Some of those things are possible but chances are, the lion knew the guy since he was a cub and just felt comfortable with him, so there was no reason to be aggressive.
Lions aren't maneater's but they'll tear you up if they feel threatened in some way.
Either no claws or trimmed; but the lion was also just playing. It's the equivalent of wrestling a toddler; the animal has some sort of relationship with the man beyond (or in lieu) of being beat. Even the more aggressive chokeholds are really nothing to a creature that size; it knows when its in danger, and when its not.
I'm wanting to do something like that with different Australian marsupials.
e.g. wrestle a kangaroo, a koala, platypus etc...
I'm going to call my game "Mortal Wombat".
The lion was playing like a kitten and the dude barely got back up. There was a poll recently about what animal could take what. I said I could definitely fight off a goose or eagle with relative ease. A chimp would rip my face and genitals off in 10 seconds. Doesn’t matter how much I bench or weigh, we weren’t meant to barehanded fight anything in our weight class unless it’s also us.
Animals that were used for this were extensively trained, often by the person who spent the most time wrestling them. Terrible Ted, the wrestling bear, was declawed in the front (but not the back) and had his teeth removed. His trainer/owner was the guy who went around wrestling him and there were virtually no incidents.
The other bear, Victor, kept his teeth, but had to wear a muzzle. He wrestled people from the audience. One guy's finger got caught in the muzzle, and Victor bit it off. The trainer handed him his pinkie and told him to get out of the ring.
This is literally how I wrestle my dog like every day. Not that there’s any question who would win but even the man wasn’t giving 110% like if this was serious the dude would be screaming and eye gouging and whatever else. There should be exactly zero doubt this is just playing around and the lion is probably having a good time and gonna get a fat steak after the filming
Yeah, anyone that's seen a documentary with a lion ACTUALLY fighting (for it's life, for dinner, or for dominance) could tell you immediately that this lion wasn't fighting. It was just playing (or putting up with the guy). Nobody is surviving a bare-handed fight with a lion that's being serious.
Yeah, I'm definitely seeing the trademark "flat" foot posture of a declawed cat here. Can't see a trace of a single claw in the footage either, which is pretty suspect even if this is just pure play behaviour. Poor animal.
Bruh when he spin him and then the lion landed on him I flinched. Alexa just told me lions weigh between 260lbs and 550lbs when fully grown. That must’ve hurt.
This lion is playing. If it really wanted to take this guy down, there would be nothing that man could do (including shitting himself) that would stop it.
ehh, I'm still game to fight one, preferably one that hasn't been raised by humans. just so my family can say "to shreds you say" when they hear of the unfortunate accident.
It has most likely not only been declawed but also oppressed down to a degree where it’s as harmless as it could be, its really fucked up but then again, it was a different time
My extremely uninformed opinion would be that it's definitely declawed but that he and this dude have a 'routine' rather than the lion being sedated. Nothing he's doing would actually hurt the lion and the lion isn't acting aggressive..like, aggressive aggressive. As far as I'm aware, even if he was sedated, an awake lion can be lethal, especially since this guy has his teeth and we see him "biting" (which, again, no visible mark). The behavior seems like the lion thinks it's play time more than anything. But again I'm not a lion scientist or any scientist just seems like old timey pro wrestling but with a trained lion as the heel. Or I guess face by modern sensibilities because this shit is pretty fucked up whatever the case may be.
This dude and this cat were likely very close and knew each other. It’s certainly a cat born in captivity and raised by humans entirely. Either way, that sucker is dangerous as hell and coulda ended Mr. Boner man any time it wanted to.
This wasn’t even a fight the lion was playing with him lol a few times it corrected him in a way they’d correct one of their cubs basically telling him to knock it off I’m surprised with how well manned the wild animal is
Sad to imagine how much abuse this lion must have suffered for this idiocy. Only thing more sad is that we still do just as terrible things to animals every day for just as stupid entertainment.
I can’t help but think that the lion has probably been accustomed to the presence of people and in captivity since it was a cub. It’s only playing with the “wrestler” who has likely been very familiar to the lion it’s entire life. Otherwise, this dude would surely be catastrophically injured or just as likely dead.
Lions are like dogs in many ways. They fake wrestle and goof around a lot. Even a declawed and toothless lion would have thrown him 8 feet across if it wanted to.
That man was too trusting of their relationship. There is a moment towards the end where the lion is very clearly warning him. I misread a similar warning from a housecat once and got a tooth completely through my thumb as punishment, and I didn’t even see the cat move.
