Kevin Richardson
South African animal behaviourist · South Africa · On the map · Directors · Born 1974 · age 52
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.
Kevin Richardson is read about 99 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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Zéro LimiteSeries2015
Killer IQ: Lion vs. HyenaFilm
Wild Cats 3DFilm, 2015narrator2013
African SafariFilm2010
The Lion RangerSeries
White LionFilm, 2010Producer
خبير الأسودFilm, 20102005
Dangerous CompanionsFilmIn Search Of A Legend: Black LeopardFilm1974Born8 October 1974Filmography 7
10 credits on file
Television 2
Media & music
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3.5M subscribers
About this person
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.
