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I haven't been cuddled by a giant lion, just leaned on against the chainlink fence. I have a friend who was knocked over by a half-grown lion who just wanted to steal her hair bunchie and play. She pulled every muscle in her body when lion-babe tackled her.
Let's just say that it's a good thing there's some fence between lion and guy, because otherwise the lion would be all "OMG, I didn't mean to kill you" if he got too cuddly.
I have, however, been climbed on by two lion cubs while sitting in their enclosure. They have big powderpuff paws. One of them climbed onto my shoulders and put his paws on my head, then jumped off and tugged at my sleeve to try to knock me over.