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Brave Alex Larenty proves he really is a game warden – as he grabs a lion by his, er, pride.

British-born Alex, 50, took a firm grip on Jamu at a reserve near Johannesburg to show another keeper just how much the huge beast likes him.

Alex said: “I was showing another warden that Jamu trusts me completely.

“People can’t believe it’s real when they see the picture. I tell them ‘yes it’s real, I’m holding a lions’ b****’.”

Hmm. Surely a cuddle would have been enough, Alex?