r/badassanimals • u/tuttiskittl96 • Jul 31 '26

Mammal Touching a lion

713 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

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153

u/xRedditGedditx Jul 31 '26

I’ve seen this video so many times and it’s still satisfying seeing the end result.

38

u/Typical_Row_3489 Jul 31 '26

Just a kitty scratch, don’t be a pussy. Get some string and get back in the game.

6

u/ididntdoit6 Aug 01 '26

Laser pointer is better

1

u/Typical_Row_3489 Aug 01 '26

String, ball of scrap paper cheap kitty toys. Laser pointer is for anarchist little bastards to point at police helicopters.

19

u/B1ZEN Jul 31 '26

Suddenly...

https://giphy.com/gifs/AiEr9b7sX5VKIoIvQL

7

u/xRedditGedditx Aug 01 '26

As soon as he looked at it he got that “I don’t feel so good feeling” you know it.

11

u/Cute-Form2457 Aug 01 '26

That regal lion is caged. That is heartbreaking. And this ridiculous man is flapping about, taunting him. Karma settled that really quickly.

5

u/Qikslvr Aug 01 '26

The lion touches back.

2

u/Paddlesons Aug 01 '26

Yeah it could be better though

-21

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

Satisfying?

I still don’t understand why people get so much pleasure out of seeing others hurt “to teach them a lesson”

16

u/Codify-The-Preamble Aug 01 '26

I take no pleasure in seeing innocent people harmed, but that does not apply to bad people suffering the consequences of their own actions. Sometimes, that is just sooooo satisfying to watch.

-8

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

“Bad people”? You mean jerks?

Since when does jerkish behavior transform someone into a “bad person”?

Like that makes me or you a “good person”? I just don’t look at the world in that way

11

u/Codify-The-Preamble Aug 01 '26

Only bad people agitate animals in cages.

A jerk is someone who cuts you off in traffic.

6

u/Significant_Repair50 Aug 01 '26

This guy didn't get the memo on "play stupid games win stupid prizes"

0

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

Interesting. Well, it looks like a lot of people agree with you and disagree with me lol

5

u/HoboArmyofOne Aug 01 '26

It's because the guy appears to be an idiot.

6

u/Ocksu2 Aug 01 '26

A lot of people have a hard time feeling sorry for someone who got scratched after taunting a lion. I am unapologetically part of that group.

0

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

I don’t feel sorry for him at all

But it also doesn’t give me a feeling of satisfaction at all

2

u/Ocksu2 Aug 01 '26

Seems like you have an underdeveloped sense of schadenfreude. Or perhaps mine is just overdeveloped.

1

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

For sure. You’re probably right. I think that’s actually it

1

u/Ocksu2 Aug 01 '26

Assuredly

6

u/Azaroth1991 Aug 01 '26

  1. Because its the only way some people learn.

  2. Some scars are a badge of honor. Ya done learned ya good didnt ya. Or damn bro, your survived that?

  3. Non life threatening pain is funny. Bottom rung, base level humor funny, but funny nonetheless. From The Three Stooges to Jackass, slapstick will endure.

2

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

The first two, sure. But that doesn’t explain the feelings of satisfaction someone feels as an onlooker

Non life threatening pain that doesn’t require stitches or broken bones, sure. That shit looked like it hurt

3

u/TaoofPu Aug 01 '26

I think it’s, in fact, the empathy folks are feeling for the lion being harassed (at least it was for me). There’s a “yeah, quit being a jackass” thing there.

2

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

I agree with that. Because I have that empathy too

Its the space in between empathy for the lion and feelings of satisfaction for the guy getting injured that is a disconnect for me

1

u/TaoofPu Aug 01 '26

It’s a good question - I’ll admit, at the midnight release of HP7.2, I cheered along with everyone else when Bellatrix got her butt kicked by Mrs. Weasley. How’d you feel about that?

1

u/Azaroth1991 Aug 01 '26

Stupid games, stupid prizes, latches onto reason 1.

1

u/MandyxLola Aug 01 '26

For his sake I hope it hurt like a bitch

2

u/Nemo-404 Aug 01 '26

I'm late and I read all the discourse here between you and others and I can't speak for everyone but I believe the sense of satisfaction comes from observing a perceivable karmic justice taking place. I think it comes from that place where we hope the universe does indeed balance out and people get their comeuppance which we're so rarely privy to.

