Excited upon seeing the man who used to look after her, when she was just a tiny cub, the lioness wrestles him on the ground and showers him with love and affection. The beautiful moment was captured on camera and it is nothing short of heartwarming! Kiara – named after the famous Lion King character – was orphaned since she was only a few weeks old. But fortunately, she was rescued by a kindhearted man, named Adolfo. 

The man cared for the helpless lion and bottle fed her until she grew into an adult feline. Then, the lioness was taken at the Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation – a Mexico City-based, a nonprofit specialized in big cats rescue. Moved at this rehabilitation center to receive expert care, Kiara is about to receive an unexpected visit. Her former caretaker missed her, so he went to see how she handles. But he would never guessed, he’ll get the warmest welcome. 

Soon as Kiara spotted Adolfo, she tun towards him and jumped into his arms. The strong feline put her old human friend to the ground as she adorably hugged him. Watch the lovely reunion:

The Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation was founded in 2013 by the Mexican wildlife enthusiast Eduardo Serio, and they rescued and rehabilitated hundreds of big wild cats ever since. 

Most of them, including lions, jaguars, pumas, tigers or leopards, have been rescued from captivity.
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But a hand of people are still going above and beyond to save elephants from extinction. Projects like Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya, give us hope that it is not over yet. For nearly half a century the devoted people here are saving and taking care of these magnificent creatures. 

With over 8,000 elephants treated and over 250 orphaned elephants raised, these real-life heroes deserve so much respect. These people put a lot of heart, affection and devotion into their work. To better understand what they’re capable for the seek of the animals they’re fond of, you need to know they’re even sleeping with the orphan elephant, just to make them feel comfortable. 

 Even though people consider them beasts, life is as tough as it can gets for an orphan animals. Just like human babies, they also need someone to keep them warm, to feed them or to cuddle with them.

 Unfortunately, for these baby elephants, their moms are gone – because of ivory poaching – but they found so much love and affection at the people that rescued them – their caretakers. Mostly men, these guys take care of the elephants, just like they are their own babies. But many of them are fathers, so they’re already familiar of how to deal with a baby’s crying. “It feels the same to me as having my own babies in the same room,” one keeper, a father of two children explained for The Dodo. 

“It felt very similar as to when they were babies, waking up at all hours to feed and change them. They [baby elephants] also call out in the night, especially the very young ones. They are very restless as well, just like human babies, and wake up often. Sometimes they are crying for milk — you have to wake up for them just like a mother with a newborn baby.” In order to grow up properly, the baby elephants need to be fed every three hours, including the night. But that doesn’t seem to bother their caretakers! “It’s like their minds are set to wake up every three hours,” another keeper said. “Every three hours, you feel a trunk reach up and pull your blankets off!” But these kind men are permanently staying next to these gentle innocent and delicate creatures, especially during night, when they also make sure they’re all covered in blankets. “It makes the babies feel very secure,” a keeper explained. “You are like a mom to them and being there enables them to sleep very comfortably. When they sleep comfortably it allows them to grow healthily.”
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While on a safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara reserve, the man got the surprise of his life after an adult wild cheetah got too close for comfort. The moment was caught on camera and it is too heart-thumping to watch! David Horsey/ Caters News Mickey McCaldin from Ireland was on a safari trip, when the group of vehicles came across Masai Mara’s most famous cheetah family. 

Everyone was admiring the majestic cats, but some of them got closer than expected. Not bothered at all by the human presence, some of the cheetahs climbed on a vehicle, but one of them was more curious, so he jumped right into the backseat of a car. Even though cheetahs look so cute and they seem pretty friendly, they nothing but fearless predators, so they can be extremely dangerous. Therefore you can guess what your reaction would be, if come face to face with such a wild beast. 

So unsurprisingly, McCaldin, who was sitting there couldn’t find his reactions anymore. The moment was caught on camera by David Horsey, a good friend of McCaldin, who was sitting in front of him. “I’ve been living in Kenya all my life and I’ve never seen anything like this,” Horsey from Mombasa, Kenya told Caters News. 

“He [the cheetah] just wasn’t scared of getting up close and personal. At first Mickey was really relaxed but I think he was quite concerned it might try and sit in his lap. Unlike a domestic cat, you certainly don’t want that.” Though for McCaldin looked like an eternity, the cheetah leaved the vehicle after a few moments. Then, the group of wild cats starred at the tourists from a short distance, before losing their ways in the distance. 

“Once it had got bored of Mickey it turned away and looked out of the vehicle for a few minutes,” the 62-year-old Horsey said. “It just jumped out afterwards.” 

 Watch the dramatic scenes here:

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Nevertheless, this mother bear has chosen an emotional way to thank the family that was so kind with her! It wasn’t anything unusual for Patrick Conley to notice a black bear in the bush from the back of his yard. After all, as a resident of Asheville in North Carolina, he’s used with bear sights more than anyone. So when a female bear begun to regularly visit his property, Conley was nothing but happy.

 He’s great fond of wildlife since he can remember. Therefore, when the furry guest interrupted her visits , the man got a bit worried. But only to get surprised in the loveliest way! One day, Conley spotted his bear friend once again in the backyard, but this time she wasn’t alone. And Conley had never been happier upon seeing a wild creature. 

While Simone – how he named the bear – was confidently stepping out of the bush, a few feet away from her some extremely cute little things were following her. It were her newborn babies! Apparently, the momma bear decided to introduce her cubs to the people who was so kind to her. An emotional moment for a man that loves animals so much as Conley is. 

As always, he showed nothing but respect to the new family, so petting the little one went out of question. But Conley was more than happy he witnessed such a sight, and he also managed to caught the moment on camera! 

  “The cubs are the cutest things to ever have walked these woods, but then I’m kind of biased,” he said. Although it was a short visit, it was a very intense one though. At least for Conley. The mother bear and her cubs even climbed the steps from Conley’s back porch to let him now they’re here. 

The calm manner they act all the way shows just how comfortable they felt around these kind and respecting people. 

 You can watch the adorable moment, here:

 
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