An African lion seems to have struck up a close friendship with the woman who saved his life.

Through the bars of his cage, an African lion named Jupiter stretches his giant paws around the neck of Ana Julia Torres and plants a kiss on her puckered lips.It could be a kiss of gratitude: Since Jupiter was rescued six years ago from a life of abuse and malnutrition in a traveling circus, Torres has fed and nursed him back to health at her Villa Lorena shelter for injured and mistreated animals.

And, apparently, this isn't only woman who hooks lions (although this one doesn't seem to give hugs back) - check out this video from animal planet:

For more info check out this article on Wikipedia.

For more footage from Christian's documentary check out www.kimbawlion.com

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