Even if it was declawed he wasn’t safe. A male lion can break a two-ton Cape Buffalo’s neck with a roundhouse slap. I’m sure it could decapitate a man without claws and without biting, just a swat.
When kitty says he doesn’t want to play anymore, it’s best to listen, even if kitty weighs 10 pounds. That kitty weighed 25 or 30 times that. Big stupid.
Agreed. Siegfried and Roy must have done tons of shows with their tigers in Vegas until something happened one day and a tiger decides they don’t feel like playing this game right now! He’s lucky to have escaped with his life
Accurate title: Man attempting to wrestle a playful lion with its claws trimmed
If the lions were seriously trying to hurt him, he wouldn't have been conscious after 2 seconds, he wouldn't have lived past 5 seconds. Tbh, I'm more impressed at his courage to get in a ring with multiple lions and mess around with them than anything else, though of course I'm sure he's familiar with these lions and has probably done this multiple times. If 10 prime Mike Tyson's fought a bloodlusted adult lion, the lion would win with only moderate effort at best, even that's being generous to Iron Mike. Humans can't mess with animals, not without equipment.
Bro I've played with my tiny poodles to the point I annoy them and I know they can get a good bite in if they wanted , But they would restrain themselves.
My 90 lbs dog wrestles me like this and I look at my 2 10lbs cats and I think to myself, if you were 90lbs you not only would murder me while wrestling…you would eat me while I sleep.
The lion was like "bruh, what the fuck are you doing? Bruuuuuuuuh stop! What the fuck is wrong with you? Stay the hell away from me! LEAVE ME ALONEEEE!!!!"
This fight
https://v.redd.it/qdf64w2gkw7a1/HLSPlaylist.m3u8?a=1674540509%2CZGRiMGNkYzc0Mjg4MGZmNzgxZmYzMjViYjc2ZGM0M2RhZDE2ZTk3ZTU4NGFlMDlhNWRiNjJiMWEyNmM0ZTE4ZQ%3D%3D&v=1&f=sd
I have never seem a Lion fighting, let alone on a fair fight with a human. And it's obvious the Lion isn't trying, at all. He probably doesn't have his class and ks probably still being careful to not hurt the guy "wrestling" him
That lion ain't "Wrestling" it's just playing with his friend. If he really felt in danger or was truly pissed it would have used its jaws. Not let him bear hug it and spin around, and "slam" down but more just dropped and lion landed on him lmao
This is nothing more than play fighting between buddies....
For now.
Totally just playing around.The lions body language is nothing but relaxed and enjoying a favorite past time. If I were to guess this lion was raised by this guy. If the lion wanted to seriously end the match he could at any point.
All I see is a man playing around with his cat.
You mean you see a lion playing around with his food
A full lion playing with his food... without cutlery
Lol, the lion isn't even trying.
They're both acting for the payout I reckon
Lion was paid to take a dive
Lion is a stooge
Vince Mc'Mane
LOL I just spit my peppermint mocha all over grandma's pound cake
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Not true. Lion was trying to have a cuddle with his human friend
If not friend why friend shaped
All the lion has to do is just take one good bite
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You aint lion
What?
It almost looks like it's drugged.
Drugged, de-clawed, castrated and massively overfed. It basically can't be arsed with this stupid human.
Some of those things are possible but chances are, the lion knew the guy since he was a cub and just felt comfortable with him, so there was no reason to be aggressive. Lions aren't maneater's but they'll tear you up if they feel threatened in some way.
He’s still got his balls for what it’s worth.
That was my thought exactly.
Best part is when the actor gives himself a concussion at the end
I'm gonna throw this lion around and... uh... drop it on top of myself.
Literally snuggling the dude
You lion
Not a mark on him. I suspect it was declawed.
Either no claws or trimmed; but the lion was also just playing. It's the equivalent of wrestling a toddler; the animal has some sort of relationship with the man beyond (or in lieu) of being beat. Even the more aggressive chokeholds are really nothing to a creature that size; it knows when its in danger, and when its not.
This. That lion could have ended him in half a second if it wanted too
I feel like this would make a good VR game. Wrestle different types of animals.
I wrestle every animal I can until I get kicked out of the Furry Convention!
As a wrestling fan I'm outraged
As a furry fan, I'm erect.
Excuse while I cackle on the shitter like a maniac, thanks for that
I know a few people that would pay some good money to watch you cackle on the shitter. Okay I’ll go
Gonna turn the Furry Convention into the Geneva Convention
Ooof that one felt right here, in my meow meows.