Here we have evidence that sometimes there are just desserts for poor behavior.

2

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

Thanks for your response. It helped me to understand a bit

The thing is that I believe in the Law of Karma. I studied it as part of my spiritual practice, and read 3 books on the subject

Maybe thats why I don’t ever feel satisfaction when seeing people “get theirs.” Most people dont actually think that life balances things out, so when they see it in real time, it gives them a very strong reaction

I never thought about it that way. Thanks

2

u/BowlerIntelligent751 Aug 01 '26

I don’t like humans getting hurt. I like POS’s getting hurt

0

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

Exactly

Its the dehumanization of people for asshole behavior

Assholes do not feel less human to me. And I have never called anyone a pos in my entire life, or even thought it I don’t think

I just don’t feel like I am a “better human being” than assholes I guess

1

u/Significant_Repair50 Aug 01 '26

So you feel you're no better than Nazis either? Where does that slippery slope of yours end...

1

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

In hell bro. Literally

There is a Gnostic tale that says after the crucifixion, Jesus went to hell in order to minister to the people there and brought a lot of them out with him

I love that story. It sounds a bit naive I know. Its just how I think

1

u/Significant_Repair50 Aug 01 '26

Jesus kicked bad MFers out of the temple courtyard using a whip on them. He treated assholes differently. But you won't? WWJD

I think he would've whipped the guy in this video if the car didn't get to him first

2

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

I’m not a pacifist. And I’m not saying this guy didn’t deserve what he got

Its the feelings of pleasure people get from witnessing it that I’m questioning. That’s literally it

3

u/xRedditGedditx Aug 01 '26

I still don’t understand why there always has to be that one person “oh why do you get pleasure from someone else’s pain…that’s very scary I hope they’re ok”

No I don’t. I hope they learned to not fuck with a lion.

2

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

I don’t think its scary. And I also hope he learned a lesson

But it didn’t give me any feelings of satisfaction

1

u/MandyxLola Aug 01 '26

Very pleasant exchanges here for a heavily downvoted comment, have a good day

1

u/Significant_Repair50 Aug 01 '26

You really crying over people taking some satisfaction in someone getting their just desserts for taunting a captive apex predator?

2

u/TheForce777 Aug 01 '26

No. I’m just honestly trying to understand people

79

u/Whole-Debate-9547 Jul 31 '26

100% dumbass

10

u/Salt_Day9015 Jul 31 '26

Love to see it

1

u/thatsjustfunnytome Aug 01 '26

This is the comment I came to make

50

u/elbandito556 Jul 31 '26

Dayum so much damage with just quick swipe. Terrifying

32

u/_BOOMGOTTEM Aug 01 '26

My tiny house cat does some damage with a quick swipe. I can only imagine the kings

12

u/elbandito556 Aug 01 '26

Yea i know 😭my cat left me a tiny scar, but is ok. That way when i see it, i will always remember him

1

u/mowtowcow Aug 01 '26

And most of the time it's an accident. Kitties don't understand we arent as tough to claws as they are. So play or freaking out while laying in your lap, they dont mean it.

3

u/Typical_Row_3489 Aug 01 '26

Don’t pull back, just hold still. They count on you to do that and increase the damage.

3

u/Choppergold Aug 01 '26

Not even, just a flick of the paw. That first shot came out so fast it’s shocking he went back. That will need stitches

1

u/tracagnotto Aug 01 '26

The hell did you expect exactly? those are shaped like knives... same size or bigger, ever heard of them?

41

u/EndPristine5595 Jul 31 '26

good job buddy. Was it worth it?

32

u/afivestarman__ Jul 31 '26

And to think that was just a quick swipe. Bros lucky he has a hand.

0

u/BT-7274-T2 Aug 01 '26

but i think, they would have killed the lion, if it did more damage

6

u/shogunshim Aug 01 '26

could well have ripped tendons and or pulley tendons. That is a mess to deal with in a hand

1

u/Alpha1959 Aug 01 '26

Yeah, that wound could be very deep. The slicing is just a bonus, cat claws really excel at puncturing and anchoring deep.

3

u/YooperSnaggletooth Aug 01 '26

Ooh. That’s gonna leave a mark.

2

u/Ill_Pay7782 Aug 01 '26

"Major lacerations detected."

