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bond: Timba, who is a year and six months old, can often be found
playing with Annel Snyman in the garden and helping himself to food in
her kitchen
Best
fiends: As these remarkable pictures show, Annel has now formed an
incredible bond with the 120kg lion, after adopting him as a cub in
March last year
Lion
love: The 31-year-old, who lives in the Waterberg region of South
Africa, just outside Bela-Bela, said she loved her unconventional pet
Couldn't
let go: Big softie Timba (pictured here as a cub) also enjoys going for
walks with Annel's six-year-old dog, Diesel and 'helping out' with
everyday chores around the house
Paw-some buddies: As a cub Timba could often be found snoozing in Annel's bed
Cat
a sight of this: Unsurprisingly, she says the neighbours are still
amazed by Timba and often slow down when driving past to catch a glimpse
Lion's
lair: Annel's love for animals started six years ago when, with help
from her mother and father, she opened a guest house - called Loebies
Guestfarm - on the land where she lives
Playful: Timba has grown from a cub (left) to a huge lion (right), but he's still as playful as ever
Cats and dogs: Timba has lots of friends on her animal-friendly ranch, but his best pal is Diesel the dog
Meaty treat: Naturally, Timba developed a taste for raw meat from a very early age
Chewy: This picture was taken at a time when Timba could still fit inside Annel's kitchen
Training: But Timba also likes nothing more than to relax with Annel - and can be very attentive
'For
me, working with these animals was therapy and unbeknown to me at the
time, the start of a whole new passion s difficult to do day-to-day
things but I do manage to live a normal life - well normal for me
anyway.'
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