Does a lion know when you've just come from seeing another lion? From smell, like dogs? It's always exciting to see how they interact with you!

What happens if you ignore a lion that wants attention?

​@@dianaadams1875or worse, hyenas....

Meg of course

I think the bond between you and the animals in your care is strong and they each respond according to their personalities .

Me too, Amy's been gone so long, remember that horrible day.

What happened to amy?

@@joshuat3970she had Leukemia

@@joshuat3970 Amy died 😥

@@mariaharrison7228 oh sad 🥲🥲

Great to hear Katherine, thank you for the support

Amazing how rules-sensitive Thor's group is with egg sharing ! Glad Charlie got a little treat too 😘😺 Betting the hot weather is affecting their enthusiasm 😅

honestly kinda hilarious icarus is so old and he's staring down 4 lions all day for fun

@@Thehomelessathlete Lol....guess what Icky looks like in his head

Aww Thor's group bring extra smiles and feel-good moments... the size of Vayetses Paws never fails to amaze me! ❤😊❤😊❤ Wonderful to see how well all your getting older Charges are thriving ❤😊❤

i know it is crazy how time flies, Meg is amazing. Thank you so much for the support !

Boy the. Lord has blesed Meg and Icarus praise god fore it

​@tinasattler1 to each their own, but Kevin is mostly responsible for their long lives.

@@LionWhispererTV Isn't Meg the lioness you have became famous with as the lion whisperer due to the news video clip in which you were swimming with her in a lake and everybody was astonishing how you did that?

​@@Steinfeld93 Yep, that's her. He's hand raised her and her sister Amy (who passed away a few years ago) since they were 1 day old because their mother didn't want to take care of them. And now Meg is 21 years old. That's incredible, I still remember the documentary where she was still a cub...

honestly kinda hilarious icarus is so old and he's staring down 4 lions all day for fun

Same ! I became so used to hearing him talk about "Livy, Ginny and Vayetse" and "Meg and Amy" that if feels strange when he doesn't mention one of them anymore. Even though Amy passed away several years ago, to me it will always be "Meg and Amy" ❤...

I miss naughty Livy a lot ❤. She was always my favorite

ha ha ! there are various favourites ! sometimes accidents, like the pilchards for the leopards ! Thanks for the support

I follow a chimpanzee sanctuary here in the US, most of them spent at least 20 yrs in lab cages, some more. One day, a staff member decided to bring boiled eggs in from her rescued chickens, to see what they thought. Most of them recognized and love them, even though they mostly lived on prime chow in the labs!

Yep and Cats are known to hold grudges on those who did them wrong.

​@@litepaw7 Oh, yes, and Kevin knows that all too well ! He had a great relationship with a lion called Thor (not the one in the video, another one who is no longer with us, he died several years ago). They shot a movie in which this lion was the star. Unfortunately, Kevin was under pressure, he had less experience at the time and one day he made a mistake. He pushed Thor too far to film a scene he didn't want to film, and as a result Thor turned against him. The lion didn't hurt Kevin but gave him a severe warning not to ever do that again. From this moment, the bond was completely broken between them, they didn't trust each other anymore. It took Kevin FIVE YEARS and a lot of work to rebuild a relationship with Thor and gain his trust back. I can tell you that he never made the same mistake again. In the next movie he worked on, it was the group of six white lions we see in the video who appeared. It took three years to shoot the movie, and the rules were extremely strict : the animals don't want to work, they don't. We leave them alone and come back tomorrow, or the week after that, or the week after that. Thanks to these rules, he kept excellent relationships with all the lions involved without any incidents during any of these three years. And the movie is awesome. 😊

He was away for 2 weeks …

And he doesn't overdo the love. Wild animals can't accept too much touching

LOVE MISS MEG!

I would love to ask why the other lions don't react when he is with another group of lions right next to the neighboring pride

They're cats after all. Now dogs would certainly react.

​@@hellokenize7019 I mean... they do react. They watch. What are they gonna do, jump over the fence ? 😅

Don't lions eat any meat? They are so thin.

@@mikobaby4842 All the animals at Kevin's sanctuary have a healthy weight, unless they have a specific health issue. To my knowledge, Vayetse doesn't have any. He is old though and can be considered like a "grandpa" considering lions' life expectancy. If you think these lions are thin, you should watch some wild ones who have a much harder life, hence being in a way lower shape than those who live in this sanctuary and are all pampered and well taken care of. (Not that living in captivity is ideal for them, but considering the circumstances, they are lucky to have ended up in Kevin's sanctuary where his team and him take very good care of them.)

its honestly kinda hilarious icarus is so old and he's staring down 4 lions all day for fun

Out of context, but seems like Kevin keeps a prickly stubble so that he can scratch the animals when he cuddles with them 🙂

I know, it would be a dream come true to be up close to such beautiful big cats 😊

otherwise meg would give him hell xD never mess with old ladys ! XD

Kevin Richardson is aware of all you stated. His understanding of lions (and these in particular) is beyond our grasp. We can only watch with awe. The dedication to this cause is more than many of us have. This is not a reprimand, but simply an opportunity to watch and learn.

