It
happened in the 70’s. The famous actress Melanie Griffith was forced to live in
a house full of big savage animals, including a lion called Neil. She was 19 at
the time. All of that happened because of her parents. The actress Tippi Hedren
and Melanie’s stepfather wanted to film a movie featuring big cats. To
understand them better, the animal trainer suggested that the family lived with
the animals. These pics show us how a man can survive under the same roof with
a dangerous predator.
At
first sight it seems like they were pretty happy together, but it wasn’t
entirely true. During the shooting of the movie one of the lionesses attacked
Melanie. Doctors put 50 stiches on her face, and one of the camera men needed a
surgery because of a severe lesion. 70 people in total got hurt during the
shooting of the movie “Roar”.
Melanie
is playing with a lion in a pool, California.
Neil
is playing with a boy.
The
lion bites Melanie's leg while she is jumping into the pool.
Melanie's
mother is playing with Neil.
Neil
is lying in bed with Melanie.
These
friends slept in the same bed.
Sometimes
they used Neil as a cushion, and he was OK with it.
A
joyful cat fight.
Neil
is revising the fridge.
Noel
is trying to work, but Neil wants to play.
The
outstanding experience of coexisting with a lion pushed Tippi Henden to
establish a fund named "The Roar Foundation", that dedicated to
educating people about the dangers of having a wild animal as a pet. Share this
amazing story with your friends!
Source
: ribalych.ru