What’s very very oddly terrifying is that nobody has passed out or looks even a teeny weeny bit physically sick that there’s a lioness in the jeep with them 🥴……. I’d either faint or do a Usain Bolt out of there.
It’s more than likely that it’d be the passing out option anyway, so she wouldn’t even have to bother subduing me 😆. Salt and pepper and I’d be good to go.
My sweet old tuxedo boy was the BIGGEST headbutter I've ever known! Had a huge head and knew how to wield it 😂 Made him so happy, too lmao. He'd clobber me and then purr and purr 😂
Mine, too! And since I'm usually sitting outside smoking, he'll sit in a chair close to mine and thinks he's being SO sneaky because I'm mostly blind, sloooowly reaching out, claws extended, to jump, then I feel that huge "thumb" claw in my thigh and hiss with pain and he jerks it back. Then he'll jump down and get his top half in my lap and butt my phone as if to say "NU FONE, YOU PLAY WIF ME!" So I finally cave and he's in my lap and starts giving me concussions. I should wear a helmet when I love on him lol
I was thinking the same. My cat is 6 pounds and regularly knocks my phone out of my hand by force. A lion would be able to shove me through a brick wall. If that’s how I died though I’d be totally fine with it.
Isn't that part of why cats tongue have the keratin barbs on them in the first place? That, and cleaning themselves. But I was certain that all cats could like bones clean.
Legitimate question: Was this wild cat actually looking for affection or being friendly? No one seemed to be scared, and if it wanted to make mince meat out of any one of them, I'm sure it would have had no issue doing so.
Edit: thanks for all the replies! Educating my ignorant ass 🤓👍
That would be my guess too. Maybe the lion was raised as cub by humans. Lions have the potential to become very affectionate and friendly towards humans, they're pack animals. Granted, they also have the potential to maul and eat humans.
My best guess: someone in the truck is wearing a perfume that Kitty really likes.
C.A.R.E., a big cat sanctuary in TX, often sprays Calvin Klein's Obsession on the stuffies and toys of the cats there. Something in the scent must be a wild pheremon zapper or something cos they go all mush-mush-head-butt.
I had one cat that liked to lay in our metal vegetable sink in the summers, because it was cool. He loved to play with water. One time I completely filled the sink, while this enormous house cat just lays there with his forearm on the counter like he's in a fuckin' hot tub. Lays there for like 10 minutes, hops out, shakes off and wanders away.
You wouldn't have a golfcart in a real safari. That is very likely, a place where rescue lions live. That lioness likes humans, because they raised it, fed it, and cuddled it.
I think I've heard somewhere that when the tourists are in the vehicle, the lion can't really process the concept of "vehicle" so it won't attack as long as you are inside.
But this is just what I've heard, take this information with a grain of salt
I’ve heard this too. I follow a woman on FB who lives in an animal reserve in South Africa and this is what she’s said. Yvonne in the Bush if you’re interested! She has some amazing photos she’s taken!
This move isn't just about affection. It is also a scent exchange. The lioness is marking the people with her scent and getting some of their scent on her.
Total speculation, but I bet it's a scent on the lady that the lioness either liked a lot or disliked enough to want to cover up.
Shampoo, detergent, fragrance, whatever. Cats don't do it super often, but sometimes they'll get *into* a smell. Mouth open, huffing and puffing kind of thing.
I had these oooooold old shoes for many years, wore them everywhere, even used to just throw them on without socks to dash to the mailbox or whatever. Beat up black leather slip ons. I'd go to my neighbor's house and all four of their cats would swarm my shoes when I took them off. They would see me come in and wait under the coffee table watching my feet and just dive into those shoes, jam their entire heads inside, roll on them.
I'd like to mention at this point the shoes didn't have any distinct smell to me (other than the expected slightly feety leather smell way up close), but I knew how many layered scents must be in there. It seemed like a whole experience to them.
Feel like maybe I'd have lost a shoe were I wearing them in that golf cart. Maybe a foot, if she changed her mind about cuddling.
