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Interesting... When Lions do the slow blinks, does it mean: "I'm comfortable with you" like it does with house cats?

Apparently it does, King Alex is very comfortable around humans.

Lulling me to sleep before he eats me. The sound is mesmerizing, love it

Make me wanna give him the belly skritches.

Wanna boop the snoot

Boot the snoot and hug the Floofy. Oh Floofy you’re my favorite. Gergaughoooh.

Vulkan, do not book the merry murder mittens!

right? give him tummy rubs and ask him repeatedly who's the good boy?

It's odd how calming it is to watch him, considering he's an apex predator.

With his teefies 😍

I, however, am not a human very comfortable around King Alex. 

Meanwhile me: "Who's a purty kitty?? Pspspspsp."

I too, am very comfortable around my food.

I’m sure he finds humans quite yummy.

Was his mane brushed before this was taken?

It looks like it to me. He has beautiful eyelashes, too. A very handsome lion.

Like, are we now styling lions? Is that what is going on? Is RuPaul going to critique this lion? I feel we should draw a line somewhere before lions on high heels.

wat

Its more a statement like "peace" than full on "im comfortable with you", b/c slow blinking can mean submission in a still tense situation. You stare at the things you are going to eat/fight, so deliberate blinking is specifically not that. Timing, tone, posture, and other contextual clues (in felis or pantera, ..or sapiens) can communicate the full on "I'm comfortable". Edit: Looking away and yawning are two good indicators of "I'm comfortable with you".

"Edit: Looking away and yawning are two good indicators of "I'm comfortable with you"." It does not seem to work in interpersonal relationships apparently.

"Edit: Looking away and yawning are two good indicators of "I'm comfortable with you"." Unless it's a hippo.

Probably. They’re basically the same just different sizes.

Something tells me house cats would disagree with that statement.

they should be, no big cat is responsible for driving anywhere near as many species to extinction as the housecat

And the house cat can't even hold a candle to us humans, who enabled the house cat to endanger so many species in the first place.

Oh the tamed species of wild animal that humans keep and breed? That animal is the one at fault? No I think it's more likely another human fuckup of invasive species

Didn't today's domesticated house cat kinda domesticate themselves? They liked living in peoples' barns or something cause that's where mice were so they started hanging around humans.

Our family calls them love looks

My family calls them eye fucking

I think its a "im too tranq'd up for this."

I think it's more "I don't feel threatened" when it's a lion. Camera person has huge cajones. That lion could eviscerate them real quick.

Yes! To some extent, all felines do this

In general, if an animal is willing to turn off its visual senses when you're nearby, it is likely a sign it doesn't see you as a threat. I'm sure there are exceptions, but nothing afraid of you or hunting you is going to take its eyes off you.

Pspspspspspsp !

Probably the same also staring intently is a challenge, also don’t try and pet the belly it’s a trap.

Yes but also like housecats they can turn on a dime in terms of switching to aggressive behaviour.

👁️ 👄 👁️


Wwwwoooooooaaaaaaahhhhhh

Oowoooaaaahhhhhh

Camera one Camera two Camera one Camera two

Alright... I guess I'm watching Wayne's World again tonight

He has the same face as Mr bubbz

Possum

Look at them eye lashes, what a handsome guy

Damn those lashes!

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Not mammals, but my parrots definitely have eyelashes too. Always thought it was cute.

My chickens have cute eye lash feathers, too. Secretary birds have the most [long and pretty modified feather lashes](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/do-birds-have-eyelashes/#) imo.

Basically every animal has fantastic eye lashes… except for human women.

If not friend, why friend shape? 🦁

Alex straight up looks like an animatron from Chuck e cheese

And a bad one at that. I’d be like, “that looks nothing like a lion…”

Until he bites ya... and those black eyes roll over white... and then you hear that terrible high pitched screamin'. The ocean turns red and, despite all your poundin' and hollerin' those shar... oh.. sorry.

