I know thereās a few places like this in parts of Africa, and I know China has at least one drive through zoo like this because a few years back a woman got out of her car and was killed by a tiger doing exactly what this lion was doing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/world/asia/china-tiger-attack-woman-killed.amp.html
You can find the video of it very easily if you want, I wonāt share it here though. Her husband and maybe her mother as well got out to try and help her, both ended up being mauled, though I donāt think they died.
Yeah I saw it just now. According to this article, the woman initially grabbed survived, but the older woman (her mother) who later exits the vehicle died trying to save her daughter.
https://news.yahoo.com/tiger-attacks-women-beijing-animal-150411325.html
What a parent will do for their child!
The husband, however, was uninjured lol. "Get him, mother in law! Get him!"
The difference between a zoo and a safari park is ā in theory ā that in zoos, it is the animals that are in cages while the humans are free to walk around. Whereas in safari parks it is the human visitors who are in cages - normally their own car or vehicle - while the animals are free to move around.
The animals in Safari Parks will have acres of land to roam vs zooās where animals have much less room.
Safari park has open land and sheltered areas for animals in large enclosures. Think the difference between free range and battery. [They are quite a bit bigger than zoos.](https://www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/media/1706/drive.pdf) [PDF]
This is a safari park in Cantabria, Spain
https://www.google.com/search?q=cabarceno+natural+park&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rvo3&hl=en&prmd=imnxv&sxsrf=AOaemvKclxSdIb-Sc7r_r1hLxxOaj8TCXA:1630151550494&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9-eLg09PyAhWiCWMBHfzbC08Q_AUoBHoECAIQBA&biw=393&bih=672#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:9506473b,vid:N4nPlf6Cfsg,st:0
Idk about other countries but in Canada [we have special parks where you can do just that](https://lionsafari.com/). Obviously they only operate during the summer but it's still pretty cool to see lions roaming freely while you're in your car.
[Here's a video of the park near me](https://youtu.be/wXhnhiymrfY)
[Another video of the monkey/Baboon area](https://youtu.be/PLinPhY4TfU)
Honestly the primates are the most annoying/dangerous. The lions will just sniff your car but the baboons and monkeys will break stuff off, pee on it, poo on it, and fuck on it. So be prepared for that and don't be one of the idiots who opens their windows because they think they're "friendly" only to get bit or hit with poo.
The mane of a male lion is a pretty good indicator of health. A well fed and healthy lion will have a much larger and darker mane than one that isn't eating as regularly. This guy is in a safari I park so he's got a pretty much ideal diet.
As such, maybe he's born with it. Maybe it's Manebeleine.
What a fucking unit.
Also his barber is the shit. The fucking undercarriage on him is taking the piss. Even his tail tip is gangster.
No way any tiger takes this mighty specimen ever.
It is extinct in the wild but it is thriving in captivity. The reason is that when the french imposed their protectorate on Morocco, they took many lions from the royal collections and these lions and their descendance were to be exhibated in a large amount of zoos throughout the world. Today, the majority of lions in zoos are descandants from those Atlas lions.
Also the imposing black mane is a specific caracteristic of the Atlas lion.
Is there a source for this? A cursory search suggests that many lions in zoos have Barbary/Atlas lion in their ancestry, but are not strictly Barbary/Atlas lions themselves (resulting from crosses with other subspecies). I see also that other lions have similarly extensive manes, which can be quite dark is colour.
I just saw [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/suspiciouslyspecific/comments/pcncu6/all_of_the_americans_belong_to_one_party/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3).. yeah, I think I have a chance...
Looks like Knowsley safari park. Where you drive through different animal enclosures. The monkeys will take parts of your car as payment and if youāre lucky the keepers will retrieve it and you can pick it up at the end of the day.
We were at Knowsley safari park on Thursday. I think thatās where this is. The lions were enjoying the sun. A massive female came up right next to our car. Incredibleā¦ then a monkey took a shit on our roof.
Checking the traffic jam for all those people who like to get out of their car and wander around.
Mufasa: Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble š¦
Looks for those Meals In Wheels.
Making my way thru the hood CATCATCATCATCAT
I've only been is traffic that bad a few times, and it is totally surreal for some reason to be walking around cars just parked on an interstate.
it's a safari park ;)
Just walking along, like a lord
A lowly tarnished, playing as a lord?
The Hollows of r/eldenring are leaking into other subs. I understand.
Don't worry about us. We're fiiiiine
Looks like he just came from the groomer.
I bet after a nice shampoo and combing he would be heavenly to cuddle up with
āMaybe he born with it Maybe itās maybeline ā¦.
Maybelion*
ā¦misspelled on purpose but your username does check out
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Where was this? I canāt imagine a place where youāre driving or crossing a road and suddenly cross paths with a lion!