@@EllenLewis-bs5le Oh I am 100% positive that Kevin knows exactly what he is doing. But my natural instinct is both awe and concern. I grew up thinking Dr Doolittle was just a film but here I am seeing Kevin mingle with these apex icons and am amazed he has gained their trust. Please tell me Kevin gets some awards for this work? Does South Africa have an Honours system at all? He sure does deserve it.

What a sweet wonderful act of kindness. I’m glad you were able to have a relationship with her after her release. While I’ve never had the honor of raising a big cat, I was able to raise wild raccoons one summer. Mom would bring me her babies every evening for me to feed them. They eventually moved on but I treasure that memory. There’s something so special about interacting with a wild animal.

Amen. God made each animal unique with different personalities and traits. So beautiful to witness these amazing animals. And how could you not love their gorgeous faces?

I loved seeing Meg❤❤❤I have her poster and see it every day💝💝💝

Great to hear this, thank you for the ongoing support

Same. Just love these lions so much! And the work Kevin and his team does is just beyond words ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Personally, I could do without humanity and just have animals.

That would be an interesting video. I’ve seen a few videos where you can see scars on his arms. I think Rafique (spelling) bit him on his left forearm when he got frightened. I saw a documentary a few years ago where someone interviewed him with the hyenas. He said he’d been hospitalized 5 times because of the hyenas. He’s probably got more scars from claws than teeth.

tiger are...no comparison

@@pc-easyYou beat me to it. I was just about to say this. Lions are beautiful but Tigers are on a whole different level of gorgeous.

Fabulous all round, thank you !

To my knowledge, the miracle eight cheetah group was split up and relocated. 3 of them went to The Amakhala Reserve as credited by this video: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iI95gI6KoYOV0Jc.html. You can watch them on youtube. I don’t know where the other 5 ended up at.

Thank you for the info @@ElusiveLion741

Great to hear ! thank you

I know, it's amazing how big they really are. Yet how gentle they can be with us fragile humans. 😊

God put Kevin on earth to preserve and protect His creations. Animals have no voice so they need a man like Kevin to speak for them. May God bless him, the staff, and all the magnificent animals.

Maybe they do. Animals are much smarter than many believe they are. And they understand the tone and meaning, if not the exact words. If you keep pets you know they are smart. 😊 They wouldn't be able to adapt and survive if they weren't intelligent.

Every time one of the animals cross the Rainbow Bridge I usually spend the day crying. I can imagine how grief stricken Kevin is. I remember when Ischca was put down. I didn’t think I’d ever stop crying. That video was heartbreaking. I’m just a big softie when it comes to animals.

i always think than, hei .. without kev the would never made it this far, each day is a blessing and a gift. like bonus bonus bonus time :) i once learned that beeing happy that something was , is more important than, beeing sad that its over. each day with this gifts, and there "freedom" without getting there claws and teeth pulled out ... ore beeing shoot at ... is a gift to all.

@miepiyuki5609 totally agree, I've said over 20 goodbyes to my feline family members and I'd much rather have the sad goodbye than never having known them!I only meant that my heart aches for his that is bearing the end of these amazing friends. He's not doing more. So it's not like he'll be able to continue on with more... it will be the end and feel very empty I'm sure in so many ways. Catch and release does not provide for bonding. Which is what the reserve will be after all the familiars are gone. He'll still have the ones he follows in the wild so that will help. Can't tell you how often I've thanked God for Kevin, his team and those who help this mission!

@@Debra.Justice me too!!

@@hisimagenme jea good thing there are many more sancturys and helpers around the world freeing animals and reintegrating them :) and i think over the last years kev showed us lots of them so we knew , that we also can support them, and one time when he finaly ! can reduce the stress and sorrow on his shoulder , maybe someone else takes over and uses this lands and everthing to help animals :) afterall, its a amazing enclosure for animals. iam always grateful that he has enough food for this rascals. love what he and the other animal "guards" in this world do, to help the animals in need.

😂🤣You can see yourself out now.

Hey Texas. I’m in Tennessee. All the snow finally melted and it was 68 degrees today. While I was snowed in, I rewatched Kevin’s videos. I never get tired of them and sometimes cry tears of joy. Love his animals so much.

Hey, Debra from Tennessee, finally warmed up here too!! The town Granbury, where I live was founded by folks from Tennessee about 150 years ago! @@Debra.Justice

@@melindaray105 My nephew and his family live in Boerne. Are you close? That’s interesting that TN folks settled in TX. I think our states have a lot in common.

He's fed them to the leopards before, as well

The first time I saw him feed eggs to Thor’s pride I laughed. I thought how funny that one of the most powerful carnivores in the world loves boiled eggs. We can sometimes get a glimpse of their big canine teeth but they’re so gentle eating out of Kevin’s hand. 😊

look at all his scars XD wouldnt say safer XD maybe .. he doesnt show us each scratch and bite XD yust remember how the hyaene love to "nibble " our poor Kev XD i bet his wife is at home waiting to patch him up each day XD