Lion hugger: This is how Sirga the lion greets her owner - BBC News

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    Valentin Gruener rescued Sirga when she was a cub. This is her amazing greeting every time they meet.
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  • @Random.sachen1
    @Random.sachen1 3 роки тому +370

    I wish my house cat could show me half of this affection

    • @NH-lf1wu
      @NH-lf1wu 2 роки тому +22

      Thanks for the laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @abiolaadekola3089
      @abiolaadekola3089 Рік тому +16

      Thanks so much. You made my day. I’m still laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @itzajdmting
      @itzajdmting 11 місяців тому +10

      You need to change your approach to it. Give it space and respect it and it will come to you... this is the way of cats.

    • @pajeetsingh
      @pajeetsingh 10 місяців тому +2

      Sadly for that you have to adopt the kitty but apparently she adopted you.

    • @rapidash-cl2gt
      @rapidash-cl2gt 9 місяців тому +5

      @@itzajdmtingmuch like girls if I’m being hinest

  • @BBCNews
    @BBCNews  9 років тому +742

    Valentin Gruener rescued Sirga when she was a cub. This is her extraordinary greeting every time they meet.

  • @debbiewilkinson3259
    @debbiewilkinson3259 3 роки тому +4

    Truly lovely 💓

  • @Lizzy-e8w
    @Lizzy-e8w 3 роки тому +2

    WOW!! SO.. BEAUTIFUL.. ❤❤❤ 🙏

  • @sexynelson100
    @sexynelson100 9 років тому +10

    very nice.. BUT one false move and that lion will switch on you quicker than a light switch.

    • @Annunaki1000
      @Annunaki1000 9 років тому +1

      Cool.

    • @KrishLius
      @KrishLius 9 років тому

      Annu Naki anuunaki yo wats up havent seen u since the old pharo daz

  • @sigmundfreud7903
    @sigmundfreud7903 4 роки тому +646

    He’s got some serious core strength to be able to not instantly collapse from the muscle weight of a lion.

    • @robertmiles1603
      @robertmiles1603 2 роки тому +33

      an adult lioness is 330 or 335 lbs

    • @seggzslimjimz1179
      @seggzslimjimz1179 2 роки тому +95

      @@robertmiles1603 you act like that’s light

    • @yiany
      @yiany Рік тому +43

      Maybe he picked up the lion every day as it grew, so he basically trained with incrementally increased load

    • @capsaicinkat7767
      @capsaicinkat7767 Рік тому +17

      not that hard, I got fat ass relatives heavier

    • @spookyshark29
      @spookyshark29 Рік тому +6

      @@seggzslimjimz1179 Your legs and core is strong and healthy you should be able to carry 300 ibs more than your weight

  • @sambennett3311
    @sambennett3311 9 років тому +223

    Faith in humanity restored

    • @sambennett3311
      @sambennett3311 9 років тому +4

      ***** well a mammoth is apparently getting cloned so i will correct you by saying for a few hours

  • @anweshapramanik91
    @anweshapramanik91 4 роки тому +161

    Idk why but I had tears rolling down my cheek. I found it that precious!

    • @Trund27
      @Trund27 Рік тому +12

      It’s beautiful. You can see the love between them. I cried too.

  • @tangshuoau
    @tangshuoau 9 років тому +102

    Hello master! So excited to see you again... wait. Can I eat the videoman behind you?

    • @therofthew
      @therofthew 4 роки тому

      Y aquí hay otro pendejo diciéndole master al papá de Sirga...’tas pero bien pendejo, pinche chinillo puñal!!!

  • @thecrescentghost1432
    @thecrescentghost1432 7 років тому +95

    Awwww... she's like... Dad!!!!!!!!!

  • @lauramatthews1617
    @lauramatthews1617 6 років тому +97

    Sirga looks like a great hugger and she pleased hugging him too.

