People who love experiencing the wildlife would absolutely love visiting the jungles and going on safaris. But a group of tourists who visited the Taigan Safari Park in Vilnohirsk, Crimea in Ukraine got too close with a king of the jungle. A lion walked in into an open-air safari vehicle and went on to lick one of the ladies. A video from this park was shared online and people seem worried. Especially, as just a few months ago a lion had attacked a woman in the same park. Shamba Lion Who Attacked Man in South African Park Shot Dead! Recovering British Safari Owner Mourns Killing of Wild Animal He Bottle-fed as Cub.

The driver of the safari vehicle is known as a lion whisperer so it might have been safe. But the lion named Filya was seen cuddling with the tourists in the vehicle and also licked some of them. One of the ladies was scared and hopped out of the vehicle. Some others relaxed and took selfies with the giant animal. It was a pleasant surprise, as the lion was in a definite friendly mood. Lioness Gives Birth to First Test-Tube Cubs in Africa, a Way Out to Save Endangered Species, Claim Scientists. 

Take a look at the video of a lion walking into the vehicle at Taigan Safari Park:

The tourists seem to be enjoying such a close encounter but it is also risky to have a wild animal that close. The owner of the park, Oleg Zubkov, who was the one driving the vehicle said that it was a friendly encounter. Filya was friendly but another lion named Vitya had bitten a woman's arm during a safari. She was attacked by the lion and it dragged the woman like a puppet but she was thankfully saved by the park's authorities' quick actions.

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