These incredible images show, how the bond between a man and pride in big cats. A pride of African lions and the world-distinguished “Lion Whisperer” Kevin Richardson have become the likely stars of a glossy Mercedes-Benz advertising campaign.
The majestic animals climb onto the bonnet of a Mercedes SUV in his wildlife sanctuary in Pretoria South Africa. In the playful photo series, photographer Adrian Steirn is busy raising awareness of the plight of animals in Africa.
His main aim is to take a single picture that shows what legacy we will leave for future generations. Therefore, in one photo Kevin Richardson is wrestling comfortably with two fully-grown lions. The 36-year-old photographer heard a 2-tonne jeep creak and move and observe the dents in the car that the lion had left behind.
It was an extremely unbelievable experience and fascinating to see the size of their paws. The lions were off to jump onto the vehicle, how acrobatic animals they are. Kevin Richardson is a conservationist and founder of wildlife sanctuary, who brought millions of their fans into discussion about lion conversation.
He has now more than 30 lions and has an intimate bond with his cats. His best practice is to use love, understanding, and trust to develop bonds with animals. Although, he has shown his skills in several documentaries mainly focusing on relationships with animals. He wanted to show the plight of lions both in captivity and in the wild.
Stein the photographer is extremely bewildered by the relationship between Kevin and the big cats. He put his soul and heart into lion conversation, showing their massive value to our world in this way was a great opportunity. The lions weren’t wild but habituated lions with huge carnivores. They are extremely big animals so a natural fear is absolutely in my heart, and I was very well aware of them because things can go wrong very quickly with lions.
They finished they’re worked within 48 hours in Pretoria Welgedacht Private Game Reserve. These days, lion numbers are significantly decreasing and the current population is roughly falls into 20,000 only as compared to 100,000 in the early 1990s.
