Marlice van Vuuren plays with a semi-tamed lioness at The Harnas ...

Tue Dec 26, 1:21 PM ET

Marlice van Vuuren plays with a semi-tamed lioness at The Harnas Wildlife Foundation farm in Gobabis, Namibia, Oct. 25, 2006. The Harnas Wildlife Foundation, is home to 310 orphaned animals and offers visitors a unique chance to get close enough to touch, brush or even walk cheetah, leopards and lions.

(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)