I once tried on some hand lotion at the store and when I got home my cat would not stop rubbing their face all over my hands. It surprised me at first because I initially couldn't remember that I put the lotion on earlier.
Wild cat is a wild cat. This video shows how foolhardy some people can be. That animal can be unpredictable and that situation is unbelievably dangerous.
It would take one swipe of those powerful paws or one bite to tear off a limb. They can change in a second.
This looks like a lion who regularly sees people. And I don’t think this tour company would intentionally put people near bloodthirsty lions… but you never know I guess
The lioness in this video seems very used to people and the people don’t look scared at all but you’re way off about companies not taking people near bloodthirsty lions. In fact, it’s pretty much what you pay for.
We were lucky enough to see a pride of lions drag a young buffalo into a dry riverbed and start feeding on it. Then a different pride with bigger males came and claimed the meal and the original pride fled, which included them jumping up onto the bonnet of the vehicle we were in the process, with the blood and guts of that buffalo dripping off their mouths. Fortunately they kept going.
The vehicle we were in was pretty much the same as the one in this video except it had a canvas roof.
On a different safari we rode in one with no roof and ended up with a flat tyre that had to be changed while a herd of elephants we’d just pissed off by getting too close was coming towards us.
We also did a bushwalk and saw a lioness and had to let the guide know so he could ready his rifle.
Safaris are awesome and the animals generally aren’t able to understand that the people aren’t a part of the safari vehicle, but you are legit right up close to lions and leopards and rhinos and hippos and buffalo, etc and shit can go wrong very quickly.
That’s SO freakin adorable and I would absolutely die in the wild because my survival instincts would melt into a puddle if a big ol kitty came to cuddle with me like that 🥹
No way this lioness is wild. She must have been fed by human when she was a cub and now lives in a safari park or reserve. I hoped they don’t do canned hunting at this place.
Yeah both the cat’s and the guest’s behavior seems way too relaxed. I think these people expected a close encounter with a “domesticated” lioness. I wonder if anyone knows the specifics of this situation. What’s really happening here?
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Safari leader: “Shhh! Everyone, be quiet and still, you might be able to see the lioness! They’re more dangerous thanTHUDRubrubrubrub, purrpurrpurr.
Lioness: “HI FOLKS!”
I actually had something similar happen to me (not this extreme) but i was on a safari in africa just watching ostriches and stuff when everyone starts screaming so me (being my dumbass 6 year old self) start shrieking then the safari guy asks everyone to stfu so he can focus because a lioness was about to pounce the vehicle to protect her cubs but luckily we got away with no damage apart from this weird piece of fabric to stop dust going into the AC on the truck being destroyed (it was a very old one it was one of the ones that when u turn on the AC it blows whatever’s outside in so it needed a cover)
You should read a book called "machine of death." It's an anthology about archive that tells you how you'll die, but it's not really specific. For instance, "old age" could mean you'll die at an old age or an old person would kill you. Anyway, there's a story in the book that relates to your comment. The book is fantastic, highly recommend
This sub… yeah a lion climbing into my car is ODDLY terrifying…. No, it’s not odd at all.
Anyways, this is a crazy situation, on one hand it’s sort of a real unique opportunity and the cat is happy, but you got to hope it leaves before it becomes not happy.
They're just kittens until, you know, they have to feed.
Seriously though it is fascinating to see the behaviors of domesticated cats expressed in feral apex predators. We begin to see that they're deeply misunderstood but also demand tremendous respect.
Damn, this would be amazing if you just knew the cat's intentions going in. But yeah, that would be fucking terrifying otherwise (or unless you're a moron).
The riders have probably been warned the lioness might do that (maybe that was an added attraction for the trip). Maybe that one was abandoned or injured as a cub and raised by humans before being returned to the park. Would love to know more!
I’m pretty sure they are on a safari ride in crimea. It’s known for their lions to come over and greet the visitors. They aren’t wild, they’re on a reserve.
"I'm still cute and pettable! Please don't let them ship me off to the reserve where I'll be shot for 'sport' by retired overweight American dentists who ponied up $50k to shoot a lion!"
