Me and Kamal

Took this myself on my phone so it\'s not the greatest, but he looks really content in this one I think

Great Pic KateA! cant wait till im a big cat keeper!

Such a cool photo

Somehow cute, BUT not really safe. I mean, its a lion

What's not safe about it? I'm his keeper and he's on the other side of a fence!

I can see that, i also know how fast a cat is and how slow humans are. Long claws can go wide trough the fence.
I know of some cases where the keepers lost some fingers or a hand to the 'cuddly' animals.

But where's the fun in life if you can't take a few risks?

I agree with you completely Zambar, And Kamal looks perfectly content in this picture so he has nothing to complain about.

I can see Animal's point of view and understand his opinion. He is quite correct in what he says.

BUT

KateA is this lion's keeper, and if she is a good keeper then she knows the animal well. The lion is possibly enriched by the experience of the close proximity of his keeper. Without knowing this animal and KateA's relationship with the animal (not to mention her experience), I would never presume to tell her how to suck eggs.

Yeah, well, the thing is that I have known keepers who thought and said the same thing.
One is dead (an elephant stepped on his head), another is missing an arm (polar bear), others missing fingers.
But they all felt 100% confident in their relationship to their animal.
Do with that what you will.