Man Raised African Lion Since It Was Cub, Shares Viral TikToks About Love for Wild Beast

Man Raised African Lion Since It Was Cub, Shares Viral TikToks About Love for Wild Beast

  • One man showed people that he is best friends with a lion by sharing a video of it growing up
  • The TikTok video went viral as people were amazed by how the man took care of one of the Big Five since it was young
  • People in the comments could not believe how friendly the lion was despite its massive size over the years

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The wildlife enthusiast made a compilation of the big cat growing up since it was a cub. He named the lion George and they are best friends.

Man raised lion
A man showed people that he raised a lion to become a full-grown jungle king. Image: TiKtok/@shandorlarenty
Source: UGC

The guy in the viral video had hearts melting over his cute display with the wild animal. People in the comments could not stop raving about seeing his relationship with the beast.

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Some TikTok posts by @shandorlarenty got attention on social media for showing his life with a lion. The man said he had cared for George since he was a cub.

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Watch a video of the lions' growth below:

TikTok user blown away by lion's friendship with human

People are usually terrified of wild animals, but this video of the lion getting close to the man head people gushing over the adorable scene. Many people commented that even lions are just like big cuddly cats.

sillylily commented:

"Aww he's still a kitten at heart."

Cassy commented:

"So so cute hi George."

Leon Boyd commented:

"He’s always gonna be a big cutie, been amazing watching him in all your TikToks and many more to come."

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Christian (Daykey) commented:

"This is so precious!! What amazing memories!."

Cindy commented:

"So amazing."

Liiiiiiinndz commented:

"Just living everyone’s dream! I’ve always wanted to hug and snuggle a lion."

True African queen: Fearless lady walks two lions in viral video, fans stunned

Briefly News reported that a Nigerian lady, @beverlyadaeze, has shared a video showing the moment she walked two lions in a park in South Africa.

Making a video about it, the lady narrated how she was surprised when they opened a gate, and the lions came out and walked freely.

Before walking the wild animals, she added that the park guides gave her and her friends some sticks as a form of safety.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za