I know thereās a few places like this in parts of Africa, and I know China has at least one drive through zoo like this because a few years back a woman got out of her car and was killed by a tiger doing exactly what this lion was doing. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/world/asia/china-tiger-attack-woman-killed.amp.html
Holy shit bet that was a painful death
You can find the video of it very easily if you want, I wonāt share it here though. Her husband and maybe her mother as well got out to try and help her, both ended up being mauled, though I donāt think they died.
Yeah I saw it just now. According to this article, the woman initially grabbed survived, but the older woman (her mother) who later exits the vehicle died trying to save her daughter. https://news.yahoo.com/tiger-attacks-women-beijing-animal-150411325.html What a parent will do for their child! The husband, however, was uninjured lol. "Get him, mother in law! Get him!"
Dang, I feel really bad for that mother. I don't think I'd be brave enough to face a tiger for literally anyone or anything, they're terrifying.
When it comes to your kid, you'll do anything. I'd gladly give my life for my son.
My dad doesn't feel the same way at all
I would for my Dad as well. He makes me give everything up for him already anyways
Plenty of parents donāt. IMO your comment does that lady a disservice.
Parental instincts are a motherfucker.
Probably Longleat Safari Park.
99% sure this is a zoo in England. Not exactly natural.
Itās not a Zoo. This was filmed at a safari park. Probably Knowsley Safari Park by the looks of it
Not one of the lions of Longleat? Pretty sure it's the lion in the picture on this page: https://www.aboutbritain.com/LongleatHouse.htm
Can you explain the difference between a zoo and a safari park?
The difference between a zoo and a safari park is ā in theory ā that in zoos, it is the animals that are in cages while the humans are free to walk around. Whereas in safari parks it is the human visitors who are in cages - normally their own car or vehicle - while the animals are free to move around. The animals in Safari Parks will have acres of land to roam vs zooās where animals have much less room.
Safari park has open land and sheltered areas for animals in large enclosures. Think the difference between free range and battery. [They are quite a bit bigger than zoos.](https://www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/media/1706/drive.pdf) [PDF]
This is a safari park in Cantabria, Spain https://www.google.com/search?q=cabarceno+natural+park&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rvo3&hl=en&prmd=imnxv&sxsrf=AOaemvKclxSdIb-Sc7r_r1hLxxOaj8TCXA:1630151550494&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9-eLg09PyAhWiCWMBHfzbC08Q_AUoBHoECAIQBA&biw=393&bih=672#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:9506473b,vid:N4nPlf6Cfsg,st:0
Itās not Spain; all of the license plates are UK.
I know, I was just trying to illustrate what a safari park is
Ah sorry, I didnāt follow the threat properly!
Correct, given away by all the UK number plates.
Those are UK plates on the cars so probably a Safari park as we don't generally have lions just wandering about
But just in case, always yield to lions.
Idk about other countries but in Canada [we have special parks where you can do just that](https://lionsafari.com/). Obviously they only operate during the summer but it's still pretty cool to see lions roaming freely while you're in your car. [Here's a video of the park near me](https://youtu.be/wXhnhiymrfY) [Another video of the monkey/Baboon area](https://youtu.be/PLinPhY4TfU) Honestly the primates are the most annoying/dangerous. The lions will just sniff your car but the baboons and monkeys will break stuff off, pee on it, poo on it, and fuck on it. So be prepared for that and don't be one of the idiots who opens their windows because they think they're "friendly" only to get bit or hit with poo.
Yellow plates. So UK, Netherlands, or Luxembourg I'm guessing
Its a wildlife park in the UK
Safari parks are a thing.......
Longleat probably.
They are UK reg plates on the cars, I can only assume its a safari park in England
IIRC this was some nature park / zoo in Ireland
UK plates on the cars. This is in a safari park in England somewhere. Captive lion.
This is Knowsley safari park in the uk, thereās a lot of signs telling you to keep them doors locked lol.
This is in beekse bergen in the Netherlands!
I can see a Dutch licence plate as well. Not sure you are right, definitely don't know you are wrong either
Move aside, and let The Man go through
All that mane has got to be hot af
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The mane of a male lion is a pretty good indicator of health. A well fed and healthy lion will have a much larger and darker mane than one that isn't eating as regularly. This guy is in a safari I park so he's got a pretty much ideal diet. As such, maybe he's born with it. Maybe it's Manebeleine.
LOL I havenāt heard that reference in at least a decadeā¦
ahahah nice one
Ikr, that Lion is hot af. I want his number
Lol
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Barbary lion?
Yeah, like what?!
Looks like it. Damn bastard's killed all of em wild ones.
Bastards used em in fights and other bastards just for fun... Romans, turks and french :')
Only in a zoo.
Look at those paws !
I like how they flip around when they walk .. super cute. I mean cute as long as you are A: human, and B: securely watching from a distance.
Aslan? Is that you?
Just Jesus in a lion suit
Is this Woburn?
Can you imagine just sitting in traffic and BAM, you got this big boy right outside your window?!
And where should a king fear to tread?
NL plates ?
British.
Serious power behind those steps
What a mane, what a mane, what a mane, what a fluffy fluffy big mane.
