Despite concerns,the bond between a lioness and a man
who saved her is still going strong 3 years later ..Their friendship is
evident as the lioness hugs the man in this amazing moment captured on
camera.The story of Sirga and conservationist Valentin Gruener was one
of the biggest viral hits of 2014, with a video of the beautiful beast leaping into his arms viewed almost 10 million times on YouTube.
Their friendship began when cub Sirga was driven out of her pride, and faced certain death alone on the plains.But she was spotted by Valentin, who rescued her and took her into the Modisa Wildlife Project in Botswana.
Their friendship began when cub Sirga was driven out of her pride, and faced certain death alone on the plains.But she was spotted by Valentin, who rescued her and took her into the Modisa Wildlife Project in Botswana.