  • @2424rocket
    @2424rocket 11 місяців тому +47

    What a terrific story… That lion could rip him apart and one minute, but she loves him. It’s so great.

  • @deepshikaparveen9688
    @deepshikaparveen9688 7 років тому +110

    animals are always loyal . not like humans

    • @paulkerrigan9857
      @paulkerrigan9857 7 років тому +13

      Lions inhabit a world where they can live honestly. Deception isn't in their nature; they'll either kill you or won't. Humans don't live in that sort of world.

    • @salmanillustrator5540
      @salmanillustrator5540 4 роки тому +1

      @@paulkerrigan9857 human do you morron infact some humans are worst than animals

    • @hurlentropy6866
      @hurlentropy6866 2 роки тому +1

      e say this but the choice is ours. The ego or source of negative feelings is the root of all evil....anger, jealousy, deception, etc.
      The two things that matter very much to us (appearance and perceived intelligence) are really not so important.
      Materialism is not a source of happiness. It comes from health....low stress
      @bladecast. I hope that satisfies your feelings or helps you sleep at night. Why even question what is superior?

    • @maahnu2313
      @maahnu2313 2 роки тому

      @BladeCast you sound dumb af. You can still thrive while being loyal

    • @scottwilson8499
      @scottwilson8499 Рік тому

      oh please don't give us that "animals are better than humans" crap, god some animals lovers can be pure cringe sometimes

  • @Helmuesi911
    @Helmuesi911 Рік тому +31

    I wanna be hugged and loved like that. 🦁

  • @khadidjahassi1481
    @khadidjahassi1481 8 років тому +43

    what a wonderful relationship ! so touching...

  • @kavehjypsy
    @kavehjypsy 3 роки тому +13

    Animals never fake their feelings.

    • @Hakuta925
      @Hakuta925 Місяць тому

      Because they don't have enough intelligence too do that(i ain't calling animals dumb BTW.)

  • @sanjaymisra815
    @sanjaymisra815 2 роки тому +10

    It is like father daughter relationship. Wow

  • @veganwally
    @veganwally Рік тому +14

    If I could be anybody in this world, I would want to be him.

  • @dropPlaydead
    @dropPlaydead 7 років тому +39

    I'm not surprised with the fact that Sirga always so happy to see him & hugs him like that. I would be too 😘

  • @jellis9929
    @jellis9929 7 місяців тому +4

    I really want a lion

  • @socalbeauty1516
    @socalbeauty1516 2 роки тому +10

    Dude holding up a 300 lb lion like its a baby. Damn impressive

    • @xl000
      @xl000 Рік тому +1

      If she weighs 300 lb then he must weigh 400 lb. you can clearly see that the mass distribution is siimilar btw the 2

  • @simyboye
    @simyboye 9 років тому +37

    When I get home my cats never do that! I get leg rubs but that's my lot. What a wonderful relationship.

    • @manashaisaac1145
      @manashaisaac1145 7 років тому +2

      james sims lol

    • @j.tt.4877
      @j.tt.4877 3 роки тому

      Get a dog.

    • @antaraanikapiya
      @antaraanikapiya 2 роки тому +2

      Be grateful with what you get. If your cat knew he would accuse of being an ungrateful hooman.

  • @noone-cb3jm
    @noone-cb3jm 3 роки тому +21

    We all can feel the love

  • @horseygurl143
    @horseygurl143 9 років тому +19

    Simply beautiful.

  • @speedrazer2000
    @speedrazer2000 3 роки тому +6

    One of my all time favorite u tube clips. Sirga loves her Daddy. ❤️

  • @MyriamDesage
    @MyriamDesage 6 місяців тому +4

    Magnifique! Extraordinaire ! Ce gros nounours affectueux! Tellement tendre et touchant!❤

  • @manojkothwal3586
    @manojkothwal3586 3 роки тому +49

    Lions have more emotions than us intelligent humans .
    They love for a lifetime and that too unconditionally . ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @JabberCT
    @JabberCT 9 років тому +35

    Its a great, touching scene. But also I can't help to think that at any moment.... RAWR! CHOMP!

