But the man washing this lion got lucky
- The man is reportedly a Yemeni lion breeder
- Footage shows him bathing the impatient lion with soapy water
- He drags the big cat by the leg, washes his genitals and pushes his head down
It's difficult to understand how this man didn't get his face ripped off. Not only did he come face-to-face with a fully-grown lion, he washed the big cat with a soapy sponge like it was a car. The
incredible viral footage shows the man, reportedly a Yemeni lion
breeder, forcefully scrubbing the animal's head, belly and even genitals
- and the lion generally didn't seem to mind.
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Incredible: A man believed to be a Yemeni lion breeder is captured on film washing a fully grown lion
Cornered: At one point, the man had the lion up against the concrete wall and scrubbed its head fiercely
At one
point, the giant creature jumped up in protest but the fearless man
yelled and pushed its head down before resuming the wash. The man later dragged the lion by its leg when it tried to edge away. El Arabiya News
reported the scene may not be unusual in Yemen, known as a breeding hub
for wildlife animals which are sold to rich collectors in Saudi Arabia,
Qatar and the Emirates.
According to a 2013 Guardian report,
animal husbandry has become popular and profitable in Yemen, where the
price of lion cabs can reach more than $13,000 (50,000 Saudi riyals)
each. 'Animal
trafficking represents an enormous opportunity to people in one of
Yemen's poorest regions,' the reporter Joe Sheffer wrote. 'A loose network has sprung up, trading not just lions but also cheetahs, leopards, gazelles, hyenas and monkeys.'
Unbelievable: When the impatient lion tries to edge away, the man grabs him by the leg and drags him towards the bucket
Death wish: When the lion roars and tries to
shrug free himself from the washer, the man pushes his head down and
orders him to 'sit down'
Brave: Incredibly, the lion allowed the man to scrub his genitals and didn't flinch
Where's the rubber ducky? The
big cat appeared to relish the wash, lying on its back with its legs in
the air to let the man scrub his belly
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