{"id":484991,"date":"2026-03-20T01:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T01:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/484991\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T01:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T01:19:15","slug":"lions-energetic-playfulness-with-big-bouncy-ball-radiates-peak-kitty-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/484991\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion\u2019s Energetic Playfulness With Big Bouncy Ball Radiates Peak Kitty Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is always adorable when mighty, massive animals, such as a fully grown lion, act like they are still a baby. Or in this case, a playful kitten<\/a>. All it takes is his human mama coming into his enclosure with a big bouncy ball, and Tsavo, the lion, is reliving the best of his playful kitty days once again!<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t really get any more adorable than this! From his undeniably playful<\/a> kitty energy to the affectionate way his human mama plays with him, you can tell that Tsavo is not only a big kitty at heart, but that he is also a total sweetheart!<\/p>\n

As soon as Tsavo\u2019s human mama brings out his big bouncy ball, he knows it is playtime. And boy, oh boy, does he love to play with it! Tsavo rolls around on the ground with his ball, playfully pawing at it and even nibbling on it a bit. He also loves jumping for his ball and swiping at it. Honestly, he looks just like a kitten when he plays with it.<\/p>\n

At one point, he even makes a remarkable catch when his human mama tosses his big ball in the air, catching it with both of his mighty paws with ease!<\/p>\n

Related: Baby Lion Cubs’ Precious Toe Beans During Zoo Checkup Have the Internet Obsessed<\/a><\/p>\n

While some people might be afraid of playing with such a big cat, even though he totally gives off harmless kitten vibes, Tsavo\u2019s human mama is totally comfortable around him, and he is remarkably gentle around her.<\/p>\n

Clearly, the two of them enjoyed a very special bond! It\u2019s just so adorable and inspiring to watch a gorgeous animal and their human share a special bond like this.<\/p>\n

Tsavo and His Human Mama Are an Inspiration\"A<\/p>\n

A lion playing with a ball by the water.Image via Shutterstock&sol;Julie julie<\/p>\n

(Image via Shutterstock&sol;Julie julie)<\/p>\n

Many viewers on social media found the relationship between Tsavo and his human mama to be inspiring. Some social media users commented that seeing videos like this really brightened their day: \u201cThank you for always bringing light into this dark world.\u201d<\/p>\n

While other viewers on social media thought that Tsavo was \u201cjust a big cat,\u201d or a \u201cbig kitty,\u201d while commenting how much they loved his adorable \u201cbig toe beans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although some social media users did express concern for the fact that Tsavo is a lion, \u201cI love your work. I pray they never turn on you,\u201d and they wanted to know if this woman had \u201cever been hurt by any of [her] cats,\u201d while adding that they \u201cwould be nervous he would accidentally get [her] with his big claws.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published by PetHelpful<\/a> on Mar 18, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is always adorable when mighty, massive animals, such as a fully grown lion, act like they are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[172117,90,172116,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-484991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-playful-kitten","tag-science","tag-tsavo","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}