    • @BBCNews
      @BBCNews  9 років тому +18

      JabberCT I don't think you are the only one who feels that way :S

  • @approx4ft
    @approx4ft 7 років тому +11

    You just had to get that "'LION' around" line in there at the end, didn't you?

    • @stush7
      @stush7 7 років тому

      savantiflag :- i wondered if anyone else saw that ;) ... I think he didn't fully commit to the joke at the last minute, cos he knew it would spoil a perfectly good story... They normally try to put puns in 'goodwill' news stories, it's annoying...

  • @triggeredcat120
    @triggeredcat120 Рік тому +5

    I love cats and this dude is living my dream.

  • @Babyblue689
    @Babyblue689 3 місяці тому +3

    Fortunate young man to have a life like that

  • @フルーツ大福-d3h
    @フルーツ大福-d3h 11 місяців тому +2

    ライオンもネコ😺と同じく、スリスリするんですね😘💕 愛情表現💕 爪でガリッとしないところが賢い。

  • @suzzanimalchannel1030
    @suzzanimalchannel1030 3 роки тому +4

    I don’t even get a tail wag from my dog after coming home from a long day of work,

  • @tunnayadav9048
    @tunnayadav9048 4 роки тому +7

    And that's called pure love

  • @frankwolf3860
    @frankwolf3860 7 років тому +4

    This is a short video from a whole Netflick series "Saving Sirga". After watching the Lion Whisperer, on UA-cam for several years, now I find this extraordinary video series...but it has given me an epiphany: it seems, perhaps, lions, for the most part get their aggression from being trained to be aggressive, from birth. Lions like here, and at the Lion Whisperer, and perhaps any number of other public video sites as well, who from birth are taught gentleness (all relative now!!!), in the absence of violence remain "gentle" for life.....hmmmm!....(the epiphany)...it's been known for some time, for the most part, humans treated violently at a young age are the most apt to develop violence-aggression later on in life; perhaps, pan-species, aggression-violent behavior, absent physical or psychological pathology at, or after birth, tend to be gentle adults...all your shrink-types take note of this, if you already haven't.

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 4 роки тому

      _"Lions like here, and at the Lion Whisperer remain "gentle" for life."_
      Only if they're not hungry.

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 Рік тому

      @@blackmore4 bullshit. Many people on YY hand-feed big cats their meals. Most lion attacks in captivity aren't even predatory but territorial.

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 Рік тому

      Yes, and honestly, all animals are wired to be capable of a loving bond with humans. That is how it was in the beginning. This is more natural than predation.

  • @KoRnBaL19
    @KoRnBaL19 Рік тому +2

    I saw a documentary on lions. the lioness and younger members of the pride do the hunting. the lion eats 1st and can have more than one pride. the hunter is the most loyal!

  • @jaynecobb4928
    @jaynecobb4928 9 років тому +4

    More Cute videos like that, please. Many people, including me, enjoy watching this.

  • @ilhamgobel9151
    @ilhamgobel9151 7 років тому +4

    Oh My God.. I'm crying but so glad.. #GODLOVEHIM

  • @fzs7368
    @fzs7368 6 років тому +4

    Oh li'l baby, what a jump 'n' a paw-less hug.

  • @thepaperrose832
    @thepaperrose832 9 років тому +5

    Watches video, looks over at my tabby.
    Eh, you're okay.

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 4 роки тому +2

      That's the thing; if our pet cats were a few sizes bigger, we would be getting chomped!

  • @leongovorkov6281
    @leongovorkov6281 9 років тому +4

    Вeautiful cat, but very large.

