A majestic lion let out a yawn instead of a roar at a sanctuary in Harrismith, South Africa.

In the video, a 6-year-old male lion named Shalom can be seen hugging a rock as the sun sets. Instead of calling or roaring with other lions in the sanctuary, Shalom let out a yawn instead.

“The other lions in our sanctuary started “calling/roaring/communicating” to each other,” said the filmer, who works for GG Conservation. “Shalom was about to join in but then decided to just yawn instead!”

“We hope that our videos will make people fall in love with our lions (indeed all lions), and thereby they will want to help protect the lion species, which is now endangered in the wild,” the filmer added.

Shalom a GG Rock Star. I was filming Shalom, who is a rare 6yr old male white lion, as the sun was setting behind him on the Platberg mountains of Harrismith and as usual around that time all the other lions in our sanctuary started 'calling/roaring/communicating' to each other. Shalom was about to join in but then decided to just yawn instead! He was hugging that rock the whole time, even though his girlfriend Ariel lives with him!
GG Conservation (www.ggconservation.org) is are a non profit org lion sanctuary called GG Lions NPC in Harrismith, South Africa dedicated to protecting, preserving and loving the magnificent lions in our care. We hope that our videos will make people fall in love with our lions (indeed all lions) and thereby they will want to help protect the lion species which is now endangered in the wild. Lions are not just killing machines, they have the most amazing individual characteristics and personalities and are fully capable of emotions and love, not just to other lions but to humans too.