{"id":227855,"date":"2023-05-05T08:47:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T12:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=287324"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:18:34","slug":"meet-dean-schneider-wild-animals-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/meet-dean-schneider-wild-animals-best-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Schneider: The man who&#8217;s earned the trust of some of the world&#8217;s most dangerous animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several years ago, a young man named <strong>Dean Schneider<\/strong> decided to leave his life in Europe behind and moved to Africa. His purpose: <strong>to help wild animals<\/strong>. He is known as &#8220;The Lion King&#8221; and is the founder of a charity called <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deanschneider.com\/hakuna-mipaka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hakuna Mipaka<\/a><\/strong>, whose main goal is to <strong>care for and protect wild animals<\/strong>. Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/photos-profile-created-ia-tiktok-plus-leaks-advance-next-tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media<\/a>, his interactions with animals have made him a celebrity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"TikTok\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/59ae462d-6083-48f2-bee8-25798091f31d\/381293511\/tik-tok-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">TikTok<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tik-tok.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tik-tok.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was born in Switzerland (Zurich) on October 3, 1992, and as he himself tells, he discovered his passion for wildlife at the age of 6 thanks to <strong>Steve Irwin<\/strong>, the famous crocodile hunter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schneider himself shares his activities through social networks, where he accumulates <strong>millions of followers<\/strong> (as is the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tik-tok.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>). There we can see him pose with all kinds of wild animals, always from the prism of respect and love for nature. The young Swiss has managed to generate emotional bonds with the big cats, which has allowed him to get to know them in depth and <strong>understand their behavior<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@deanschneider.official\/video\/7203019582754262277\" data-video-id=\"7203019582754262277\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@deanschneider.official\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@deanschneider.official?refer=embed\">@deanschneider.official<\/a> <p>What would go through Your head if a 200KG (440lbs) Lion would run and jump at You?? <a title=\"lovelions\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lovelions?refer=embed\">#lovelions<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - dean.schneider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7203019613251635973?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; dean.schneider<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His organization, <strong>Hakuna Mipaka<\/strong> (a Swahili word meaning &#8220;without limits&#8221;), is home to thousands of different wild species. There, Schneider not only helps and protects the animals, but is also dedicated to educating as many people as possible about wildlife and the beauty of the animal kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, for example, we can see the young Swiss man with one of the lions he cares for, named Dexter. The lion tries to scare him from behind in a stealthy way. However, the relationship between the two is so close that the young man doesn&#8217;t even flinch at the feline&#8217;s joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6Bgp4-lW6y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px)\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6Bgp4-lW6y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px\"> <div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto\"> <div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6Bgp4-lW6y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Dean Schneider (@dean.schneider)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schneider&#8217;s dedication, love and passion for wild animals has inspired <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/tiktok-when-you-dont-get-paid-at-the-end-of-the-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thousands of people<\/a> around the world to protect and care for wildlife. 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