During Spring

The lady who keeps this lion cub as a wonderful pet is Annel Snyman. She resides near Bela Bela in the Waterberg region, South Africa and has always been a lover of animals. So, since she had always loved animals so much, Annel had always been involved with them ever since she was a little girl. She had always been fascinated by all the different animals she gets to see or meet in and around her neighborhood. So when she grew up she did something that most people would find weird. So during springtime, she adopted a lion cub. The cub needed shelter and care so she took charge…

Holding Onto The ‘Cat’

So after she decided to take in the lion cub, Annel soon realized that this was not an easy task. She found out just how tiresome maintaining a huge feline actually was. However, it was not like she was not prepared for it, She had actually done some training to keep the car in her house. The training was for her to be well versed in taking care of a lion. So, Timba the lion cub was soon house-trained as well.

All The Attention

She even revealed that Timba was not one to back down when there is a competitor who tries to take Annel’s attention or the attention he gets. She revealed later to interviewers that he would want all the attention he could get. She even went on to say that it sometimes got difficult to even ignore him!

How They React

Annel had learned to make sure her friends and family got used to her big cat. And since Timba was a rather well-behaved pet, they soon understood how to act around him. But there were other people that Annel had a hard time convincing how harmless her pet was. Her dear neighbors were still very scared of Tim, she says. There was another shocking point she made…

A Permit

Since Annel had been working with animal her whole life, she was skilled enough to take care of wild animals. After opening her own farm, she had an even better experience with animals. She then applied for a permit to The Department of Nature Conservation. They soon gave Annel a permit enabling her to adopt and raise wild animals.