For mega-wealthy young
men of the Gulf Arab states nothing says 'I am rich' more aptly than to
Instagram yourself and your lion or cheetah posing alongside your Mercedes or
Lamborghini or motoring along in a speedboat.
Showing off the Persian
Gulf's latest 'ultimate status symbol', the penchant for posting big cat photos
on Instagram betrays the young men's sheer bravado or stupidity, depending on
your point of view. Indeed, while the intimacy on display the owners seem to
share with their cats is clearly touching, others could possibly think of
better ways to flaunt their wealth than sharing feeding time or bathing with
fully grown 400pound lions
Eagerly followed by over
250,000 followers on the popular photo-sharing website, Humaid AlBuQaish, has
become cult viewing as he regularly posts himself and his big cats online.
While it is not entirely clear what AlBuQaish does for a living or how he accumulated his fabulous wealth and pets, it is clear that he lives a life of luxury that most can only dream of.
Trusting his cats implicitly, AlBuQaish is pictured feeding his menagerie of lethal predators and wrestling with them - all the while showing off the fact that he owns such magnificent creatures.
