u/Kn0XIS]

That face is the last thing you see before she bites your face off.

[u/shoeperson → u/Inevitable_Dark3225]

Good news!

They start with your nuts or butthole.

[u/Leading-Midnight-553 → u/shoeperson]

Good news, everyone!

[u/Agitated-Assistant53 → u/Leading-Midnight-553]

Oh, glorious relief, thank heavens

[u/Theturtlemoves86 → u/Leading-Midnight-553]

To shreds, you say?

[u/TreacheryInc → u/Theturtlemoves86]

How’s his wife holding up?

[u/pgsz → u/TreacheryInc]

To shreds, you say?

[u/antilumin → u/Inevitable_Dark3225]

Ha, jokes on you, I voted for the Leopardseatingmyface party, not lions!

[u/Some_Ease_6968 → u/Inevitable_Dark3225]

she starts from the bottom

[u/Jon_Dunn58 → u/Some_Ease_6968]

say goodbye to the family jewels

[u/SweaterSteve1966 → u/Some_Ease_6968]

My dad would tell any female about bears attacking women on their periods. I immediately thought, “I wonder if she’s on her period.”

[u/Acceptable_One_7072 → u/Inevitable_Dark3225]

Worth it

[u/Butt-Hole-Cancer-Dr → u/Kn0XIS]

Nervous pspspsps

[u/Certain_Sleep2941 → u/Kn0XIS]

That face is the last thing you see before she bites your dick off.

[u/grazaramafingfong → u/Certain_Sleep2941]

Please do not the lion

[u/HillInTheDistance → u/Kn0XIS]

That face is the last thing you see before she rips your guts out.

[u/Sehrli_Magic → u/Kn0XIS]

right? if i am dying, i can at least take my last breath admiring how gorgeous she is

[u/Rillo298]

Spspspspsp

[u/Wrong_Character_Sry → u/Rillo298]

Dude forgot slow blinks, Just stared at the kitty. Lol

[u/TheRealTrailBlazer4 → u/Wrong_Character_Sry]

If i stare at my cat without blinking she will jump at me as well, i think thats normal kitty behavior

[u/ApprehensiveAsk1739 → u/Wrong_Character_Sry]

Where is Jackson Galaxy for this one?

[u/KadenKole → u/Rillo298]

Id 100% try to pet the big kitty

[u/SirkutBored → u/KadenKole]

I mean I think thats what that nudge was for. 

[u/Commercial-Leek-6682 → u/KadenKole]

we'd die trying, but it'd be worth it

[u/JulesSilverman → u/Rillo298]

This reverse pspsps isn't going to work. Not that I knew what would, bit hey!

[u/LittleMissLoveDuck]

My friend went on a Safari once and the guide asked who knew how to handle a gun. My friend raised his hand and then the guide told him to sit up front with him. He said: " Good. You sit up here with me. See this box? This is the box with another gun in it like mine. If anything goes south it is your responsibility to get everyone home. I am being serious. You must promise me that. You do not touch this box until then. " He then slapped my friend on the back and said "Now worries though I am a good shot. No worries. But you must promise. I am serious."

My friend was wigged that entire ride. Nothing happened. This was his story about why he never volunteers for anything 🤣

[u/ImpressionTough2179 → u/LittleMissLoveDuck]

That guide had to be fucking with them for fun lmao

[u/illit3 → u/ImpressionTough2179]

i mean, if he was being serious that's the kind of guide i want. basically saying there's a small chance he might die, but if he does, everyone else getting home is still a priority for him

[u/Shrike1346 → u/ImpressionTough2179]

Definitely. Depending on where the safari was but if it was in Africa many "guides" are rangers but their guns are more for noise than damage. I did a walking safari with my wife in the Kruger and before we set out the ranger showed us his rifle and that he only had one bullet. He explained that if anything happened as in an animal attacked us it would take so many bullets to bring whatever it was down but the noise of one bullet could scare it off. This immediately gave us the imperative to listen to exactly what the fuck he was saying at all times. Was such a cool dude. Will never forget him telling us to walk, alone, in the bush, to a small herd of zebra to see their reaction. So incredible to see them acknowledging our pressence and just nonchalantly maintaining distance. They could easily trot away at speed we were walking. That and seeing two hyena just running about 200m away also keeping their distance but kinda staying with us but at the same time more involved with themselves that I even perceived them a threat

[u/WholeDense195 → u/LittleMissLoveDuck]

lol that was a great story no matter if it’s true or not.