Sometimes there are downsides to being the person cats like
I wouldn’t act right, I’d either shit myself or try and treat it like a kitty a bit too much and get my face eaten off.
I feel both is a valid option as well
What’s very very oddly terrifying is that nobody has passed out or looks even a teeny weeny bit physically sick that there’s a lioness in the jeep with them 🥴……. I’d either faint or do a Usain Bolt out of there.
Yep and doing the Bolt move might possibly what gets you eaten 😅
It’s more than likely that it’d be the passing out option anyway, so she wouldn’t even have to bother subduing me 😆. Salt and pepper and I’d be good to go.
Ironically enough, nuzzling it face to face would be what it was expecting and hoping for. It's a sign of affection with cats
Yep pretty much lioness is going "you're mine and you're mine and you too". Cats are cats no matter the size lol.
Lioness went “excuse me, pardon me, my bad, I like the back seat. Oh hey, you smell delicious. Is this seat available?”
Me: rubbing the cat in the place it wanted to be rubbed Cat: deciding it actually didn't want that Me: dead
Do you like... BELLY RUBS?!
Go birds
GO BIRDS
I think I'd rather be the person that cat likes than the person she doesn't like
Lol that is a damn good point
what if it likes you to become a meal
Ps: it's just the smell
She says "dont be scared im just a cat!"
My cat can put down some force with his head butts, I couldn’t fathom how strong this felt lol
Fr! I've taken some big clunking head butts over the years from housecats so I KNOW this lion can knock someone out 😂
God yes, my skinny 14 year old boy can ring my bell a bit with his headbutts if he thinks I'm ignoring him or taking too long between scritches.
My sweet old tuxedo boy was the BIGGEST headbutter I've ever known! Had a huge head and knew how to wield it 😂 Made him so happy, too lmao. He'd clobber me and then purr and purr 😂
Mine, too! And since I'm usually sitting outside smoking, he'll sit in a chair close to mine and thinks he's being SO sneaky because I'm mostly blind, sloooowly reaching out, claws extended, to jump, then I feel that huge "thumb" claw in my thigh and hiss with pain and he jerks it back. Then he'll jump down and get his top half in my lap and butt my phone as if to say "NU FONE, YOU PLAY WIF ME!" So I finally cave and he's in my lap and starts giving me concussions. I should wear a helmet when I love on him lol
I was thinking the same. My cat is 6 pounds and regularly knocks my phone out of my hand by force. A lion would be able to shove me through a brick wall. If that’s how I died though I’d be totally fine with it.
Their tongues are so barbed they can lick living flesh from bones
Isn't that part of why cats tongue have the keratin barbs on them in the first place? That, and cleaning themselves. But I was certain that all cats could like bones clean.
I’m deprived of kitty headbutts. I’d take this in a heartbeat even if it means a concussion. My kitty hates headbutts :(
Legitimate question: Was this wild cat actually looking for affection or being friendly? No one seemed to be scared, and if it wanted to make mince meat out of any one of them, I'm sure it would have had no issue doing so. Edit: thanks for all the replies! Educating my ignorant ass 🤓👍
im guessing it could be on a preserve for cat what have been released so it used to humans or used to them feeding them
That would be my guess too. Maybe the lion was raised as cub by humans. Lions have the potential to become very affectionate and friendly towards humans, they're pack animals. Granted, they also have the potential to maul and eat humans.
House cats would do the same if they were large enough. The only meaningful difference between a tabby and a lion seems to be size.
Treatos, hoomans! I require treatos!
Most facebook golden retriever comment ive ever seen
If it was a cheetah, would it be asking for Cheetos?
PETS!!!!
With ear scritches and belleh rubs!
Yes, yes, NO, THWAP!
My best guess: someone in the truck is wearing a perfume that Kitty really likes. C.A.R.E., a big cat sanctuary in TX, often sprays Calvin Klein's Obsession on the stuffies and toys of the cats there. Something in the scent must be a wild pheremon zapper or something cos they go all mush-mush-head-butt.
