Gambit Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 This woman found this lion hurt and about to die. She took him home and took care of him. When the lion was better she called the local zoo. This was the reaction she got when the lion saw her http://www.telestereo.com/Archivos/video.html
Guest HariSampath Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Is this a real clip ?? My god, its amazing, but is it original ? Can wild cats like Lions have such memory and more than that this sense of gratitude/affection ? I know domesticated pets would have, but Lions is a bit surprising. Elephants are known to be incredibly sensitive in relation to human behavior.
fineleg Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 It is one of those extraordinary recordings - but the thing is this, ANIMALS HAVE FAR MORE GRATITUDE than human beings. Even if they are wild animals, i suppose.
Guest HariSampath Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 I doubt if all wild animals can relate to humans this way...for example an anaconda will only be interested in his next meal and not give a damn about who saved him and when. Maybe dolphins are very human friendly, but what about a great white ? they would have no such sentiments.
Ram Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Forget about why the lion hugs the women, but trust me, when you have 700 lb lion on top of you, giving you bear-hugs and cuddles, you better be a strong person.
Guest HariSampath Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 I am tempted to think the vid is a fake, its just not possible to stand ground when such a big lion is leaning and resting its weight on you, this woman was not even staggering. my Doberman is 70 lbs and sometimes when he jumps on me suddenly with his front legs on my shoulders, even I would be off balance for a moment and a lion is 10 times heavier.
Guest HariSampath Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Forget about why the lion hugs the women' date=' but trust me, when you have 700 lb [b']lion on top of you, giving you bear-hugs and cuddles, you better be a strong person. sriram please explain to me how a lion can give a bear hug :giggle:
Ram Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 I am tempted to think the vid is a fake' date=' its just not possible to stand ground when such a big lion is leaning and resting its weight on you, this woman was not even staggering. my Doberman is 70 lbs and sometimes when he jumps on me suddenly with his front legs on my shoulders, even I would be off balance for a moment and a lion is 10 times heavier.[/quote'] Oh the video is true alright. It made its way into the prime-time news of many broadcasters. There is no way they are going to telecast a doctored video, in the name of news. sriram please explain to me how a lion can give a bear hug :giggle: Well, may be it learned it from a bear ! :D
Anakin Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Great thread, saw the 1st news long time back and christian clip few days ago. Amazing. Also check out documentaries on toki and sambu, two orphaned cheetah cubs if you can. There are so many amazing stories of wild lives now coming out since we can record them less intrusively. Another great one was of an elephant cub named eli IIRC, who was born crippled.
veer Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 http://www.telestereo.com/Archivos/video.html cant see this video.. is it somewhere else?
Lurker Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Call me cynical but I am not gonna buy this video. Why? Simply because I have never heard a lion kiss a lioness much less a human being. In fact I am pretty darn sure only human beings kiss the way they do, hugs and all that.
kumble_rocks Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Stranger things happen in animal kingdom. Just the other day they were showing in Discovery that a lioness in the wild had adopted a baby oryx. We are not talking about domesticated lioness here. So , I have reasons to believe that this video is authentic. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1746828.stm A lioness in central Kenya has baffled wildlife experts by adopting a baby oryx, a kind of small antelope normally preyed upon by big cats. The lioness and the oryx, BBC In the afternoon, they lay down together to rest Reports say the full-grown lioness came across the oryx two weeks ago in the Samburu Game Reserve, scaring off its mother. Instead of then attacking the defenceless calf, the lioness adopted the baby, protecting it from other predators, including a leopard. Extraordinarily, the lioness still allowed the mother oryx occasionally to come and feed her calf before chasing her away. But the rule of the wild ultimately prevailed on Sunday when a male lion attacked and killed the baby oryx while the lioness was sleeping. 'Special instinct' "This is either an extraordinary case of maternal instinct or simply the eighth wonder of the world," local Herman Mwasaghu told The Nation newspaper. What is baffling is why the relationship has lasted so long Wildlife expert Vincent Kapeen Mr Mwasaghu was one of the first to spot the unlikely pair, which proved a powerful draw for tourists and game workers alike. The lioness would lie down to rest in the afternoon and its unlikely charge would curl up beside her. Wildlife expert Vincent Kapeen said he thought the lioness spared the oryx "because animals have a special instinct to care for the young". "What is baffling is why the relationship has lasted so long," he was quoted as saying.
Anakin Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 @KR, I posted that news in some thread too. There was another incredible similar story that happened between a huge male turtle and an orphaned hippo that lost his mother in the tsunami in Africa. Saw some pics, they sure will melt anyone's heart.
Guest HariSampath Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 @ Lurks...yeah, I too haven't seen Lions "kissing "lionesses", but big cats do express love by licking face etc , this we can even see with our dogs and cats in the domesticated category. But that video does seem extraordinary and a bit too much , enough to be suspicious. btw MM, I dont buy the story that just because news channels had broadcast it its gotta be true...news channels have been taken in by far less before. Again, to the original issue...not ALL wild animals are capable of this kind of feeling..afterall as I mentioned before Dolphins do, other killer sharks dont...elephants do, Anacondas don't...in fact this theory of caring for young ones doesnt wash universally...vipers routinely eat up almost all young snakes as soon as they are hatched from eggs...so discriminatory thinking is not exactly a rule you can expect from various species of animals, it is extremely rare, if at all existent.
Gambit Posted February 22, 2008 Author Posted February 22, 2008 For all you doubters: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1290483.ece
Anakin Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 @HS, that video is pretty genuine, try reading up some news on that incident. And yes, not all animals care or show love like that, it's usually the ones with significant amount of brain, elephants, bears, lions, cheetahs, dolphins, whales, seals, etc. and again not all carnivores are similar. Same thing can be said about humans as well.
Gambit Posted February 22, 2008 Author Posted February 22, 2008 Avi bhai, do you work for an environment/wildlife agency or is animal/environment welfare something you strongly feel about? I'm asking this because I've seen pretty strong views from you regarding these topics.
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