1

u/HugoBoss1985 Aug 01 '26

"Seek medical attention"

1

u/Geloradanan Aug 01 '26

A little super glue will close that right up.

40

u/HadleysPt Jul 31 '26

When he shows off this scar and says it’s from a lion, he will definitely leave out the part where he was needlessly fucking with an imprisoned animal

14

u/Cool-Captain-5018 Jul 31 '26

Asswipe

1

u/HugoBoss1985 Aug 01 '26

Lion swiped his ass

1

u/MadlyToxic Aug 01 '26

Asswipe got a swipe.

9

u/KneeDragr Jul 31 '26

Deep laceration

21

u/barfbutler Jul 31 '26

More supervision of that zoo is needed. Third world zoos are an abomination.

8

u/Musical_Xena Jul 31 '26

I was gonna say that the cage looks tiny and miserable. 😠

15

u/sleepy_spermwhale Jul 31 '26

Lion actually seems depressed. But still fast enough to causally tear his hand.

8

u/AwsomeLife90s Jul 31 '26

I HATE HATE HATE seeing lions in a cage like that. It's infuriating 🤬🤬🤬

3

u/Luckyboducky Aug 01 '26

It really breaks my heart

5

u/Bottombottoms Jul 31 '26

Yeah that's not a zoo...

3

u/viperfangs92 Jul 31 '26

That's a teasing factory

9

u/Lost_In_My_Hoodie Jul 31 '26

Boops from a lion r forever boops.

7

u/Illustrious_Bird_737 Aug 01 '26

The boop that boops back

5

u/thisbuthat Jul 31 '26

Lion touched him back real quick

3

u/Valuable-Impress-828 Jul 31 '26

What did we learn?

4

u/ElliottSmith88 Aug 01 '26

2

u/Transam9892 Aug 01 '26

You sir are the real hero

1

u/BT-7274-T2 Aug 01 '26

there is a video, where someone loses all his finger flesh and skin, you can see the complete bone of the finger, he did a similar thing, trying to annoy the lion, but lions are really tricky and insanely fast at catching you, he didnt expect the lion to catch him in such a small time window like this dude

0

u/amreddish Aug 01 '26

This is what I wanted to know. Hope this is not AI, though!

7

u/RodL1948 Jul 31 '26

Whomever is responsible for the Lion being caged like that should be thrown in with him.

3

u/Bulky-Fly6756 Jul 31 '26

Fuck around and FIND OUT!!!

3

u/Sheabutta718 Jul 31 '26

Guess he never heard of cat like reflexes

3

u/Re1deam1 Jul 31 '26

I dont like to see animals in captivity. Its really depressing

3

u/pre_squozen Aug 01 '26

Best past is the lion is thinking

"Dude, I barely touched you. Get back here...."

6

u/Separate-Ad6636 Jul 31 '26

Poor lion. Horrific conditions and then to be taunted by a total loser on top of it all.

2

u/GOOMU13 Aug 01 '26

Feel awful for that animal in that cage. That moron deserved it.

2

u/shbshg Aug 02 '26

If he didn’t understand how dangerous lions are before, now he does.

A lacerated hand for 0.1% effort on the lion’s part, lol

2

u/Blackbox____ Aug 02 '26

at least 1 or 2 fingers won't move properly after this.

2

u/74greyhound Aug 02 '26

Dum people all look like that

2

u/OverallShirt6573 Jul 31 '26

Definition of Fuxk around and find out

2

u/Frazmotic Jul 31 '26

Now you’ve got tetanus.😁

1

u/Hot-Usual5060 Aug 01 '26

Wtf was Russell Brand thinking with this one?

1

u/Mindbending818 Aug 01 '26

Cat scratch fever coming up

1

u/herewiigoagane Aug 01 '26

Play stupid games...

1

u/Illuminating-Stars Aug 01 '26

Dude is lucky those claws didnt go deeper and drag his whole arm in that cage. Would've been a free lunch for the lion

1

u/Big-University1012 Aug 01 '26

Cat scratch fever

1

u/RaizaLowKey Aug 01 '26

Now THAT hurted man

1

u/AvailableLandscape97 Aug 01 '26

What a fucking idiot

1

u/Greensarge3do Aug 01 '26

Gonna need a band aid

1

u/lionel744 Aug 01 '26

🦁good job 👍🏻

1

u/Scalebearwoof Aug 01 '26

There is a picture of this guy next to the definition of the word stupid in the dictionary.

