Forget planking, owling and Tebowing… The latest internet craze is Lion King-ing

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

The latest strange internet phenomenon of Lion King-ing sees pet owners raising a cat or dog into the sky like Simba in the film of the same name

The latest in weird crazes sweeping the internet sees pet owners around the world lifting their animals above their head.
Copying a famous scene from the film The Lion King, the internet phenomenon, follows other such memes as planking, owling and Tebowing.
The videos take their inspiration from the famous scene in the beginning of The Lion King where the wise mandrill Rafiki presents the young Simba to the herd.

Just like the movie: A girl holds a small dog aloft - against a backdrop taken from the film - and recreates the famous scene

Dazed and confused: It appears that some of the pets forced to take part in the craze are not quite sure what to make of it

In the movie the Elton John 'Circle of Life' song is heard, and many of the online videos have the same music.
'I think that everyone with a cat or a small dog has done it before,' said Jeff Wysaski, a blogger on Pleated-jeans.com who made a viral video of the phenomenon from clips other pet owners had posted on YouTube.

The internet trend mirrors that of the famous 'Circle of Life' scene in the Lion King

'I checked on YouTube, and, lo and behold, there were a ton of videos of people doing it. I thought it would be funny to put them together.
'I think most people don’t talk about it, but when you bring it up other cat owners, they’re like, ‘I do that,’ ‘I have done that.'

Now that's dedication: One pet owner even climbs a rock similar to the one in the film to recreate the 'circle of life' scene

Wysaski admitted he 'Lion Kings' his own tabby cat.
'She’s not too happy about it,' he said. 'A lot of the animals are … just putting up with us and our ridiculousness.'
Lion King-ing is the latest internet phenomenon to join the ranks of planking, Tebowing and owling

Going viral: Copying a famous scene from the film The Lion King, the internet phenomenon follows other such memes as planking, owling and Tebowing

Taking off: The craze has attracted a surprising number of devotees on YouTube

The videos take their inspiration from the famous scene in the beginning of The Lion King where the wise mandrill Rafiki presents the young Simba to the herd

Not amused? The man behind the video said the animals were just 'putting up with our ridiculousness'



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