All living beings have the same essential core stuff that supports their being. It is the covering of the individual's nature gained over years, because of genetic imprint and environmental conditions, that an individual is shaped.
Pets when raised since they were cubs, often think themselves in the image of human beings, and have a difficult time getting rehabilitated in their habitat .
This is an unique story where both the environment made the lion act as human as well as the genetics made him survive the wild after getting rehabilitated.