Kevin Richardson LionWhisperer のインスタグラム(lionwhisperersa) - 8月4日 23時15分

For those out there who think I drug the lions in order to interact, I guess technically you may be right in a sense. When Siam hears my car he gets up and waits for me by the gate. What exactly is he waiting for? His daily fix of catnip of course. So in this photo there are many neural pathways lighting up all at once. Head rubbing, which releases oxytocin, licking, chewing and the smell of nepetalactone which gets released from the catnip which gets Siam on a high lasting around 12-15 minutes, of drooling, goofiness and calmness like never seen before in a lion. But think again if you think just putting some catnip on the ground will do the trick. Oh no, Siam only responds when it’s in my hand, mushed up and spread all over his face together with his drool 🤤. That’s the perfect mix to a happy cat. Interestingly enough not all the lions seem to have receptors that respond to catnip and therefore it’s a bit of a trial and error exercise. The gene 🧬 is thought to be hereditary. Generally speaking it’s the lions that love the 💩 that also love the catnip. Go figure!

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