It may look like this jaguar is about to attack a man, but...

Who would have guessed that this intimidating jaguar is really just a big ol' softie?

Instagram user @bofokaram uploaded footage on Friday of a man standing at an animal sanctuary in Mexico when, suddenly, the jaguar creeps up from behind.

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Much to the jaguar’s surprise, the man spins around and scares the living daylights out of the animal. The jaguar then jumps onto a ledge, sticks his face out toward the man with its jaw open and surprisingly kisses the man over and over again.

The viral video has been viewed more than 79,000 times.

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According to the New York Daily News, Eduaro Serio and his organization, the Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation, saved the animal, who was named after Superman.

(h/t NY Daily News)

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