Have you heard about Kevin Richardson, "the Lion Whisperer"?      (these are not considered wild lions anymore)



A video about him:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsXG-TyqrFI
A lioness offers Kevin her newborn cub:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHk43wyk9cM
Swimming together:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNdi9n_U37Y

These are so touching - a depiction of humanity intermingling with beasts - the Garden of Eden story.
There is indigenous knowledge we have separated ourselves from
       - many gifts lost that we could reclaim through insights from gifted people like him . . . and personal, spiritual work that acts as due diligence.
He says, "What I'm trying to show, is that there is a way to have a relationship with all animals . . ."

This is of particular interest to me as I am delving deeply into my Native American healing tribal heritage at the moment
and learning that Shamans & Medicine Doctors ALWAYS had plant & animal "guides" who taught them about life truth.
If this interests you, is this a topic that Co-op famiilies would like to have formatted into a teaching seminar?

What an amazing existence we all live!