The movie actress Tippi Hedren who starred in several Hollywood movie classics directed by the famous director Alfred Hitchcock lived with an adult lion as a pet while bringing up her daughter, the movie actress Melanie Griffith during the 1970’s in California.

Here are some extraordinary photos taken at that time showing the family and this strange pet living and enjoying their lives just as any other family who has a cat or dog as the family pet. This lion appears to be domesticated and the family was never attacked. It is amazing to see these photo so please enjoy!

In the Swimming Pool with a Lion.

▼ Here is a photo of the actress Melanie Griffith in the swimming pool with her pet lion.

▼ A playful bite on the head of one of the children.

▼ These children who play with this animal have a huge sense of trust that they will not be harmed or attacked.

A Lion in the kitchen.

▼ The pet lion is able to look directly into the refrigerator at eye level.

▼ A housekeeper casually steps over the lion sprawled out on the kitchen floor is a surreal image.

In the living room.

▼ The owner reads the newspaper using the lion’s mane as a fluffy pillow.

▼A lion can be a wonderful pillow to lie against on the living room floor.

▼ Sometimes, the huge size of this male lion can easily interrupt someone trying to get some work done.

Even in bed.

▼ A lion lying in bed.

▼ Look at the lion’s tail protruding from the bed sheets.

By the way, Tippi Hedren who was the owner of the lion and a passionate animal rights activist was eventually forced to relinquish this animal since it became illegal in California to own such a pet at home. The lion was transferred to an animal shelter to live.

These photos are truly amazing though it must have been difficult to care for such an animal and quite dangerous.