  • @blazednlovinit
    @blazednlovinit 9 років тому +6

    aww bless :)

  • @MiltonJhon-c3h
    @MiltonJhon-c3h 6 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤ Darling ❤❤❤

  • @RCAvhstape
    @RCAvhstape 4 роки тому +1

    It's very touching and cute and all, but she's still a wild animal who can kill a human just by playing. Only a matter of time.

  • @kevinlewis9328
    @kevinlewis9328 9 років тому +2

    Gosh! What was this guy thinking? Absolutely Marvelous nevertheless.

  • @robinwood1358
    @robinwood1358 11 місяців тому +1

    the last few minutes of this (unedited) video would be just a heap of bones

  • @szaki
    @szaki 9 років тому +2

    Yes, even a lowly house cat can show lot affection if like some one.
    They shy away or hide, if dislike.
    Don't push or force a wiled animal, just let them do their thing, play, rub etc... long as they like it, other wise they can turn on you.

  • @KrishLius
    @KrishLius 9 років тому +2

    mother nature is beautiful. it would've stayed that way had it not been for humans

  • @jacobzaranyika9334
    @jacobzaranyika9334 2 роки тому +1

    I take it I am the "lion". But nobody rescued me. I had to find my way alone.

  • @cheryl7785
    @cheryl7785 Рік тому +3

    Wow glad she was rescued

  • @vitalspecialist2292
    @vitalspecialist2292 5 років тому +3

    That's so cute

  • @janetlieb2507
    @janetlieb2507 2 роки тому +2

    ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @arnierhannz8927
    @arnierhannz8927 6 років тому +2

    That's a weird looking dog

  • @Smoothdaddy58
    @Smoothdaddy58 9 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful video 😂❤

  • @NickCager
    @NickCager 3 роки тому +1

    I saved my house cat from the streets and all he does is bite me.

  • @jeliarra
    @jeliarra 3 роки тому +1

    Dear sweet mother monkey milk! Over the moon that my dog weighs 7 lbs. With my back the way it is, if I saw that jump coming I'd still be crying lol.

  • @CrispyA113
    @CrispyA113 Рік тому +1

    Awwwww

  • @royveteto4134
    @royveteto4134 Рік тому +1

    i can imagine roger williams singing born free

  • @drpoundsign
    @drpoundsign 5 місяців тому

    "I tawt I saw a Puddytat.!" Okay...she's Not as mean as a house cat, but she could do a BIT more Damage, if she wanted to.
    You know what happened with Siegfried and Roy (Okay...that was a Tiger...perhaps they are a bit Worse.)

  • @drpoundsign
    @drpoundsign 5 місяців тому

    The Crocodile Hunter just needed to know how to pick up snakes ...and, to not get too close to the water's edge (but, Also-Unfortunately-to NOT pull a stingray barb out of his Heart, but instead seek medical attention.)
    Large African Mammals, in Contrast (be they Carnivores or Herbivores) can chase you for Long distances over land.

  • @aliidaris3348
    @aliidaris3348 4 місяці тому

    That's so cute❤

  • @jamesl.anderson1384
    @jamesl.anderson1384 8 місяців тому +1

    0:15

  • @essaidnacef8987
    @essaidnacef8987 4 роки тому +2

    c'est extraordinaire

  • @minergirlaj4538
    @minergirlaj4538 9 років тому +2

    So cute !!

  • @mihalyszakacs7577
    @mihalyszakacs7577 7 днів тому

    cats are more affective then dogs they look like indifferent but they are not i had 2 dogs and i mourn them but the cat i have now is my protector in a good way

  • @alinapopescu872
    @alinapopescu872 9 місяців тому

    Valentin is not Sirga's owner. Is this title the best you can come up with? If so, it speaks volumes.

  • @drpoundsign
    @drpoundsign 5 місяців тому

    That's Queen Bey in a catsuit for "The Lion King" sequel.

  • @reddherod7677
    @reddherod7677 4 місяці тому

    Out of context that clip is a horror story that turns suddenly and incredibly wholesome.

