Zoo Worker’s Finger Bitten Off By Lion After Showing Off To Visitors – Video

Jamaica Zoo Keeper’s Finger Bitten Off By Lion In Show Off Gone Wrong

This is the shocking moment a zoo worker had his finger bitten off by a lion after putting his hand through the cage to show off in front of visitors.

The footage was captured at Jamaica Zoo, near Santa Cruz in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, at around 4.22pm on May 20 as up to 15 terrified people watched on.

The video shows the man taunting the lion and poking his fingers into the enclosure to stroke the animal’s mane.

 

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However, the lion clamps its jaws around the zoo worker’s finger as he desperately tries to pull his hand away.

The clip has since gone viral on social media, garnering lots of reactions from folks online. “Man is on drugs tryna show off his skills,” someone commented.

“The visitors recorded with a smile and so happy they caught it on camera to share. They were not horrified at all,” another person noted.

Someone added that; “Stop taunting this animals.. They are smart and have emotions.”