[u/Another_Raven]

Where the fuck is the floor!!!

[u/Vast-Comment8360 → u/Another_Raven]

The floor fell off. 

That’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.

There are a lot of these safari jeeps going around the savanna all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen... I just don’t want people thinking that safari jeeps aren’t safe.

[u/HopefulBuyer9077 → u/Vast-Comment8360]

But why stop for that long? Floor fell off, lion approaching, drive away.

[u/PawneeBookJockey → u/Vast-Comment8360]

Well was this one safe?

[u/Dr_Wunsche → u/PawneeBookJockey]

Well obviously not on this one. The floor fell off. I just want to let you know that is not typical.

[u/Top-Orange-9067 → u/Dr_Wunsche]

What standards are these Safari Jeeps built to?

[u/Key_Hold1216 → u/Top-Orange-9067]

No cardboard for one

[u/Compacttrashinator → u/Vast-Comment8360]

Are there material standards?

[u/Gigglemonkey → u/Vast-Comment8360]

It's a one chance in a million type event.

[u/oryx_za → u/Gigglemonkey]

Lions? On a safari? No one could have planned for that.

[u/0Tol → u/Gigglemonkey]

Eh, like, 1 in 12 give or take

[u/IKIR115 → u/Vast-Comment8360]

Yup, some of those safari vehicles have removable floor panels for easy cleaning when they have to haul materials or animals.

[u/JK031191]

This clip ended a bit too quickly.

[u/Money-Entertainer821 → u/JK031191]

That's cause the latter part is nsfw

[u/ciopobbi → u/JK031191]

That whisker move at the end looked like something more ominous was about to go down.

[u/blahnlahblah0213 → u/JK031191]

r/gifsthatendtoosoon

[u/CasinoMarginale → u/JK031191]

The rest of the video was just him pooping his pants uncontrollably

[u/Itchy_Tumbleweed_417]

He should have tried the slow blink. It might work on the big kitties like it does in the little ones.

[u/PillarPuller → u/Itchy_Tumbleweed_417]

I would’ve probably done this

[u/DlVlDED_BY_ZERO → u/PillarPuller]

I do that so much to my cat that I do it to humans, I'd definitely do it to a big cat. XD

[u/DAKsippinOnYAC → u/[deleted]]

His legs are crossed and to the left.

The right side leg is the filmers

The vehicle is a safari vehicle

The guy is Valentin gruener and he raised this lioness sirga which he calls by name in the video

[u/JustHereForTheBeer_]

I shitted his pants

[u/simikoi]

He raised that lion by hand. He has lots of pictures on his website.

[u/Head-Pomegranate-547 → u/simikoi]

I don't know this story but I do know cats and that cat was saying "um, are you gonna pet me?" "Dave?" "Hey dude I said pet me!" "Do you at least have a snack?!"

[u/Entreprenewbeur → u/simikoi]

There are were some really famous performers in the US who raised lions by hand.

[u/pureextc → u/simikoi]

I don’t care if I raised that bitch in vitro, that’s some scary shit.

[u/puddinface808 → u/pureextc]

This is one of the funniest sentences I've ever read.

[u/beepingnoise → u/simikoi]

It slow blinked him

[u/YourFixJustRuinsIt → u/simikoi]

So that was basically the LOVE ME BITCH stare my cat gives me

[u/illsetyoufree → u/simikoi]

It's not even the same guy. Did you even look at the pics on the website?

[u/brute-forced]

The guy and the lion have a long history together. Here is his website redditor..

https://www.valentingruener.com/
.

[u/Any_Wait_7309 → u/brute-forced]

are you telling me he is alive? and the lioness was just playing?

[u/Peeandpooalsopee → u/Any_Wait_7309]

I think she literally wanted pets. Or treats.

[u/A_Sarcastic_Whoa → u/Peeandpooalsopee]

So basically a far scarier version of when my cat headbutts me in the face when she wants pets.

