# Kevin Richardson

> Kevin Richardson walks with lions the way most people walk dogs - close, calm, unprotected. The South African conservationist built a YouTube following by crossing lines most wildlife experts won't, earning the nickname that explains both the draw and the risk.

*South African animal behaviourist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kevin-richardson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1974-10-08
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born 8 October 1974, Richardson taught himself to work with apex predators without formal zoology training. He runs a sanctuary where he handles lions, black leopards, spotted hyenas, and striped hyenas in ways that blur the usual distance between human and animal. The YouTube channel that made him "The Lion Whisperer" trades on footage most viewers have never seen: a man lying beside a lion, no fence between them, the animal's breath close enough to count.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 76.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 11.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 9.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 90.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #10
- **Category rank:** #60
- **Total followers across platforms:** 3,420,000

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/lionwhispererSA (@lionwhispererSA)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/lionwhisperersa/ (@lionwhisperersa)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/LionWhispererSA (@LionWhispererSA)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3095690/ (@nm3095690)
- **WEBSITE**: https://www.lionwhisperer.co.za/
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_NS4MiiHAFo3CYI7fRSLtQ (@@lionwhisperertv, 3,420,000 followers)

## Sources
- [Кевін Річардсон (зоолог)](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D1%96%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3))
- [كيفن ريتشاردسون (مدرب حيوانات)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%86_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8_%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA))
- [كيفن ريتشاردسون (مخرج افلام)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%86_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85))
- [Кевин Ричардсън](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD)
- [Kevin Richardson](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Richardson)
- [Kevin Richardson (Zoologe)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Richardson_(Zoologe))
- [Kevin Richardson (zookeeper)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Richardson_(zookeeper))
- [Kevin Richardson (naturalista)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Richardson_(naturalista))
- [کوین ریچاردسون (نگهبان باغ‌وحش)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%BA%E2%80%8C%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%B4))
- [Kevin Richardson (zoologie)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Richardson_(zoologie))
- [Kevin Richardson (mai kula da namun daji)](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Richardson_(mai_kula_da_namun_daji))
- [Kevin Richardson](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Richardson)
- [Ричардсон, Кевин (зоолог)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD_(%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253621)
- [Kevin Michael Richardson](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24362)

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