The Daily Mail, 04/11/13: “The lioness who hugs hoodies: Amazing pictures of abandoned big cat and her heartwarming bond with men who saved her”

The touching moment when the lioness met her rescuer and went to give him a bear hug as a form of showing her gratitude towards him and an incredible bond was created between lions and humans.The pair, Valentin Gruner and Mikkel Legarth are fighting to save her species in Botswana, Africa.

Watch the video below:

Today Pets Trending: “Grateful lion pounce on human rescuer and give him a big hug”

Sirga the lioness and her human parent, Valentin Gruener became famous after she gave Gruner a big “thank you” hug for saving her life and raising her since cubhood after her pack turned away from her. This story is similar to Christian the lion and his human parents, when a video of an emotional reunion of the lion and his rescuers went viral in 2009.

More of the article: http://www.today.com/pets/man-who-rescued-lion-gets-big-grateful-hug-viral-video-2D80168548