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INCREDIBLE Moment Lioness Is Reunited With Man Who Rescued Her As A Cub

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This is the beautiful moment a lioness is reunited with the man who raised her as a cub.

Kiara, named after the Lion King character, waited patiently for her beloved adopted ‘dad’ before leaping at him excitedly.

Before her dad, a man named Adolfo, even enters the enclosure, Kiara can sense him and excitedly paces around the yard.

Kiara the lioness was reunited with Adolfo after the pair were split up so she could receive care from The Black Jaguar White Tiger Foundation 

As soon as he enters the enclosure, amazingly, she jumps at him and embraces him with a big hug.

Kiara ran out of her enclosure and leapt on her former owner in an endearing show of affection

She brings him to the floor with her leap and begins to nuzzle him while continuing to embrace him with cuddles.

Adolfo had helped raise Kiara when she was a cub in Mexico, but she was rehoused in order to receive more appropriate care as she grew older 

They continue to wrestle and hug for several minutes, and luckily for us, the moment was captured on camera for us to see.

Footage of the reunion was shared by the foundation on Facebook and has since received almost 3 million views

Adolfo rescued Kiara when she was only a baby, but recently she had to move to the Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation as she was in need of some specialist care.

The pair are seen lavishing each other with cuddles in their long-anticipated reunion in Mexico

The foundation, which is based in Mexico, focuses on rescuing big cats, their mission is: “To rescue Big Cats from sad circumstances and provide them with the best lifestyle available. A life governed by Love and respect.”

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Written by Joe Kahlo

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