A video of a man interacting with lion and leopard cubs has gone viral online. The clip shows him playing and cuddling with the animals. Many claimed that this baby was a wild animal and not on someone’s couch at home.
Instagram user yara_goryanskiy shared the video. His page is filled with similar clips of him interacting with various big cats.
He shared this particular video with several hashtags such as #lion and #leopard. When the clip opens, it shows a man sitting on a couch with a lion cub next to him. He is seen petting it and cuddling it. Soon, a leopard cub entered the scene and sat down next to the man.
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This video was shared a few days ago. Since then, the clip has been viewed more than 19.9 million times. This share prompted people to post various comments.
What are Instagram users saying about this video?
“This is a wild animal, not a pet. It’s cruel to see it sitting on your couch instead of in its natural habitat. You may seem to love this animal, and I’m sure you do. I think they do, but they love them for their own needs, not for the animal’s well-being. These cats should be kept on the couch if they can’t be rehabilitated and released back into the wild. Not on top, but in a wild enclosure,” an Instagram user posted. “Stop using wild animals to get likes on social media. Educate yourself and educate your followers,” another participant chimed in.
“Beautiful, but these animals are not in their natural habitat. I wonder why,” added a third. “This is very, very cute, but it’s actually very cruel. Please stop. Instead of filming yourself with these wild animals, they need to be in the wild and not on the couch.” Please show your understanding that this is sublime and dangerous stupidity,” a fourth person wrote.
However, some people found the video “cute”. They further stated that it shows “unconditional love” between the man and the baby.