Here I am playing with Simba. After first arriving in Iowa, I kept my distance and observed Simba from afar to understand him. Slowly, I moved closer and closer. I was very gentle at first, petting, kissing, and more petting. Then we became friends and I would lay on top of Simba (as seen below.) Simba didn't respond much to my attention. So, after awhile I started getting a bit more rough, pulling Simba's tail, pulling random chunks of hair out of his mane, etc... Therefore, I wasn't allowed to touch Simba anymore. I found ways around this however. I figured out I could either: A) Slowly walk backwards until I accidentally ended up back to back with Simba, or B) use another object, such as a broom, toy, stick, or so on, to touch Simba. By the end of the trip I wasn't allowed near Simba at all and had to go back to only observing him from afar.