Of all the big cats, the lion is one of the most terrifying -- but there's one man who isn't scared at all. He's Kevin Richardson, and he's dedicated his career to understanding, conserving and living alongside these majestic beasts. Join Kevin in My Lion Family as he shows you the mighty lion in a fascinating new light.

ABOUT KEVIN RICHARDSON
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Kevin has always shown an interest in all types of creatures large and small and from an early age at just 3, was breeding crickets under his bed and keeping a pet toad called “Paddajie”. He grew from a young boy who cared for so many animals that he was called “The Bird Man of Orange Grove” in his home town to an adolescent who ran wild and, finally, to a man who is able to cross the divide between humans and predators. As a self-taught animal behaviorist, Kevin has broken every safety rule known to humans when working with these wild animals. Flouting common misconceptions that breaking an animal’s spirit with sticks and chains is the best way to subdue them, he uses love, understanding and trust to develop personal bonds with them. His unique method of getting to know their individual personalities, what makes each of them angry, happy, upset, or irritated-just like a mother understands a child-has caused them to accept him like one of their own into their fold.

He has used his unique relationship with these large predators to make documentaries, commercials and feature films.His unusual abilities were spotted by award winning documentary maker Michael Rosenberg who decided to capture these special relationships on film making Dangerous Companions. Since then he has stared in other shows like Growing up hyena and The Lion Ranger series for National Geographic wild. He has been involved in various conservation and research projects in the Okavango delta and Lydenberg areas and as a result produced and presented another documentary on the black leopard called In Search of a Legend-black leopard.

Kevin also produced a feature film called White Lion. The film details the life of a young white lion, “Letsatsi”, who against all odds survives to become the magnificent adult white lion he was born to be.

The filming work Kevin has been involved in over the years has grown and as a result he will be moving together with his animals to a larger big five game reserve in the Dinokeng area Pretoria called The Kingdom Wildlife Sanctuary and opening a luxury lodge.

WEBSITE - http://www.lionwhisperer.co.za