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Ready for my close up!
This is the incredible moment a lioness put her arm around a woman and gave her a hug as she posed for a picture.
Lina Jek, 42, was smiling for the camera in front of the enormous animal when it suddenly stood up and touched her shoulder.
The eight-month-old lioness then pulled her closer and touched its head against hers to create the perfect pose for a photograph.
Lina couldn't help but laugh as her husband, Chris, snapped the once-in-a-lifetime image of the two cuddling up together.
The couple had been visiting The Lion Park near Johannesburg in South Africa where visitors can interact with the creatures up to the age of eight months.