Lion Jumps Onto Ride With Tourists, Friendly Big Cat Gets 5.5M TikTok Views

Lion Jumps Onto Ride With Tourists, Friendly Big Cat Gets 5.5M TikTok Views

  • Tourists were in for a surprise when wildlife creature decided to give them an up-close experience
  • One viral video shows how a huge lioness joined people in a safari Jeep on their tour of the wild
  • The video got millions of views, and many people commented with jokes about how they would have felt at the moment

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The internet was amazed by a video of a lion that acted more like a pet cat. The video got thousands of likes as people couldn't believe how close a group of tourists got to a lioness.

Lions leaps into Safari car full of tourists
A lion jumped on a ride full of tourists, and people were amazed by how calm they were. Images: @momentum.111
Source: UGC

The people sitting in the car with the lion also had reactions that surprised netizens. This video had many people thinking that all types of cats are the same and want some love and cuddles.

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Lion hitches a ride with surprised tourists

A video by @momentum.111 on TikTok left people amazed by how friendly one line was. A video shows how the lioness happily jumped on a vehicle to sit with people and be happy to be touched.

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Watch the video below:

Netizens falling in love with friendly-looking lioness

Many people commented that the video was scary but looked amazing at the same time. Wildlife interactions with people usually look scary, but this one had people commenting that the experience with the Lions looked wholesome.

Alexandra commented:

"I know they say to not pet them but if the lion pets me first, I don't know what to tell you."

Anjy Ferreira commented:

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"The cat distribution system is really getting out of hand here."

Lesly Jo commented:

"I’d be terrified and in love at the same time."

Mickey commented:

"This is at a park. The lion grew up seeing the tours and got comfortable with people and vehicles. It's her thing now. I saw it on a show."

jenniepeterson176 commented:

"That would be the scariest and COOLEST experience of my life all at once!"

Jbunzie commented:

"I would be having my main character moment and thinking I’m the chosen one of the kingdom."

"Looked personal": Leopard attacks taxi by jumping over fence, peeps terrified

Briefy News reported that a leopard went viral after it tried to attack a moving vehicle. The wild animal showed off its agility as it leapt over a fence.

Online users reacted to seeing the video, and many were terrified. Other peeps imagined everything that could have gone wrong if the car window had been open.

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Wild animals often go viral for run-ins with people. The people who saw the video were terrified. Online users were in awe of how skillfully the leopard jumped to attack.

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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

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