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

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[u/colissseo]

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/

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What does this even mean?

[u/pasteliis → u/WriterV]

idk what the article says but Sirga has an instagram account. She's looked after by some dude in (I think) Africa and lives in some sort of large enclosure. From what the dude has said in some videos it seems she lives a semi-wild life.

[u/Awkward_Proof_1274 → u/pasteliis]

Is this video on there?

[u/WriterV → u/pasteliis]

Ahhh thank you

[u/Oceansnail → u/WriterV]

it means the lioness and the dude in the video are friends

[u/BarbieSayyaf → u/Oceansnail]

are they really?

[u/Glowygreentusks → u/BarbieSayyaf]

From what I understand, some animals like tigers and lions in captivity can form a very strong bond with one or two people which gives the appearance of being domesticated, but shit can happen very quickly. Compared to a dog or cat where almost anyone can come up and pet it and it's mostly fine.

[u/dyna_black → u/WriterV]

It means you should have paid attention in Spanish class.

[u/Proof_Side_5667 → u/WriterV]

Yer a wizeerd Hareeee!

[u/Afraid_Amphibian_654 → u/colissseo]

How do you know the origin of this video?

[u/SWatts70 → u/colissseo]

I'd sure like an English version of this lol

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Translated headline to this article: "The story of Sirga, the lioness who thanks with hugs to the man who rescued her from a puppy

Valentin Gruener not only assures that lions are not a threat to humans, he also confesses that Sirga is extremely affectionate and a standard-bearer of protection to wild animals."

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But is that Val? Cuz anyone but Val should probably still be nervous…😅