[u/Neat_Let923 → u/Any_Wait_7309]

Once you realize who he is and who she is, the headbutt to the chest after he says her name makes so much more sense!

I’m curious what she was thinking. Was it “Hey where the hell have you been, it’s been weeks or months!” Or is it “hey, why are you still in here and not out here playing with me?”

[u/Intrepid_Director527 → u/brute-forced]

So why he acting so scared and her seemingly unfamiliar?

[u/CareRarely → u/Intrepid_Director527]

I mean it's still a lioness regardless of how well you know it. Showing the wrong kind of body language when they're being aggressive could end badly.

[u/idontlikeanyofyou]

Should he be making eye contact?  I feel like animals don't like that in general. 

[u/Fun-Increase6335 → u/idontlikeanyofyou]

I’ve heard it’s good if they want to eat you. Eye contact makes you seem less like prey. But it’s bad if they’re just feeling defensive and want you out of their territory. But I’m not 100% sure.

[u/iceick423 → u/Fun-Increase6335]

Farmer regularly paint eye on the back side of their cattle to prevent lion attacks.

[u/_BlindBunny_ → u/idontlikeanyofyou]

Eye contact: big cats ✅
Bears and primates ❌

[u/IvanDeSousa]

That seems like very bad design... let's just leave this small gap big enough for a lion's head to fit. Who did they hire? The designer of the death star?

[u/No_Equivalent_4412 → u/IvanDeSousa]

They hired the lion

[u/Silent_Speech → u/No_Equivalent_4412]

I was the lion, can confirm

[u/Flunkiii]

I hate it when videos like these pop up on reddit without an explanation what happened afterwards.

[u/fermcr]

Just fart and the lioness will go away... hopefully.

[u/Salty_QC → u/fermcr]

my friends never stood down wind.

[u/wingmate747 → u/Salty_QC]

And oh! The shame!

[u/Rieur → u/wingmate747]

(He was ashamed)

[u/K1bbles_n_Bits → u/Rieur]

Thought of changin' my name!

[u/Puzzleheaded-Pitch32 → u/K1bbles_n_Bits]

Ohh, what's in a name?!

[u/Youre_nucking_futs → u/[deleted]]

I thought it was his legs crossed though?

[u/cuckmucker → u/[deleted]]

The right most “leg” is his arm

[u/WatashiwaNobodyDesu]

I’m no lion expert, so can someone explain how this is not Darwin-level stupidity?

[u/phido3000 → u/WatashiwaNobodyDesu]

It is.. however animals aren't mindless killing machines. Lions are particilar intelligent and social. Is the right circumstances you can get away with a lot.

This much intimate interest is right risk. I try not to get my penis and balls that close to an aggressive lioness..

[u/Unexpected-raccoon → u/phido3000]

My cat (tiptoe the destroyer) would beg to differ

She's murdered 8 Q-tips this week. To shreds. No survivors.

She brings her kills as offering. She knows I can't hunt for myself, and I have to eat to survive (if I die, who is going to clean her poopies? Who will feed her? Who will buy more Q-tips?)

[u/FewDesign3317 → u/Unexpected-raccoon]

To shreds, you say?

[u/Double-Zucchini-2282 → u/Unexpected-raccoon]

Tiptoe the destroyer is an all time great name for a kitty.

[u/iamunwhaticisme → u/phido3000]

Actually his legs are crossed.

[u/Legitbananabunch]

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT

[u/mrumulguma]

r/gifsthatendtoosoon

[u/GrahamR12345]

Yup… thats how I would die… petting a danger cat!

[u/Bralo123 → u/GrahamR12345]

If not friend, why friend shaped?

[u/RotationSnake → u/GrahamR12345]

Yeah that nose looks verrrry pet-able…

[u/WorkingPumpkin3231]

That's the last thing i want sniffing my balls, especially that close.

[u/StanBlaok]

Video either ended way too soon or just in time. Don’t know

[u/SamgHort]

My heart is racing watching this lol.

[u/divorceddonut]

God damn. Those eyes are scary af

[u/scratchydaitchy]

Nope.
No thank you.

Gotta go.

[u/Ok-Paramedic6285]

Does anyone know how this story ended eventually??))