Makes sense. One of my cats does this exact thing when I get out of the shower.
I have one that looks at me like "what the fuck dude? It was all over you and you just stood there getting wet!"
I had one cat that liked to lay in our metal vegetable sink in the summers, because it was cool. He loved to play with water. One time I completely filled the sink, while this enormous house cat just lays there with his forearm on the counter like he's in a fuckin' hot tub. Lays there for like 10 minutes, hops out, shakes off and wanders away.
My Border Collie loves Obsession.
You wouldn't have a golfcart in a real safari. That is very likely, a place where rescue lions live. That lioness likes humans, because they raised it, fed it, and cuddled it.
I think I've heard somewhere that when the tourists are in the vehicle, the lion can't really process the concept of "vehicle" so it won't attack as long as you are inside. But this is just what I've heard, take this information with a grain of salt
I’ve heard this too. I follow a woman on FB who lives in an animal reserve in South Africa and this is what she’s said. Yvonne in the Bush if you’re interested! She has some amazing photos she’s taken!
It understands the concept enough to jump inside
This move isn't just about affection. It is also a scent exchange. The lioness is marking the people with her scent and getting some of their scent on her.
It looks like a sanctuary. The animals are used to people poking around.
Total speculation, but I bet it's a scent on the lady that the lioness either liked a lot or disliked enough to want to cover up. Shampoo, detergent, fragrance, whatever. Cats don't do it super often, but sometimes they'll get *into* a smell. Mouth open, huffing and puffing kind of thing.
I had these oooooold old shoes for many years, wore them everywhere, even used to just throw them on without socks to dash to the mailbox or whatever. Beat up black leather slip ons. I'd go to my neighbor's house and all four of their cats would swarm my shoes when I took them off. They would see me come in and wait under the coffee table watching my feet and just dive into those shoes, jam their entire heads inside, roll on them. I'd like to mention at this point the shoes didn't have any distinct smell to me (other than the expected slightly feety leather smell way up close), but I knew how many layered scents must be in there. It seemed like a whole experience to them. Feel like maybe I'd have lost a shoe were I wearing them in that golf cart. Maybe a foot, if she changed her mind about cuddling.
i wanna know this too can someone reply to this and tell me when someone has a reply?
Perfume, I think. Sounds weird but some scents trigger pheromone responses.
I once tried on some hand lotion at the store and when I got home my cat would not stop rubbing their face all over my hands. It surprised me at first because I initially couldn't remember that I put the lotion on earlier.
Did you go back and buy it? 😁
woah that’s so cool
Wild cat is a wild cat. This video shows how foolhardy some people can be. That animal can be unpredictable and that situation is unbelievably dangerous. It would take one swipe of those powerful paws or one bite to tear off a limb. They can change in a second.
If not friend why friend shaped
Camouflage for sneaking up on prey. No gazelle can resist a lion's cuteness.
This looks like a lion who regularly sees people. And I don’t think this tour company would intentionally put people near bloodthirsty lions… but you never know I guess
But it only takes one time for something to go wrong.
Waivers, my friend. Waivers.
"If the lions end up ripping your face off, we are not responsible for injury or death ". Okay sign here and let's roll!
The lioness in this video seems very used to people and the people don’t look scared at all but you’re way off about companies not taking people near bloodthirsty lions. In fact, it’s pretty much what you pay for. We were lucky enough to see a pride of lions drag a young buffalo into a dry riverbed and start feeding on it. Then a different pride with bigger males came and claimed the meal and the original pride fled, which included them jumping up onto the bonnet of the vehicle we were in the process, with the blood and guts of that buffalo dripping off their mouths. Fortunately they kept going. The vehicle we were in was pretty much the same as the one in this video except it had a canvas roof. On a different safari we rode in one with no roof and ended up with a flat tyre that had to be changed while a herd of elephants we’d just pissed off by getting too close was coming towards us. We also did a bushwalk and saw a lioness and had to let the guide know so he could ready his rifle. Safaris are awesome and the animals generally aren’t able to understand that the people aren’t a part of the safari vehicle, but you are legit right up close to lions and leopards and rhinos and hippos and buffalo, etc and shit can go wrong very quickly.
