This Lion Gets Angry For Getting Hit in the Head With Dinner

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Lions are the apex predators of Africa. Their power and title as king of the jungle leaves them to be feared by many prey. They will hunt and feast on animals such as antelopes, zebras, cattle, gazelles, and other small mammals. 

However, lions that are in a conservatory or held in captivity of some kind have the luxury of having their food brought to them on a silver platter. Well, maybe not exactly a silver platter. Let’s see how this lion’s food is brought to him in the video above. 

Lions Being Fed

The hilarious YouTube video shown at the top of this blog post takes us to a conservatory of some kind where lions are kept. These lions are about to be fed their dinner. The Koteshob YouTube page shared this video on their channel. They consistently post videos of animals like lions, leopards, gorillas, and nature. 

Animal Keeper Accidentally Hits Lion

As the video begins above, we see a male lion behind a fence. And suddenly, one of the animal keepers comes up to bring dinner to him. She has a large chunk of meat in her hands and has the difficult task of trying to throw it over this enormous fence. 

Lions can jump as high up as 12 feet. With their speed being able to get up to 50 miles per hour, it also allows them to leap as far as 36 feet. It’s no wonder this fence was tall enough to keep them in.

The animal keeper throws the meat over the fence, and it smacks the lion straight on the head! His hilarious reaction is that he immediately starts a low growl and turns toward the fence. It’s as if he is saying “You’d better be glad there is a fence between us.” 

The animal keeper then goes toward the lioness, down away and throwing her food over. The lioness watches eagerly as the food lands right next to her. Clearly, this animal keeper had better aim this time around.

What Does a Lion’s Growl Mean?

The lion (Panthera leo) is a powerful feline that uses his voice as a means of showing everyone who is boss. If you’ve ever been on an African safari in places like the Kruger National Park or the Maasai Mara you’ve likely come across a lion roaring. And being up close during a lion roar is a humbling experience, to put it quite frankly. 

The World Wildlife Fund shares, “Male lions roar to show their power. Leading males also use their roars to defend their territory, scaring off intruders.” The lion uses his roar in short bursts of 90 seconds where he’s able to deliver up to 50 calls.

However, the lion at the top of the video was just not too happy he got bonked in the head. And he let out his loud roars to let her know to be careful next time.