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phinnia ([personal profile] phinnia) wrote2008-05-21 09:40 am

OMG the cuteness

More reason to love my girl; she sends me things like this in IM.

Context via [livejournal.com profile] machineplay: "So these two people raised this lion cub who they named Christian, and sadly he got too big for them to take care of so they decided to release him to live as a wild lion. Well, in this footage, a year has passed and it looks like Christian's adapted to living with a pride of lions when his old friends come back to visit him."

Now watch the video (no sound, totally worksafe): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr1pWzoLvT8

Don't you feel better now?

[identity profile] onceupon.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
That damn lion video chokes me up every single time. It's the headbutting!

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
YES. The headbutting is the killer app. <3

[identity profile] sakkaranoush.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
My hormonal body thanks you for the cry. ; D

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
*hughug* I hate hormones. I hope your hormonal body stops being all hormonal soon.

[identity profile] cbpotts.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
That is quite awesome.

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I just love it. <3 <3

[identity profile] copperwise.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
And they bought him from Harrod's in London.

More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_the_lion

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
oh! I'm going to see if the awesome video store has that documentary ... I bet they do.

[identity profile] purridot.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwww! Imagine if the lion was purring, too!

<3 <3 <3

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
SO, SO CUTE. Lion purrs must be seriously loud.

[identity profile] dolphingirl.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha ha! I love how the other lion comes up at the end like "ME TOO PLZ!"

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
In my head, that's totally his girlfriend-lion and he's brought her to meet his daddies. <3

[identity profile] newtypeshadow.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG! The lion vid is so cute! Mel says there's a documentary attached to it? *wants to see*

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Y'know, I totally bet the awesome video store around the corner from my apartment has it. <3 We should see if it does and watch it before you go back home ...

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-26 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure we can. <3

[identity profile] spoggly.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I love that video more every time I see it. So cute.

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
It makes me redonkulously happy. <3

[identity profile] adularia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I kept expecting it to end in tragedy! But HEADBUTTINGS!

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I KNOW! And the female lion at the end (in my brain? that's his gf or something).

[identity profile] gimp-mom.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I love it when the lion is walking toward them, and sort of slows a bit, like 'is that who I think it is'?

My cat totally mauls me like that.lol

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
so do ours. Neko does the same headbuttings thing to Chris. <3

[identity profile] gimp-mom.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Dakota stands on my lap, with his feet on my chest, and rubs his whole head all over my face and ears.lol

It's cute for about 30 seconds, and then there's fur in my eyes & nose.lol

[identity profile] plexq.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Now we know what it's like to get loved up by a 250lb cat. Imagine trying to get him off your lap when you are trying to work!

[identity profile] icyblue.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
OH MY. Awww.