Mexican rescue center for big cats takes cast-offs from cartel honchos
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Black Panther White Lion Foundation founder Eduardo Serio with some of his 260 charges.
A Bengal tiger at the Foundation.
Serio with a male African lion.
Serio seems entirely unafraid of the large predators.
A white lioness named Africa nibbles on Serio's fingers. "She’s a bit of a gangster," he said.
The black panther Cielo, who was the first big cat Serio took in and inspired the establishment of the foundation.
Africa in a moment of repose.
Serio without any of his furry friends.
A group of lions at the foundation.
Serio in the lion's den. He refers to himself as the "Papa Bear" of the foundations' cats.
Serio with a Bengal tiger.
A lion at the foundation. When a Mexican narcotrafficker buys a lion or tiger cub to show off to his friends, it takes an average of two months to regret the decision to live alongside another top predator.