Telegraph reporter playing with cat (or vice versa)

[CaptainCrash]

Linky

I especially liked one of the comments: "What is it with people who look at the gigantic teeth @ the business end of apex predators and STILL manage to short circuit the instinct which says: 'This is a truly stupid idea!'?"

[sammyc]

“He likes you,” said Arrie with a smile.

Yeah right - nearly famous last words.
As some of the comments said, to come out grinning & still saying how cool it was; what an idiot.

[DDY]

Man plays with lions - done properly

[shadowmaster]

What an idiot, you don't need a degree in wildlife biology to realise that lion didn't look happy at the beginning.

[menthel]

Its like all of those programs on discovery animal bothering or whatever that channel is called. They all follow the same basic premis- find a dangerous animal and poke it with a stick until it attacks you!