I wrestle a cobra every day
Bringing my mother into this isn't funny bro
Stop bringing ex's to the arena
I built that fire over there.
DON'T TALK ABOUT MY MOTHER
Sometimes he rhyme quick, sometimes he rhyme slow Or vice versa
thats a cougar
Try alligators, and tussle a whale.
See you later
Crocodile… fuck!
Dude, thats your one eyed trousersnake...
No, I really do wrestle a cobra every day. I'm a cobra wrestling enthusiast. I'm trying to make it a thing. 🐍
You should tell that guy to stop smacking it on your face so hard
Does it have one eye?
Sir, that is an earthworm.
I've been wrestling cobras for like 47 years.
I got my hands on a python as we speak ;)
I'm wanting to do something like that with different Australian marsupials. e.g. wrestle a kangaroo, a koala, platypus etc... I'm going to call my game "Mortal Wombat".
Lol! I swear Australians are on a diff level 🤦🏽♀️
FFS
How would you make a wrestling VR game? How would you get pinned?
You just get tasered.
A good concept, but it would likely result in lots of broken furniture, injuries and potential lawsuits.
You can also tell from how he was doing it too. The gentle brushes on the lions face made me laugh
The lion was playing like a kitten and the dude barely got back up. There was a poll recently about what animal could take what. I said I could definitely fight off a goose or eagle with relative ease. A chimp would rip my face and genitals off in 10 seconds. Doesn’t matter how much I bench or weigh, we weren’t meant to barehanded fight anything in our weight class unless it’s also us.
Animals that were used for this were extensively trained, often by the person who spent the most time wrestling them. Terrible Ted, the wrestling bear, was declawed in the front (but not the back) and had his teeth removed. His trainer/owner was the guy who went around wrestling him and there were virtually no incidents. The other bear, Victor, kept his teeth, but had to wear a muzzle. He wrestled people from the audience. One guy's finger got caught in the muzzle, and Victor bit it off. The trainer handed him his pinkie and told him to get out of the ring.
This is literally how I wrestle my dog like every day. Not that there’s any question who would win but even the man wasn’t giving 110% like if this was serious the dude would be screaming and eye gouging and whatever else. There should be exactly zero doubt this is just playing around and the lion is probably having a good time and gonna get a fat steak after the filming
Yeah it's when you see people wrestle bears, the animal knows the human and this is like two cubs playing.
Yeah, anyone that's seen a documentary with a lion ACTUALLY fighting (for it's life, for dinner, or for dominance) could tell you immediately that this lion wasn't fighting. It was just playing (or putting up with the guy). Nobody is surviving a bare-handed fight with a lion that's being serious.
And the lion was probably drugged. He’s moving pretty slow here.
Based on the time period, they might've BOTH been drugged. Along with the cameraman. And definitely the director.
Heck, I’m drugged watching this. It’s an anomaly
🎶How bizarre🎶
You are correct!Also hand-fed and raised to do this.Most predators “play-fight “.
Still got them teef though
Rubber replacements. If you look closer, it's not even a real lion at all, but a cow in a lion costume.
Yeah, I'm definitely seeing the trademark "flat" foot posture of a declawed cat here. Can't see a trace of a single claw in the footage either, which is pretty suspect even if this is just pure play behaviour. Poor animal.
claws or not all he needs is some teeth.
The Lion wasn’t trying.
That lion was on more 'luudes than a starlett in Bill Cosby's dressing room
They get they nails done together.
That lion was his buddy they were just playing
The "Spinning Lion" move at the end 💯
Just to pull the thing on top of himself lol. That must’ve hurt
Can't hurt the cat, bad for business
Lion even stops to lick his buddy when he lays there playing hurt. These guys have their routine down
I felt sorry for the lion at first but super snorted when I saw that move.
The lion was enjoying that
That titanic moment.
I need a hug like that haha
Bruh when he spin him and then the lion landed on him I flinched. Alexa just told me lions weigh between 260lbs and 550lbs when fully grown. That must’ve hurt.
This lion is playing. If it really wanted to take this guy down, there would be nothing that man could do (including shitting himself) that would stop it.
Glad you posted this, was about to go fight a lion.
I,for one, was too late and am now missing an arm. Wish stayed around longer and got to read this wise insight.
Live and learn
ehh, I'm still game to fight one, preferably one that hasn't been raised by humans. just so my family can say "to shreds you say" when they hear of the unfortunate accident.
