Seriously? A lion?

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(08-03-2015, 11:50 AM)nevergonnachange Wrote: Cool mount?  He's got something that shows he was in the same zip code as the lion.  He was in about as much danger from the lion as I am if I go to the freaking zoo.  If he wants to show how much of a 'man' he is, why not get up close with the lion and take his chances?

Yep.  This was what was called a habituated lion. He was a known study.  He had been tagged, tracked and filmed.
There was no bravado at all involved here.  They tricked a vulnerable animal...basically taking advantage of his circumstance more than hunting him.