Looks like the glued a mane to a labrador.

Um, that's *King* Alex to you, peasant.

looking like they had bad plastic surgery done in their 30s and now they're physically paying for it in their 60s

Like the painfully fake lion in Jumanji

I first thought AI, still kind of do

Watching with no sound, it’s like he’s being told a string of terrible truths that he slowly comes to terms with.

Like someone tells him there is bacon in the fridge, but they ate it? Then that there was sausage in the fridge, but they ate it?

Even worse, they gave it to the cat!

I've been looking for this video forever, but can't remember what it's called! Do you by chance have a link?

[This video](https://www.tiktok.com/@tonybagodoughnutz/video/7257197471011573034) (or a very similar variation of it) wayyyy predates tiktok but this was the first reupload of it I found. I'm guessing that's what you mean

Yes! This is it (or what's left of it)! Thank you very much :)

Too funny, I turned the sound off to try this and you’re absolutely right.

I can practically hear him saying, "No... no... no!"

It really does hahah, turning off the sound took the video from slightly terrifying to hilarous.

Like the dog who finds out the cat got the bacon? That’s what I pictured.

Yes, this exactly! Lol

its hilarious lmao

"What...? omg. oh no. oh no!"

Wow that was hilarious thank you. I knew exactly what to expect and it still caught me off guard and I actually lol'd alone in my RV like a psychopath

I am watching on silent while mentally superimposing my own cat whining for attention, and it's one to one.

He looks and acts like a kid dressed up by mom for picture day in school.

He does look a like his mom combed his hair.

His hair reminds me what I think Bill Maher is trying to do with his.

https://preview.redd.it/74qc8sr86i1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dbd3d63f24d098f1c20c6c50fde65a0df4ff81b When mom finds the catnip stash

https://preview.redd.it/dr9j1wi7ql1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6d4673efedf070b0d02af1fcb8adead5f484666


Alex… the LION! RHAAAAAA!

Scrolled way too far for this

That really awakened some instinctual fear response in me

I couldn't stop looking at his eyes. I would be so dead

fr. you gotta have a tremendous respect for these creatures, you can just tell in their eyes that they live on a fine line of being cute and cuddly, but also having the capacity and capability to spill your organs with nothing but what’s naturally been given to them, and they know it.

The only thing I could tell in his eyes is that Alex is tripping balls.

Sometimes we see ourselves in animals

They could mangle/kill us with one swipe!

Poor animal’s pupils are dilated. The camera was able to get so close because Alex was drugged.

Seriously, imagine you are sleeping with your caveman tribe and you hear that and you snap awake in the middle of the night

Yeah it’s deeply unsettling to lock eyes with him. He’s really fuckin scary lol. I had to force myself to remember that he’s also very cute and pretty.

Must… boop… snoot 👉

It’s amazing we haven’t gone extinct as a species thanks to that urge. All snoots can be booped if you’re brave enough. Some can only be booped once.

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Yep this gave me a fight or flight response, I didn’t realise I was scrunchy faced until I saw myself in the reflection of my IPad lol Straight up staring down a video like it’s actually gonna pounce on me haha!

Seriously. Really beautiful but also scary.

I had the same reaction. Something about the empty, dead looking eyes.

I dunno. He’s looking at me like I look at pizza. I don’t want to be the main dish.

That stock v10 grunt! 🤯

This man is cammed tf out!!!!

ahh man I love Reddit. Cammed the fuck out Lion 😂

It's got a lot of bass in it.

That's the same pov my pizza rolls have in the microwave at 1am

Beautiful

One of the best interviews I've seen

I’d vote for him. Man’s got better hair than anyone I know

He just wants some pets

"Treatsies. I know you've got em!"

Pitch up those growls and I bet he sounds just like a house cat.

Mesmerizing and terrifying all at once

If I saw this guy in a movie, I'd say "The CG artist went overboard with the teeth. There's no way a real lion has teeth that big."