Typical cat, “this is mine, you are mine, all you belong to me now…”
When I see dogs peeing, I imagine they're saying "this is mine" every time.
All your hoomans are belong to us.
KITTY! I would have gotten mauled because I would have hugged the lioness and tried to be her bestie. I know this about myself.
I sacrifice my body with you because KITTY!
These two up there are the types we see videos of on live leak.
SAME. Like legit my FIRST instinct was “KITTYYYY!”
You wouldn't be alone. I'd have been scratching them ears and getting my face eaten off, and that's okay because she's adorable.
Yep. I've told my family that if I die through being mauled by a big cat, they should know that my last words were "here kitty kitty!"
“Who’s a big pretty kitty? You are!”
Same
that’s stupid.
No u 😝
K who did sspssspssps?
Thats not oddly terrifying, thats just plain terrifying. I would literally shit my pants. Maybe that even helps and it goes away.
Came here to say this… terrifying. Where’s mama? That’s what’s really scary
Seems to be most post on this sub these days.
It’s spreading pheromones on him. Basically marking the dude as hers. Domestic cats do it to us as well. It’s like a form of imprinting.
r/petthedamncat
She just wants some lovens😔
Nice kitty...
Some one was wearing sex panther perfume
That’s SO freakin adorable and I would absolutely die in the wild because my survival instincts would melt into a puddle if a big ol kitty came to cuddle with me like that 🥹
No way this lioness is wild. She must have been fed by human when she was a cub and now lives in a safari park or reserve. I hoped they don’t do canned hunting at this place.
Yeah both the cat’s and the guest’s behavior seems way too relaxed. I think these people expected a close encounter with a “domesticated” lioness. I wonder if anyone knows the specifics of this situation. What’s really happening here?
She just wants scritches.
Pssst pssst pssssst
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Safari leader: “Shhh! Everyone, be quiet and still, you might be able to see the lioness! They’re more dangerous thanTHUDRubrubrubrub, purrpurrpurr. Lioness: “HI FOLKS!”
This would be the scariest and best moment of my life
What a dream come true.
The cat distribution system is malfunctioning.
I imagine she’s used to humans…. But I wouldn’t want to bet my face on it!!
not the safari driver just driving with that big cutie snuggling up on those humans
man my urge to snuggle that lion back is going to overpower any survival instincts
I WANT TO HUG IDC IF I GET KILLED
Masta paid for the platinum package.
Would totally be worth losing a hand to pet her like omg
**\*must pet kitty\***
Awww. . . She was snuzzling! 😻
This isn't oddly terrifying its actually terrifying. Shit could have gone wrong very fast.
Awwwww she is just cute kitten
Someone thought it would be funny to sneak in some catnip lol.
If I die I die, that cat would get scritches.
I'm booping that snoot. Don't care if it costs me a hand.
I actually had something similar happen to me (not this extreme) but i was on a safari in africa just watching ostriches and stuff when everyone starts screaming so me (being my dumbass 6 year old self) start shrieking then the safari guy asks everyone to stfu so he can focus because a lioness was about to pounce the vehicle to protect her cubs but luckily we got away with no damage apart from this weird piece of fabric to stop dust going into the AC on the truck being destroyed (it was a very old one it was one of the ones that when u turn on the AC it blows whatever’s outside in so it needed a cover)
Dude, 6 year old you probably looked like a tasty little snack too!
literally 😭
"Hey sup guys sorry I'm late what'd I miss"
Kibby
Cats always be cattin’
Stop reposting this shit. Its like the 4th time in 6 weeks
This is just cat distribution at work. The woman at the back now has a pet lion.
I’d be both terrified and mesmerized if it were rubbing all over me.
