South African Man Trends for Cuddling Hyenas, Video Has Mzansi People Tripping: “Terrifying Yet Wonderful”

South African Man Trends for Cuddling Hyenas, Video Has Mzansi People Tripping: “Terrifying Yet Wonderful”

  • This man casually plays with hyenas, and a cute video of him with his furry friends went viral
  • TikTok user @lionluke3 shared a video of him playing with Alex the hyena, and it got over 17.2 million views
  • Mzansi people were blown away as a hyena is not an animal most people dare to cross

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Hyenas are not an animal you’d hear most people calling cuddly. This man rolls on the floor with them as if they were cuddly teddy bears, and Mzansi is shocked!

Man with hyena
This brave man shared a video of him playing with Alex the hyena, and it got over 17.2 million views. Image: TikTok / @lionluke3
Source: TikTok

It is common to see people in South Africa walking with lions and stroking cheetahs, but rolling around with hyenas is definitely not something you see every day.

Brave man cuddles hyenas, goes TikTok viral

TikTok user @lionluke3 shared a video of himself stroking, hugging and playing with a hyena, and the clip got over 17.2 million views! He calls the hyena Alex.

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The man looks in his element, and the hyena is as happy as can be. Take a look at this moment:

Mzansi people outright say it is a big no for them

While some admired the animal, others made it clear that you can miss them on this one. Hyenas are not an animal. Many run at the opportunity of confronting.

Read some of the comments:

AndrewAllen1985 loved it:

“Awww, now this has to be the sweetest, cutest thing I've ever seen in my life what a beautiful moment ”

Jeremy Smith761 said:

“Terrifying yet wonderful.”

Robot shared:

“All creatures are love at their base ❤️”

The Hobby Shop NJ said:

“I don’t think, no wait, I know I’m not that trusting. Cute, though.”

Jerami Dugan dropped facts:

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“Strongest bite pound for pound of any mammal!”

African woman strolls by pack of hyenas, TikTok of wild animals looking scared of her go viral with 9.2m views

In related news, Briefly News reported that a viral TikTok video shows how one lady did not panic when she came across many hyenas. The woman was on her way home after collecting necessities for her household.

Online users could not believe how the woman did not hesitate after seeing the hyenas. Peeps also marvelled at the fact that she did all this at night.

A TikTok video shows a woman carrying firewood on her head and a jerrycan while walking past hyenas at night. These potentially vicious hyenas did not seem to bother her and looked more scared of her.

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.