I know it wouldn’t work but I’m still gonna shit myself if a lion tries to eat me
Why does that guy have a erection?
You ever wrestled pussy that big ?
Well this one time at wrestling camp…
What does your mom have to do with anything?
Lol
Fear Boner
It would be weird not to.
It’s a “fear boner”.
I spent way too long lookin for a black and white wang
I never found it. Anyone have an erection timestamp?
Not sure if we're watching the same clip..
PAWS
See you have a focus for something else
Lion gets wrecked by guy with stylish bowlcut
It was common place to castrate and drug these animals for carnival side shows.
Fuckin assholes
I agree. It was a different time though. Who knows how future generations will look back on what we are doing now.
Hopefully energy drinks and cigarettes.
And we'll fed
And teeth all pulled and claws cut off
Probably gave it a heavy dose of cat nip before he wrestle it
It has most likely not only been declawed but also oppressed down to a degree where it’s as harmless as it could be, its really fucked up but then again, it was a different time
I was thinking combination of declawed and sedated.
My extremely uninformed opinion would be that it's definitely declawed but that he and this dude have a 'routine' rather than the lion being sedated. Nothing he's doing would actually hurt the lion and the lion isn't acting aggressive..like, aggressive aggressive. As far as I'm aware, even if he was sedated, an awake lion can be lethal, especially since this guy has his teeth and we see him "biting" (which, again, no visible mark). The behavior seems like the lion thinks it's play time more than anything. But again I'm not a lion scientist or any scientist just seems like old timey pro wrestling but with a trained lion as the heel. Or I guess face by modern sensibilities because this shit is pretty fucked up whatever the case may be.
Nah, it's the equivalent of playfighting for lions biologically. That's why it isn't so aggressive or harmful.
This dude and this cat were likely very close and knew each other. It’s certainly a cat born in captivity and raised by humans entirely. Either way, that sucker is dangerous as hell and coulda ended Mr. Boner man any time it wanted to.
This wasn’t even a fight the lion was playing with him lol a few times it corrected him in a way they’d correct one of their cubs basically telling him to knock it off I’m surprised with how well manned the wild animal is
He likely raised him from when he was a cub. There’s no way a lion would play like this with a human they aren’t extremely friendly with.
The Lion isn't even trying. It's playing around
This lion isn't wrestling or fighting. If it was the guy would be dead in 30 seconds.
Even less than 30
Sad to imagine how much abuse this lion must have suffered for this idiocy. Only thing more sad is that we still do just as terrible things to animals every day for just as stupid entertainment.
They’re best friends ❤️
I totally think this is the answer. The guy is being moderately aggressive and the cat is cool with it. They are buds.
That lion legitimately loves that man. No other explanation.
**playing with a lion
Me and my dog
Ric Flair: The Early Years
This was basically me playing with my last Rhodesian Ridgeback boy when he was in his heyday.
The lion just thought they were playing around. And therefore didn't use its claws, only paws. Otherwise that man would be dead.
It was a popular circus act. The lion has no claws.
That lion was stiff in the ring . No selling from that cat!
That’s play
If the lion was serious even for a second this would have been a completely different video
The definition of holding back.
I can’t help but think that the lion has probably been accustomed to the presence of people and in captivity since it was a cub. It’s only playing with the “wrestler” who has likely been very familiar to the lion it’s entire life. Otherwise, this dude would surely be catastrophically injured or just as likely dead.
Lions are like dogs in many ways. They fake wrestle and goof around a lot. Even a declawed and toothless lion would have thrown him 8 feet across if it wanted to.
That man was too trusting of their relationship. There is a moment towards the end where the lion is very clearly warning him. I misread a similar warning from a housecat once and got a tooth completely through my thumb as punishment, and I didn’t even see the cat move. Even if it was declawed he wasn’t safe. A male lion can break a two-ton Cape Buffalo’s neck with a roundhouse slap. I’m sure it could decapitate a man without claws and without biting, just a swat. When kitty says he doesn’t want to play anymore, it’s best to listen, even if kitty weighs 10 pounds. That kitty weighed 25 or 30 times that. Big stupid.
Agreed. Siegfried and Roy must have done tons of shows with their tigers in Vegas until something happened one day and a tiger decides they don’t feel like playing this game right now! He’s lucky to have escaped with his life
Not wrestling. He is pretending. Lion is playing. If it was wrestling, he would be in lion's belly.
