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As Congress millimeters inches towards a solution for privately owned big cats, animal lovers are on both sides of the fence on the issue.

Some believe, like Tippi Hedren, that big cats are natural born killers and they don't belong in cooped up spaces that many owners have set up.

Others, though, agree with

Tags: animal lovers, big cats, congress, lions, pol, tigers

This isn't a football reference or some exaggeration.

Chad Ochocinco, football star, was literally peed on by a lion.

He said:

"Swear to lil 10 pound bearded baby Jesus, I just got peed on by a real lion. I'm not lying either. And y'all wonder why I don't go out!"

He and his fiancée Evelyn Lozanda, were at a charity event for Voices for Children when a caged lion at the event sprayed pee

Tags: accident, cat, cats, chad ochocinco, charity, children, football, funny, lion, lions, pee, twitter

"Was" being the keyword.

In his new movie, We Bought A Zoo, while starring alongside Scarlett Johansson, Matt Damon was in very close contact with all sorts of animals.

Even with all the wild lions and tigers hanging around the set, there was only one thing that truly scared Damon… the snakes!

An ET interviewer said to Damon:

"Scarlett revealed to us that you have kind of a fear of snakes."

And Damon responded:

"I did. I got over it."

He said that it was Scarlett's constant teasing that helped him get over his fear. And the fact that the young child actors were more than willing to be covered in the snakes.

Way to go Matt! There's nothing to fear from silly, slithery snakes!

[Image via David Bodrick/DMBJ/WENN.]

Tags: fear, film, lions, matt damon, phobia, scarlett johansson, snakes, tigers, we bought a zoo

Kevin Richardson is a zoologist who specializes in lions.

He runs a lion sanctuary in South Africa and is literally part of a pride of lions!

Crazy!

Check out the above video to see how amazingly gentle these enormous predators are with Kevin.

Tags: big cats, cheetahs, lions, predators, pride, south africa

If you live in Ohio… STAY INDOORS!

Wild animals are literally running loose in Ohio.

School is cancelled, and people are asked to stay in their homes.

Police have been shooting to kill due to the high volume of escaped, dangerous animals, including lions, tigers, bears and many more.

Check out the above video to learn more details from police on the scene.

Tags: bears, danger, escape, lions, police, shoot to kill, tiger, wild life

What a well thought out plan!

Fate tempter zoo ownerAlexander Pylyshenko announced he's gonna live with two of his lions in their cage at his private Ukrainian zoo for 35 days!!

Alex says his goal is to raise awareness about the living conditions of animals in captivity — but we're purdy sure staying alive is ranked right above that.

"I hope that spirit and optimism with which I approach this project, will be understood and supported by the people for whom life-saving rare species of animals is not an empty sound. Only together we can give our children this wonderful world of wildlife."

The married father of two is gonna sleep next to the lions and even eat meat fed to him through the bars of the cage.

We're rooting for Alex. But srsly, we won't be surprised if our update on his atempt is not good news.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: captivity, lions, married, news, owner, scary, stupid, wildlife, zoo

AWWWWW!!

Simba and Nala are real, and they are tired!

He hates being the big spoon, but know what? That's love.

Cue Elton John.

[image via National Geographic]

Tags: awww, cuteness, elton john, lion, lions, national geographic, picture