Imagine being so close to a lion that you can stroke his mane, feel his chest rise and fall as he breathes and look deeply into his mouth at his giant teeth. News4's Wendy Rieger got to do that recently when Luke, the top lion at the National Zoo, had a dental exam.

Imagine being so close to a lion that you can stroke his mane, feel his chest rise and fall as he breathes and look deeply into his mouth at his giant teeth. News4's Wendy Rieger got to do that recently when Luke, the top lion at the National Zoo, had a dental exam.

Imagine being so close to a lion that you can stroke his mane, feel his chest rise and fall as he breathes and look deeply into his mouth at his giant teeth. News4's Wendy Rieger got to do that recently when Luke, the top lion at the National Zoo, had a dental exam.