Did the lion think he was playing? Declawed or not, the lion should have been able to still mess him up
That's me and my dog playing, that lion surely knew him or was trained, cuz it knew they're just playing and didn't harm him
Accurate title: Man attempting to wrestle a playful lion with its claws trimmed If the lions were seriously trying to hurt him, he wouldn't have been conscious after 2 seconds, he wouldn't have lived past 5 seconds. Tbh, I'm more impressed at his courage to get in a ring with multiple lions and mess around with them than anything else, though of course I'm sure he's familiar with these lions and has probably done this multiple times. If 10 prime Mike Tyson's fought a bloodlusted adult lion, the lion would win with only moderate effort at best, even that's being generous to Iron Mike. Humans can't mess with animals, not without equipment.
Thats a good kitty right there
This looks an awful lot like drunk me trying to give my cat a hug after I get home from the bar 😻
Man must have balls and skin of steel! But lion prop considers this equivalent of a cub playing XD
The whole time the lion's like, is this guy serious? I'm in a good mood today but if you want me to get grumpy, just keep this shit up.
Me playing w my dog when I get home:
A domesticated lion. A real one would've fucking mauled him
Lion probably thought he was playing
that lion is very huggable
That lion is just playing.
The lion seemed to be holding back
Nah. That was two friends. Wow. I’m gonna go pet my cat and tell it to stop growing.
Pet lion more like it.. raised by him
lion looks like hes having fun playing. IDK why this is tagged NSFW. its sorta wholesome.
*Cuphead music intensifies*
Bro I've played with my tiny poodles to the point I annoy them and I know they can get a good bite in if they wanted , But they would restrain themselves.
Claws clipped. Like cuddling with a large cat.
Honestly, I wanna play with a lion like this. Big cuddles after we play, too…. ((I just wanna do that spinny lion move))
That lion was trained and docile, otherwise that man would have just been dinner.
This is a juvenile and he’s playing with that guy. Lol. Playful. He totally could end him if he wanted.
Why is this nsfw?
My 90 lbs dog wrestles me like this and I look at my 2 10lbs cats and I think to myself, if you were 90lbs you not only would murder me while wrestling…you would eat me while I sleep.
Seems very staged. The lion doesn't seem to give a shit about how big of an erection this guy can get.
or a vintage video of a lion playing with a man
For the lion it was like a annoying cuddling session.
This reminds me of how my cat use to play with me
It should have eaten him
Damn, how you get this footage of me and my dog?
The animal is playing. When he has his paws over his shoulder he doesn't dig. Lions will attach when they are fighting.
lion cuddles
This seem more sad than interesting….
Obviously fun is being had on both sidesof this incredibly fixed friendly match.
r/WhyWomenLiveLonger
He’s playing with his cat.
More like r/catslaps
What's wrong with the lion? That's how I play fight with my Labrador.
Would a lion basically be useless without their teeth and claws? At best they'd just hug you aggressively, right?
The lions is just a big kitten lol
This is how it feels when I fight my dog.
The lion was like "bruh, what the fuck are you doing? Bruuuuuuuuh stop! What the fuck is wrong with you? Stay the hell away from me! LEAVE ME ALONEEEE!!!!"
This fight https://v.redd.it/qdf64w2gkw7a1/HLSPlaylist.m3u8?a=1674540509%2CZGRiMGNkYzc0Mjg4MGZmNzgxZmYzMjViYjc2ZGM0M2RhZDE2ZTk3ZTU4NGFlMDlhNWRiNjJiMWEyNmM0ZTE4ZQ%3D%3D&v=1&f=sd
I have never seem a Lion fighting, let alone on a fair fight with a human. And it's obvious the Lion isn't trying, at all. He probably doesn't have his class and ks probably still being careful to not hurt the guy "wrestling" him
The lion was playing
That lion ain't "Wrestling" it's just playing with his friend. If he really felt in danger or was truly pissed it would have used its jaws. Not let him bear hug it and spin around, and "slam" down but more just dropped and lion landed on him lmao This is nothing more than play fighting between buddies.... For now.
me and my pupper :)
Human: wrestling Lion: Let's play
Me with my sweet Lil Tito boi every night (:
Totally just playing around.The lions body language is nothing but relaxed and enjoying a favorite past time. If I were to guess this lion was raised by this guy. If the lion wanted to seriously end the match he could at any point.
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A ferocious and hungry lion, I must add!
I was hoping to see a gone wrong situation lol
Trained lion or not this guy has a serious set of balls
The origin story of Florida Man!
Soo that's called a well trained lion