Lion Roar Scares Bystanders

Mitch Battros and daughter Alexa at the zoo Dec. 1st 2015

[TheCarlScharnberg]

If you ever hear something like this in real life, it shocks you. It is SO loud, no video can capture what it actually sounds like. It's crazy how loud it is, and how it vibrates.

[shineayandrews]

Imagine lions wandering around like stray cats doing this shit at night.

[drake]

He's plotting his escape with the zebra, giraffe and hippo.

[desitime]

Fun fact: Lions roar with their voice to the ground making it travel a further distance and making it a lot louder. For reference the Lions roar is around 114 Decibels which is just about the same as a bolt of lightning and some can reach roars as loud as jet engines.

[fruitfarmfactory]

1:11
Lions expression: _"Did you get that?"_
Man: _"I got it"_

[mutalechanda]

They use this particular type of roar to send messages over long distances up to 5 miles away.

[wrappedaroundmyfinger]

The lion posed at the end like “thank y’all for coming”

[iammodestykazi]

You can see the diaphragm moving with the intensity of the roar. And then he rests like a king 🦁👑

[sally-]

I heard one when I was 11(ish) at the SF Zoo. I am now 53 and have NEVER heard anything close to it. It was loud, thunderous, vibrating and you felt it in your chest and ears. I hope to one day hear it again🦁

[HauntFreak]

“Shut up!”
“No YOU shut up!”
“No YOU shut up!”

[larsw]

I was lucky enough to witness a lion's roar in the zoo in my hometown with nothing but a shallow ditch of water between us. I will never forget this feeling. It brings a memory to life that's not a personal one, but one inscribed into our genes as a species. The memory of falling prey to a superior animal and getting eaten.

[selfdiscipline]

The tiger at the back roaring like a Cow lol

[holylandfan]

Even the child ‘got’ how truly majestic, amazing, and impressive that was. He remained quiet until the Lion was finished, unlike many children would do.

[ayonib]

You can't imagine how powerful a lion roars, I remember once at the zoo in Morocco, I was watching One of the rarest types of lions called the Atlas lion, or the Barbarian lion . Suddenly, one of the lions made a huge roar, until today I won't forget that roar. It was so strong that I felt my lungs vibrate because of the power of the sound. It was majestic and scary too.

[georgemallory]

There was a big male doing this at the Phoenix Zoo when I was there and he was on the other end of the zoo a long long way away. It towered over every other sound. Awesome.

[californialove]

Let's be real though, the roar at 1:14 was the best.

[Kathy_Bennett]

He's talking to his good friend in another zoo in a different state. He is so talented!

[JayBrown-xsps]

That kid's "Wow!" is what I live for.

[streamofawareness]

The annoying people who rev their cars up the street don’t have anything on a lion!

[shakycam]

This sorta gives you an idea of how loud it is. It seriously thuds in your chest it’s so loud. And if you aren’t expecting it, it does something to your knees that make them want to run away with or without you. It’s really scary in person.