WATCH: Huge lioness hugs her human friend

Some people are like cats, but Val Gruener loves them, and his gigantic feline friend loves him too.

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In a video posted to TikTok, you can see Val walk up to Sirga the lioness's cage and when he opens the gate, she pounces on him.

It turns out the two are great friends, and Sirga lies on top of Val and rubs her head all over him before rolling onto her back, pinning him down.

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People were in awe of their relationship and commented: "My toxic trait is thinking I can do this to any wild animal because they can sense how much I love them."

Watch the video below:

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