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I received the clip below a couple of days ago. I watched it and became speechless. Which doesn’t happen a lot! The clip shows South African Kevin Richardson, a zoologist and animal behaviouralist, who raises and trains some of the most dangerous animals known to man. To do this, he does not use the common methods of breaking the animal’s spirit with sticks and chains. Instead he uses love, understanding and trust.

With this unusual method of training he has developped some exceptionally personal bonds with his “pupils”. He sleeps with lions, cuddles newborn hyenas, swims with lionesses. Kevin can confidently look into their eyes, crouch to their level and even lie down with them - all taboos in the normal world of wild animal handling - yet he has never been mauled or attacked.

Some call him crazy. Others shake their heads, at his unique method of interacting with the animals.

And Kevin’s secret: get to know the particular personality of each animal, what makes them angry, happy, upset, irritated. Just lke a mother with a child.

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