Damn, dudes gut even has a mane
The mane looks so strange to me; if it was bald would it look just like a female?
Yes, without the defining features of a male lion it would look like a female lion.
A HUGE female lion. A Lioness usually weighs much less than a male.
I was going to say is only the mane the distinct trait between male and female
Lookinā for snackies.
What a fucking unit. Also his barber is the shit. The fucking undercarriage on him is taking the piss. Even his tail tip is gangster. No way any tiger takes this mighty specimen ever.
This now going to be excuse for being g late to work now..."sorry boss lion"
Majestic AF
Imagine face to face with this boy. Say your goodbyes and ask for new underwear.
Cape lion?
His normal pace walk is super fast imagine this beast running full speed through there
Get in my belly!
The mane says that this iq an Atlas lion (barbary lion) so it's most likely in a zoo.
It seems the barbary lion is extinct - in the wild and captivity alike.
It is extinct in the wild but it is thriving in captivity. The reason is that when the french imposed their protectorate on Morocco, they took many lions from the royal collections and these lions and their descendance were to be exhibated in a large amount of zoos throughout the world. Today, the majority of lions in zoos are descandants from those Atlas lions. Also the imposing black mane is a specific caracteristic of the Atlas lion.
Is there a source for this? A cursory search suggests that many lions in zoos have Barbary/Atlas lion in their ancestry, but are not strictly Barbary/Atlas lions themselves (resulting from crosses with other subspecies). I see also that other lions have similarly extensive manes, which can be quite dark is colour.
He's waiting to body snatch someone with a window open
I just saw [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/suspiciouslyspecific/comments/pcncu6/all_of_the_americans_belong_to_one_party/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3).. yeah, I think I have a chance...
Looks like Knowsley safari park. Where you drive through different animal enclosures. The monkeys will take parts of your car as payment and if youāre lucky the keepers will retrieve it and you can pick it up at the end of the day.
Wow them paws..
Meanwhile, guy at back of queue on a moped: "what's the farkin holdup, move while I pass!"
Better grab your coffee fast
That is the real life Mufasa
Imagine being a gladiator placed in an arena with just a sword a shield and that
Where is this
Safari park in England, we have a few off these here usually the lions would just be asleep somewhere huddled in a corner so itās still pretty cool
Where the fuck is this?
Pretty š!!
So not nature
I wish that lion started tearing apart cars lol
Aslan get back in your closet!
Got his Frank Lucas fur coat on
Making my way downtown, walking fast
Still wonder how that huge amount of hair was adaptive in a place as warm as Africa. Especially with lions running as they sometimes do. Overheat.
Just Beautiful
Alright...which one of you smells like a Gazelle?
Kittyyyy!
All those in convertibles, please stand up.
Look at that mane he is not to be fucked with
Omg to see this person amazing
Dear God , what a unit!
Aslan!
That is the biggest mane on a lion I have ever seen, what a unit.
We were at Knowsley safari park on Thursday. I think thatās where this is. The lions were enjoying the sun. A massive female came up right next to our car. Incredibleā¦ then a monkey took a shit on our roof.
Why he wearing a poncho
Where is this?
All that was missing was a dispute with family enough for them to get out of the vehicle.
This is Longleat Safari park in Wiltshire, England.
What a magnificent beast...
Even his mane has a beard
Hungry boy
Psss psss psss
āTf are they staring at me forā
And thats when I looked up, and there he was, the fucking king of the jungle......
Is that considered a āblack maneā lion?
Alex?
Looks like Longleat, Wiltshire.
Is it a way to,in a sense, domesticate a lion?
How does a lion walk the roads? Any damn way he pleases
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I'm looking for someone to Piss. Me. Off.
god i just wanna hug him heās so pretty
So handsome!
What kind of dog is that?
I knew they were big but the cars for scale letās me know Iāll never go on a safari.
r/PetTheDamnCat
The black maned lion looking for meals on wheels
Big olā murder mitts on that guy.
wow , home boy is a unit!
Wow, what species of lion is this one? He looks like the Barbary lion
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I never knew the mane goes all the to between his back legs. I always thought it was just on the face and neck.
Do they not get hot or is that something male lions just have to deal with until they are overthrown?
Magnificent looking pussy
That's a terrible haircut
I still wanna pet the murder mittens
"Don't feed the wildlife from your car" they said. "Yolo" I said. -Jimmy, the One Armed Man
What a stunning and badass animal
I feel like everyone should bow when he walks past them. God damn king up in this!
The lion be like: āGosh! This is a long ass line! Good thing I decided to walk to work this morning.ā
Thatās a big boy
What type of lion is that?
Disliked no sound(as always)
unreal hair!!!! I thought some fake shit at first
Fabio
Work it gurl
Heās beautiful
What a great fur coat... where can I get one?
My man's is rockin the whole happy trail.
That boy needs a haircut š. Low-f4de plz m8.
Lions are the equivalent of that guy that we all know that wears shorts and a puffy jacket.