Amazing.....maybe since they are not caged...they remained friendly?
Post #10 has it. These guys are just plain dumb!!!!! The intent was to release the lion into the wild so it could acclimate and become wild.
The fact that she is friendly today completely belies the fact that maybe 6 months or even less from today, maybe even tomorrow, she will quite likely rip their throats out.........
This story reminds me of the moron in Alaska who thought he had become friends with the bears. In actuality, he did to the point that they even invited him and his girlfriend to dinner........
These lion guys just received a pass.........If they're smart, they won't try it again.
I’ve seen that before with a wolf. Her owner lives about 8 hrs away, and I’ve had occasion to meet her 3 times. First time she was a little nervous around me, but the second and third times she definitely remembered me and greeted me like an old friend....very affectionate and trusting.
To give you an idea...the third time was in the middle of summer and she was shedding like a fiend. Not only did she happily let me brush her, but she also let me clip some impossible tangles behind her ears with no more than a whimper and a paw laid on my arm, when I accidentally tugged a bit trying to get one of the mats out.
Of course, said wolf was caught more than once with sleeping kittens curled up on her side, so it was well known she was a total softie.