I remember Red Foxx talking about the Lion chasing the guy in the jungle, the guy kept looking back and the lion was getting closer and closer. Finally the guy was exhausted and the lion was just about to him anyway so he just fell down and started praying.
After a few seconds of praying he wondered why the lion hadn't eaten him. He looked up slowly and the lion was sitting there with his eyes closed and front paws together.
The guy said I didn't know lions prayed.
The lion said I'm not praying, I'm saying grace.