Growing up we’ve been told or educated that predators such as lions and tigers are fierce animals we should keep a distance from, let alone being friends with them. 45 year old Gurusamy Permalo, a Curator for Carnivores at Wildlife Reserves Singapore, however has a different perspective and has worked almost half his life with his friends - the lions, tigers, wolves, foxes and other wild cats. How and what continues to thrill and excite him even after 22 years being on the job with what seemed to be dangerous? Jermaine Bee speaks to Gurusamy about his interesting career - A curator for carnivores of a night safari.