The luckiest man alive

[giza]

 

Animal behaviourist Kevin Richardson has such an intimate bond with big cats that he can spend the night curled up with them without the slightest fear of attack.

Richardson, 32, who is based in a wildlife conservation area near Johannesburg in South Africa, works his unusual magic on other species too. Cheetahs, leopards and even unpredictable hyenas hold no threats for him

So instinctively in tune is he with these beasts, whose teeth are sharp enough to bite through thick steel, that mother hyenas even allow him to hold their newborn cubs without pouncing to the rescue.

But lions are his favourite. He lavishes them with unconditional love, he says, treating each individual differently, speaking to them, caressing them and, above all, treating them with respect.

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Comments

[perro.livejournal.com]

"The luckiest man alive"....for now ;)

I'll stick with my wolves :D

[gusto-gummi.livejournal.com]

Note they didn't show the photo 5 seconds after when he was lunch. :)

[omnibahumut.livejournal.com]

>:3

[nemetfox.livejournal.com]

D'aww! Kittynosekiss!

[gusto-gummi.livejournal.com]

"The luckiest man alive"
Tell that to his dry cleaner ;)

[furahi.livejournal.com]

Wow o.o

Isn't John Burkitt almost as lucky?

[girtygrin.livejournal.com]

And I thought I had trouble with car hair on my clothes...

[skiprudder.livejournal.com]

Some youtube goodness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWHvdTye5g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHk43wyk9cM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2jrS27USQE&NR=1

[giza.livejournal.com]

You're alive!

Will tailen and I be seeing you at Anthrocon next week?

[skiprudder.livejournal.com]

Bugger I wish, just didn't get organized this year in time. That said, I would like to take Bun up to Philly for a weekend trip, visit the normal tourist junk as well as the organ at Macy's. Any weekends you two are free?

[giza.livejournal.com]

Drop me an email (http://www.claws-and-paws.com/contact) and I'll fill you in on the details.

[triggur.livejournal.com]

Remember that guy in Alaska who lived with the bears and got eaten by them? This guy is next.

[cheetah-spotty.livejournal.com]

From what I've heard, Lions are a LOT easier to read, because unlike bears, they're a rather social species who communicate a lot more. That lowers the risk of unexpected behaviour quite a bit.

[cerisewolf.livejournal.com]

He's working with animals raised on conservations, not random wild bears wandering onto his property. A lot of conservations have people like that, same as zoos.

And he's not some highschool science teacher deciding to feed the wild animals.

[triggur.livejournal.com]

Roy thought he was golden too. Or was it Siegfried...

No matter. Time will tell.

[wildw0lf.livejournal.com]

I agree with Perro on this. Yes, the luckiest man alive...it's not any skill involved here...just blind luck. And he probably slept with the lions after they all had gouged themselves on about 100 gazelles or something, so more food was the last thing on their mind :)