Valentin Gruener rescued Sirga when she was just a cub, and she hasn’t forgotten the favor. The internet is ripe full of dog and cat rescue stories.
Rescuing an animal can be a really fulfilling experience for a lot of people. With the sheer number of stray cats and dogs roaming every country, it only makes sense for animal rescue to rise to the task.
This man rescued a much, much bigger cat than what we’re used to.
His name is Valentin Gruener, and his newsworthy venture involves a certain cat he rescued. Even though some cats are bigger than others, that doesn’t mean they’re invincible.
Val rescued Sirga the lioness when she was just a cub.
As adults, an African lion can weigh up to 400 pounds. They are the top predators there, and few other animals come to mind first when you hear the word “Predator”. African lions are the face of big predators to the rest of the world.But as large and powerful as they are, their lives have been threatened by – surprise – habitat loss and poaching.
The story of how Sirga came to meet Val is an eye-opening one.
Sirga’s parents were captured for feeding on livestock, and she was born in a camp while her parents were being held there.
There is pretty much no such thing as an “only child” when it comes to lion cubs.
Litters always have at least 2, and Sirga did indeed have siblings. Not anymore though, as her siblings seem to have been killed by other lions in that camp.
Sirga was the lone surviving cub, and her mother refused to feed her too.
That’s when Gruener ended up rescuing her, something she’s grateful for to this day.
