Hollywood actor Steven Seagal and Scottish politician George Galloway pose with a giant SNAKE, feed a bear and play tug-of-war with a liger as they make a bizarre visit to Dubai’s private zoo

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Unlikely duo Steven Seagal and George Galloway took a bizarre trip to a zoo in Dubai, where they visited a range of exotic animals.

The Hollywood actor, 71, and the Scottish politician, 69, posed for a series of photos during their visit to the UAE earlier this month.

They were the guests of billionaire Dr. Saif Belhasa, owner of the private zoo Fame Park, invited the two famous faces to explore his grounds.

At the zoo, Steven and George met the menagerie of animals, including a huge python, which the three of them proudly held up to the camera.

The two men also played a game of tug-of-war with a liger [a lion and tiger cross]who could be seen grasping a rope with his teeth.

Unlikely duo Steven Seagal and George Galloway took a bizarre trip to a Dubai zoo, where they visited a range of exotic animals

The Hollywood actor, 71, and the Scottish politician, 69, posed for a series of photos during their visit to the UAE earlier this month

The two men also played a game of tug-of-war with a liger [a lion and tiger cross]who could be seen grasping a rope with his teeth

However, the big cat seemed to get the upper hand as they later held up signs saying ‘we lost!’

Elsewhere during their visit, they encountered a huge bear, which seemed to happily feed from Steven’s hand.

Steven didn’t seem alarmed by the bear’s presence and smiled brightly as he stood just a few feet away from the creature.

The Under Siege star looked every bit the animal lover as he cuddled up with a sloth, who had his arms around Steven’s neck.

Later, he fed a lion with a bottle of milk while he was in the enclosure with her.

George was accompanied by his wife Putri Gayatri Pertiw on the visit and they were hanging out with the monkeys, including one perched on her knee.

Steven and George went to the invitation-only zoo on the same day, but it is not known if they knew each other before the trip.

George seemed delighted as he posed with a snake and Fame Park owner Dr. Saif Belhasa

The Under Siege star looked every inch the animal lover as he cuddled up with a sloth, who had his arms wrapped around Steven’s neck

Steven also appeared fearless when he held the snake up for a moment

Later, he fed a lion with a bottle of milk while he was in the enclosure with her

George was accompanied by his wife Putri Gayatri Pertiw on the visit and they were photographed with the monkeys, including one perched on her knee.

Steven helped feed two playful meerkats during his visit

The appearance comes shortly after Jean-Claude Van Damme addressed his famous feud with Steven in the 1990s in an interview with MailOnline.

Both actors were considered two of the best action heroes from the golden age of martial arts in Hollywood films at the time, which led to a level of competitiveness and public sparring.

When Jean-Claude Seagal heard him belittled in interviews, he allegedly challenged him to “meet him outside” at a party at Sylvester Stallone’s Miami home in 1991 – but Steven refused to take him up on his offer.

Jean-Claude spoke about the situation to MailOnline from his hotel room in Hong Kong, saying: ‘If Steven doesn’t like me, that’s OK. If someone like Beethovan or Einstein didn’t like me, that might worry me.

“But Seagal, I don’t mind if he doesn’t like me. I really don’t care. I don’t think there’s a problem.’

George has contested elections for the past fifty years and his last bid failed to see him elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2021.

Outside of his political career, he has worked in the media, presenting radio talk shows and TV programmes.

He became infamous for his time on Celebrity Big Brother, when shocked viewers saw him pretending to be a cat with Rula Lenska.