Kevin Richardson rolls around with Tau and Napoleon,
two adult brother lions
Posted on 06/26/2007 9:06:13 AM PDT by Nachum
Animal behaviourist Kevin Richardson has such an intimate bond with big cats that he can spend the night curled up with them without the slightest fear of attack.
Richardson, 32, who is based in a wildlife conservation area near Johannesburg in South Africa, works his unusual magic on other species too. Cheetahs, leopards and even unpredictable hyenas hold no threats for him.
So instinctively in tune is he with these beasts, whose teeth are sharp enough to bite through thick steel, that mother hyenas even allow him to hold their newborn cubs without pouncing to the rescue.
But lions are his favourite. He lavishes them with unconditional love, he says, treating each individual differently, speaking to them, caressing them and, above all, treating them with respect.
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LOL @ “Tomothy Snackwell”!
“G-d, you said you would protect me!”
“I put a big concrete wall between you and the lions. What more do you want?”
Wow. I can’t even curl up with my little kitty for a night of sleep without fear of attack.
Actually, it just sounds like he’s whispering when trying to hear him speak from inside the lion’s stomach.
I think the bears got mad when he started talking like a panhandler in San Francisco.
This lion whisperer is asking for it. What’s the possible gain vs. the imminent threat ratio? Maybe this whisperer has no retirement program.
Ask this dopey German if now he still thinks that Bears are calmed by mandolin music...
What about that Vegas “magician” that used a lot of big cats in his act — until one day a cat decided to make him the star of the show?
Just like house cats sometimes do, one of the lions will strip a mental gear one day and that is it. It’s just a cat thing, as all us cat lovers know..............
The problem is that all my cats are adorable fuzzballs who love to be held. Then, their brain strips a gear and they turn into a killing machine. Not a problem when they weigh 5 pounds, lion size, not so good I think.
Funny we both used the same term for when they turn from purring fuzzballs to killing machines. I especially love the disemboweling movements they make with their back legs.
Never trust pussy, ever.
Nice!
Isn’t that a white Bengal tiger?
Yes, I think it’s Bengal but now you have me questioning my memory. I was looking for my pic of a tigon, it’s a pale color, it might be on my other puter. I think he was hugging like that.
It's only a matter of time.
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