  • @returnofthemack8347
    @returnofthemack8347 2 роки тому +1

    He’s strong asf lol

  • @akush5007
    @akush5007 3 роки тому +1

    Omg omg, incredible

  • @kiransrihari1052
    @kiransrihari1052 Рік тому

    He’s got some serious core strength to be able to not instantly collapse from the muscle weight of a lion.

  • @HRANGTAWNA
    @HRANGTAWNA 5 місяців тому

    The day he say...oh wrong lion... would be his last words..

  • @cooperb4449
    @cooperb4449 11 місяців тому +1

    Love at work here

  • @redemissarium
    @redemissarium 10 місяців тому

    nah every lion actually hugs every human🙃

  • @muffs55mercury61
    @muffs55mercury61 9 місяців тому

    Does he call out "here kitty kitty kitty" first?

  • @goyangi4143
    @goyangi4143 3 місяці тому

    cat is cat

  • @kentgladden4316
    @kentgladden4316 11 місяців тому

    Talk about the "Bad Ass Hall of Fame"... Catching that lioness is like catching an NFL linebacker. 250+ lb of solid muscle hitting you at 22 ft/s (15 mph)... and the dude barely even moved. That's some Captain America super soldier shit.

  • @scottaznavourian3720
    @scottaznavourian3720 11 місяців тому

    He is not her owner. Hei is her family.

  • @yofavallyse9986
    @yofavallyse9986 6 років тому +1

    nice video

  • @drpoundsign
    @drpoundsign 5 місяців тому

    She'd make a Great "Watch Cat."

  • @christianeroudit3829
    @christianeroudit3829 11 місяців тому

    Je voudrais bien être à sa place

  • @PraveenKing_143
    @PraveenKing_143 7 місяців тому

    who crying watch this....

  • @ModisaTV
    @ModisaTV 7 років тому

    Lioness now fully grown going to be released but still behaves the same way: ua-cam.com/video/biCHy8n-ktQ/v-deo.html

  • @paulbernard3477
    @paulbernard3477 10 місяців тому

    Oga dey.. play just dey play

  • @MissTia777
    @MissTia777 2 роки тому

    Baby Girl!

  • @ZeppSiros
    @ZeppSiros 10 місяців тому

    He butchered the joke at the end

  • @MiltonJhon-c3h
    @MiltonJhon-c3h 2 місяці тому

    My darling ❤❤❤❤

  • @gipadang9815
    @gipadang9815 11 місяців тому

    Even my dog didnt hug me😢

  • @bernadinejohnson2012
    @bernadinejohnson2012 11 місяців тому

    Hello, PRECIOUS doesn't even come close!! Many blessings to you both!! 🤗

  • @hightops77
    @hightops77 Рік тому

    He’s going to be totally heartbroken if something happens to Sirga and she …. Well you know .

  • @candyfullard2855
    @candyfullard2855 Рік тому

    Please realise that this requires much money and donations for the upkeep of the reserve and Sirga are needed

  • @ryanscully3932
    @ryanscully3932 Рік тому

    We cannot in this life get rid of these animals. It will a come back to people.😮

  • @brunatalamona3809
    @brunatalamona3809 4 місяці тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😪😭😪😭🫶

  • @paulmo15
    @paulmo15 2 роки тому

    Waist will seriously injure without core strength

  • @kyojin2455
    @kyojin2455 2 роки тому

    Bro carried a whole grown lion..they are not light

  • @FunWithMyBoyOfficial
    @FunWithMyBoyOfficial 6 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @spencerroger8729
    @spencerroger8729 3 роки тому

    0:43 The background of the news is so 2020

  • @samdickenson5852
    @samdickenson5852 Рік тому

    I'm surprised he didn't fall.

  • @thatninotino
    @thatninotino Рік тому

    🇧🇼

  • @iKushy
    @iKushy 8 років тому

    NUDAH DAT ASS GOSH - Scarce 2016 .