Heartwarming picture shows lioness HUGGING man who saved her life

By Jessica Best

Strong bond: Sirga embraces Val, who cared for her when she was abandoned

With what seems to be a huge smile on her face, a lioness hugs the man who saved her 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 unlikely friendship began when cub Sirga was driven out of her pride, and faced certain death alone on the plains...Read more...