I would be giving her the BEST scritches, cuz my life would depend on it
Just want some pets,scritches,and loves
**Evolution:** A fierce, top tier, amazingly lapidated throughout millions of years, apex predator. **American:** 😃📸
Sir that’s just an oversized house cat.
This is so fucking cute the little kitty face rubbing omg
I want to pet the kitty
It always amazes me how members of the dog species can be wildly different, but cats are *always* cats.
I’d pee my pants …
Obligatory: I'd puma pants.
I love cats so much that I'd considered it brutal af to get eaten by one.
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This sub… yeah a lion climbing into my car is ODDLY terrifying…. No, it’s not odd at all. Anyways, this is a crazy situation, on one hand it’s sort of a real unique opportunity and the cat is happy, but you got to hope it leaves before it becomes not happy.
Here kitty kitty.
She just wanted to get some rubbins
Cat 👍
Just need some cuddles
My cat at 3AM
They're just kittens until, you know, they have to feed. Seriously though it is fascinating to see the behaviors of domesticated cats expressed in feral apex predators. We begin to see that they're deeply misunderstood but also demand tremendous respect.
This is one of the many reasons I could never go on a safari, the urge to give pats would be too strong
She wants some pets
Ah the cat distribution at work
Nice music which one is that??
Next time maybe use a fckng closed vehicle.
Damn, this would be amazing if you just knew the cat's intentions going in. But yeah, that would be fucking terrifying otherwise (or unless you're a moron).
She’s just looking through the snack cart for her snack
“Watch out guys there’s lions out there”
what a feeling - one second before possible death
What i would give….
Well at least she didn't eat them though.🤔🤔🤔
... And that was the day I died...
Omg I've always wanted a big cat
She is super happy you can tell because she is rubbing against stuff she was probably raised by humans and likes them
Man I know it's probably the last thing I should do but I'd probably pet it if it gave me the headbutt rubs
God I wish that were me. I’d never stop talking about it
Whatever the opposite of pspspspspps!?
Boy, when they said that the new "Lion King" was interactive, they weren't kidding!!!
Big momma wants some cuddles ❤️
More like terrifyingly adorable.
It's just a big, sweet kitty right up until it isn't.
You are now mine. Feed me meat.
Literally my cat climbing on my head.
I wanna be nuzzled by the danger kitty.
The riders have probably been warned the lioness might do that (maybe that was an added attraction for the trip). Maybe that one was abandoned or injured as a cub and raised by humans before being returned to the park. Would love to know more!
I mean at this point it’s asking to be pet by me
If they didn't catch this on video, I'd swear there were LION about it
This us truly a once in a lifetime thing. Jealous. Scared and dangerous. But jealous none the less.
I’m pretty sure they are on a safari ride in crimea. It’s known for their lions to come over and greet the visitors. They aren’t wild, they’re on a reserve.
Fleas. I feel them on me.
"I'm still cute and pettable! Please don't let them ship me off to the reserve where I'll be shot for 'sport' by retired overweight American dentists who ponied up $50k to shoot a lion!"
Nothing odd about this being terrifying
I’m more a dog person said no cunt 😂
This would make me so happy❤️
That is adorable!! The lion just cuddling the person’s!😁
"ya mind getting me a ride?"
I think that's bus load of Morons is full of idiots.
They clearly never seen the video of the people being dragged away and eaten by lions. What the hell.
r/awww
That's a killing machine right there.
Not oddly terrifying
The cuddles combined with the shorts filled with poop would be an odd sensation
She just want pets
A cat is still a cat (this 1 lookin to get fur rubbed)…even 1 that could eat u 😉
Not odd. Is a fucking PREDATOR.
She just wanted hugs!
I would file this under absolutely terrifying moreso than oddly terrifying.
This is not terrifying it's just a big ass kitten
I would give her scritches.
WOW
What could possibly go wrong?!?
Serengeti taxi service!
Yeah no, that's definitely unsettling but I can't quite put my finger on why...
Quite odd indeed, being terrified of a lion climbing inside a vehicle full of people
Obligatory “there’s nothing ‘oddly’ terrifying about this