The Legendary Life of Tarzan by Steve Sipik

According to US media reports on the 25th, former American film actor Steve Sipik was unfortunately involved in a fire while filming a Spanish version of the "Tarzan" movie in the 1970s. When he was about to die, a lion participating in the filming of the movie rushed into the sea of ????fire and rescued him.

In order to repay the life-saving grace of the lion, Sipik has since left the film industry and devoted his life to protecting and adopting those ferocious beasts that have lost their forest homes and become homeless. In the past 40 years, Sipik has adopted at least more than 100 lions, tigers and jaguars. Not only does he eat and sleep with these beasts, but his only son has also lived with these lions and tigers since he was a child. A lion rushed into the fire to save people

According to reports, 68-year-old Steve Sipik is a former American film actor. He was born in Croatia and immigrated to the United States when he grew up. After 8 years in the United States, he entered Hollywood and played the leading role "Tarzan" in a new Spanish version of the movie "Tarzan".

However, Steve's film career soon died suddenly due to a fire. When he was filming the second "Tarzan" movie, a fire suddenly broke out in the studio. Steve, who was trapped in the sea of ????fire, could not find a way out. He thought he was dead. But what he never imagined was that a lion "Samson" participating in the filming of the movie suddenly rushed into the sea of ????fire and rescued him.

Adopted more than 100 lions, tigers and leopards in 40 years

Steve recalled: "Because the fire left me partially disabled, I knew I would never be able to play 'Tarzan' again. ’. I realized a higher calling was calling me, and I knew I had to obey it—and that’s what I’ve done for the past 40 years.”

It is reported that in the past. In the past 40 years, Steve has adopted at least more than 100 lions, tigers and jaguars. His home is simply like a wildlife park. Over the years, he has almost always eaten, lived and even shared the same place with these beasts. Sleep!

Love tigers more than sons

In Steve’s compound, lions and tigers can roam freely in the yard, but on the contrary, the invited guests Must be isolated behind a secure iron fence. When reporters visited, although the adult lions and tigers were isolated outside Steve's house, a little tiger named Lipa was allowed into the kitchen to enjoy a "lunch" from a bottle.

Steve told reporters: "I love this little tiger to death. It is so special. It bites me at any time. It loves me. I have to accept this. It is a tiger. A tiger, I don't want to change its nature. It touches my heart deeply and I can never bear to force it out of my house. In my eyes, it will always be my baby. He is a terror in my house, he bites everything in the house, he bites the sofa, he bites the chairs, but we have to accept it because this is how we live. I love Lipa more than she loves me. My son, I don’t even know why.”

Having “love and trust” with the beast

Although Steve is now 68 years old, he still believes that he has. Strength can survive such an attack.

However, Steve said that the reason why he can survive until now, living with beasts day and night, is not based on physical strength, but on the spiritual connection with these beasts.

Steve said: "It's about love. Once you love something, you forget about fear. You trust them and they trust you. Once you have love and Trust, you and these beasts will become a family."