Francie Lubbe of South Africa awoke one morning during her safari trip to an impressive sight. Two female lions were licking the outside of her tent! The lions were licking small drops of water left over from a rain storm. Lubbe quickly began taking video of the wild animals. She posted the video on Facebook this week. People from around the world commented about how calm she and her friend in the tent remained when they saw the lions so close. People were also impressed that they decided to take a video. Lubbe was camping in a tent at a national park on the northern border of South Africa near Botswana. The lions are the most famous creatures in the national park. They are called Kalahari lions. They get their name for their home -- the Kalahari Desert. It covers parts of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. Female Kalahari lions weigh about 150 kilograms. Lubbe responded to the many comments about her video. She called the experience “a privilege” and “very special.” She said the cloth door of her tent was open, but the lions did not enter.
Title: An Unusual -- and Wild -- Alarm Clock
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1088/unusual_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='An Unusual -- and Wild -- Alarm Clock' data-article-id='1581'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10000'>Francie Lubbe of South Africa awoke one morning during her safari trip to an impressive sight.</span> <span data-start-time='10000' data-end-time='16292'>Two female lions were licking the outside of her tent!</span> <span data-start-time='16292' data-end-time='24021'>The lions were licking small drops of water left over from a rain storm.</span> <span data-start-time='24021' data-end-time='29500'>Lubbe quickly began taking video of the wild animals.</span> <span data-start-time='29500' data-end-time='33563'>She posted the video on Facebook this week.</span> <span data-start-time='33563' data-end-time='45000'>People from around the world commented about how calm she and her friend in the tent remained when they saw the lions so close.</span> <span data-start-time='45000' data-end-time='49771'>People were also impressed that they decided to take a video.</span> <span data-start-time='49771' data-end-time='58896'>Lubbe was camping in a tent at a national park on the northern border of South Africa near Botswana.</span> <span data-start-time='58896' data-end-time='63563'>The lions are the most famous creatures in the national park.</span> <span data-start-time='63563' data-end-time='67250'>They are called Kalahari lions. </span> <span data-start-time='67250' data-end-time='71604'>They get their name for their home -- the Kalahari Desert. </span> <span data-start-time='71604' data-end-time='77292'>It covers parts of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.</span> <span data-start-time='77292' data-end-time='83208'>Female Kalahari lions weigh about 150 kilograms.</span> <span data-start-time='83208' data-end-time='87729'>Lubbe responded to the many comments about her video.</span> <span data-start-time='87729' data-end-time='93458'>She called the experience “a privilege” and “very special.”</span> <span data-start-time='93458' data-end-time='100042'>She said the cloth door of her tent was open, but the lions did not enter.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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