These Pictures Prove That Lions Can Be Scaredy Cats Too!

I'm not sure if this lion is scared, or simply forgot how to predator. But either way something is going on here that seems very off. I have never seen plains animals get so close to a predator nonchalantly just strolling on by as the lion chills out looking at them pointedly. No one else has alarm bells going off ? Well regardless it is a pretty surreal set of pictures, and just goes to show that big cats can really surprise us. And on that note, check out some of these insane lion facts that will have you frantically searching Wikipedia for answers.

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