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Lioness sees Simba toy, paws at glass to get stuffed animal

Fast Facts about Lions, the King of the Jungle
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
July 23, 2018

Can you feel the love tonight?

A lioness is caught on video smitten with a stuffed animal from the Disney animated classic “The Lion King.”

The viral video was shot at the Oklahoma City Zoo recently. Mary Jo Robertson was there with her 5-year-old niece, KFOR reported.

The video shows the lioness coming to the glass separating her from the crowd. The lioness can see following the stuffed animal as the little girl walks back and forth, KFOR reported. She even paws at the glass to get to Simba.

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