Animal lover Annel Snyman and her pet cat Timba exemplify the incredible bond that may grow between man and beast. But Timba isn't any ordinary house cat. He's a hulking house lion that may polish of 9lbs of raw meat each day and could bite off her head anytime he liked. But Timba is just a big softie, and loves nothing more than to cuddle around Annel on the sofa of their property in the Waterburg region of South Africa.
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