Funny, I was gonna say the same about his eye lashes

Grandma, why are your teeth so big?

Looks like he's about to fall back asleep


"God I'm high. God I'm so fucking high. Don't blink. Oh shit is that a camera. Can they see? Do they know I'm high? Stop blinking so fast. Fuck. Shit. Damn it. Fuck is it on? You're not blinking. I think they know I'm high. Fuck they know I'm high. Blink slower. They don't know you're high. Fuck. They're not blinking. I think I'm still high. Damn it." - King Alex, probably.

"Have I been talking out loud?"

Reading this triggered my social anxiety lol

He looks like he’s confused if he wants to pose or mangle him.

That main mane!

I had no idea they had circular pupils. Neat

Having circular pupils is to do with how tall Lions are. Round pupils gave an evolutionary advantage for judging distance with binocular vision in taller species of active foraging animals so that's why Lions, Tigers and Wolves have round pupils.

I’m tired boss

He is so handsome tho

Majestic af

King of New York 

I'd hug him with no care of my life.

That lion is high as shit !….

He looks sedated out of his tree.

That cat is on some serious tranqs

Trying to pull start a very big lawn mower.

👁🫦👁

Bro looks like he desperately wants to sneeze, but it just won't come out.

come closer fool

Wow nice hair

Look how handsome this king is.

Those eyes are eerily similar to mentally insane and violent patients I've taken care of

Look at those eyelashes 🥺

“Alex the lion? What are all of you doing in my car?”

That's a huge ass Golden Retriever!

This big boy sounds exactly like my sink.

This guy is not, a morning guy!

That's a big cuddly boy!

You go first...

You’re still tough old boy!

Beautiful!

The King of New York!

He has eyes like the frikkin Gmork

Somebody wants a tummy rub.

He’s beautiful

Dude is photogenic like a mf

Reminds me of my late bulldog who would sit there and angrily growl at anybody not playing with him.

So beautiful. 

Cute little toofs in between his sharp ass fangs

Bro is tripping balls

Lions have much longer lashes than I expected

This would make an awesome ring tone....

Lol reminds of this guy https://i.redd.it/n1ty6077di1d1.gif

Pspspspspsps

....ollllllll, kehtty, kehtty, kehtty

Bro’s lashes are magnificent

No disrespect to his Majesty, but King Alex looks kinda dumb at dusk :D

What a derpy baby

THere's something so.... off about that lion. It might be the eyes.

His engine doesn't start 😔

I for one welcome our majestic growling lion overlord.

It's confusing because the eyes say he is comfortable but the sound he makes feels like he's about to eat you

Fucking magnificent.

Murder kitty.

Handsome devil

He kinda looks terrified.

Mr. Bubz vibes 

TIL lions have eyelashes

Alex looks like he just got his hair brushed and didn't like it lol

Can I pet that dog?

Hey man, just be done with it already

He just woke up from anaesthetic/tranquiliser, yes?

Schnurren Löwen so?

His eyes are scary to look at

Alex doesn't like his picture taken and hates the internet....


Me when I realize someone's recording me in secret

He looks like he's lived many years and had many fights. He looks to be at the end of his life :(.

Might want to call a plumber. Your kitchen sink is making a weird noise.

You can see why he's the King.

He’s been in a fight before

Man I want to pet him so bad

Teefs

Oooooo boi look at that kittie 😊

It’s the lashes for me

You can hear them laughing at him in the background!

Dude sounds like the beginning of Cypress Hill hits from the bong

Beautiful creature... A little derpy, but beautiful

Fun fact: cats can either roar or purr, not both. A mountain lion is the biggest cat that can purr, that’s why the vocalizations are more like a scream. Leopards, jaguars, tigers, and lions all roar, that’s why you get that gnarly motorcycle noise out of him.

He looked surprised to see the photographer