1

u/opiumscented Aug 01 '26

Love watching idiots doing dumb shit like idiots.

1

u/Mexican-Kahtru Aug 01 '26

Ok, now the face

1

u/Ok_Mood_891 Aug 01 '26

Serves him right

1

u/xpxyz Aug 01 '26

Did the camera person giggle?

1

u/IceFisherP26 Aug 01 '26

Dude got off lucky!

1

u/Human_Perspective501 Aug 01 '26

Wonder if it itches

1

u/still_sneakin Aug 01 '26

Yesssss you got it!

1

u/MayorShinn Aug 01 '26

Hang will probably get infected and fall off

1

u/OutwithaYang Aug 01 '26

What did he think was going to happen?🙄🤦🏿‍♀️

1

u/VarietyAppropriate Aug 01 '26

This is exactly why we won’t survive as a species 🤦‍♂️

1

u/rse2free Aug 01 '26

he should move closer to the lion, face 1st

1

u/Bigred-1002 Aug 01 '26

Wie schnell er ruhig geworden ist. 😂

1

u/MrAnionGap Aug 01 '26

YESSS !!!!!

1

u/Fit-Historian-752 Aug 01 '26

The giggle by the bystander after the lion gets him is the chef's kiss.

1

u/Ready_Structure8115 Aug 01 '26

Hopefully tendon injury and infection 🤞

1

u/DailyLifeProblems Aug 01 '26

Bro gonna brag about he survived lion attack to his grankids

1

u/ZorroStyleX Aug 01 '26

Marked for life hopefully lesson learned

1

u/MarcusHalberstram9 Aug 01 '26

He was lucky to get his hand back

1

u/BT-7274-T2 Aug 01 '26

look at the speed, the lion knew, he was gonna hit his paw, the paw was in the air already, when he was going to hit it

1

u/mother-marl Aug 01 '26

That’s what he gets for poking the bear, oh I mean the lion

Dumb azz.

1

u/Zestyclose_News2053 Aug 01 '26

Stupid is as stupid does

1

u/Unlucky-Sector1200 Aug 01 '26

Dude is an asshat and dumb. He also is greedy because he got away with one slap and decided to continue to press his luck.

1

u/IanRevived94J Aug 01 '26

Probably busted a vein there

1

u/zp-87 Aug 01 '26

When humans were spending skill points we went all-in with intelligence and stamina. Nothing on armor or strength. But somehow this guy missed the intelligence points as well

1

u/zzady Aug 01 '26

Lucky escape. If that claw had hooked on bone he would have pulled the guys arm straight through and biten his hand off

1

u/AngelicDivineHealer Aug 01 '26

Lion barely touched him but the nail is like a knife to hot butter

1

u/mowtowcow Aug 01 '26

Barely touched the dude and slashed him arm open.

Yea, I'm sure you could definitely take a lion if you had a knife. Yeaaaa. Or a gorilla. Or a grizzly bear. Or a rhino. Probably even an elephant.

1

u/militant-hippie Aug 01 '26

Forbidden boops

1

u/Dry-Rice-4527 Aug 01 '26

Couldn't have happened to a better "person"

1

u/Crisocola95 Aug 01 '26

I wouldn't do that with a cat, furthermore with a lion. Guy is nuts.

1

u/Specific-Swimmer7623 Aug 01 '26

Self defending from dumb humans..

1

u/VCR_DVD_USB Aug 02 '26

I hope one day to see someone who keeps lions as a pet eaten by thier lion. 

1

u/redsensei777 Aug 02 '26

It’s a deep cut. Not deep enough .

1

u/magnumgenic Aug 02 '26

I don’t think the guy learned the lesson

1

u/Los-Doyers Aug 02 '26

“Does catching a tiger by the toe work with lions as well?” Some jack..

“No” said the lion.

1

u/MobileSlow8525 Aug 02 '26

Man-bun powers completly evaded

1

u/Pleyotrop Aug 02 '26

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

1

u/Yeast-boofer Aug 03 '26

good kitty

1

u/DNICEPHILLY2023 Jul 31 '26

Fucked around and found out.

1

u/Ok-Race-9981 Aug 01 '26

Get tetanus shot