By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

As news breaks that the widow of the man who released his 56 wild animals and then turned a gun on himself wants to get the remaining animals back, new video has emerged showing the close relationship he had with his exotic pets, and you can watch it here on  Breaking Celebrity News.

In the touching footage that was filmed two years ago, first broadcast by ABCNews, owner Terry Thompson, of Zanesville, Ohio, can be seen trading kisses with a huge bear, telling him: "You silly thing, you," as if the giant was a lap dog.

It is clear how comfortable the 62-year-old was with his animals as Thompson plays with potentially-dangerous creatures. "He'll scare the average guy," he laughs as a baby bear gnaws gently at his hand. "It's called suckling."

Terry is then cheerfully greeted by a lion, who stands up against the fence on two legs and towers above his owner.

Sadly, most of these beautiful creatures are dead after the Muskingum County sheriff deputies went on to shoot 50 of the 56 wild beasts on Tuesday evening with high-powered rifles in the fear that they would attack local residents, who were ordered to stay in their homes under lock-down, Breaking Celebrity News reported.

The only survivors - three jaguars, a grizzly bear and two Macaques (primates) - are now at the Columbus Zoo after being tranquilized and safely removed from the property and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusive details on how they are settling into their current home.

"They seem to be doing pret