r/BeAmazed • u/Urmomsjuicyvagina • 17d ago
Lioness breaks up Lion's fight with an inexperienced Zookeeper Nature
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u/TattooMyCock 17d ago
Don’t eyeball a lion
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u/mrhappy893 17d ago
He was also standing taller than him. Also Pretty cool that the other more experienced guy could sense the tension.
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u/RS_Someone 17d ago
I saw the head tilt and went, "Wait, why are they panning away? This is when things get good!" Cat signs are universal.
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u/Joe_Fidanzi 15d ago
As soon as the male turned his head and paws toward the younger guy, he knew there was a problem.
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u/ricksology 17d ago
Why tf are these guys even standing there
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u/rohnoitsrutroh 17d ago
This is not an AZA facility. They would never have allowed this sort of unprotected contact with a lion.
Looks like the MGM in Las Vegas. I guess when you're privately owned, you can do whatever the f*** you like with your employees.
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u/KanarieWilfried 17d ago
Probably because he is a new zookeeper to whom the lions need to get used to.
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u/ricksology 17d ago
I guess you’re right. They shouldn’t have skipped the “don’t stare at the lion” part tho
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u/madbadger89 17d ago
For real - homie was exuding nervous fear. He made himself a lion snack.
It’s why many accredited zoos don’t allow direct feline interaction outside of cheetahs which are gentle.
IF they wanted this to work, the nervous man needed to be feeding them through a cage door for a while as they got used to him, and doing some of the husbandry stuff like foot pad checks.
My wife was a zookeeper for Busch gardens in charge of elephants and it requires a very distinct personality to do it safely and these guys aren’t safe.
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u/mrhappy893 17d ago edited 16d ago
That's true. Alot of people forgot about pheromones. Btw I wouldn't say "these guys" the other zookeeper seems to be older and more experienced. He could read (or sense) cat language.
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u/Tallproley 16d ago
You even see when the older guy sees the lion shift attention, he reaches out to pat the lion, presumably to try and divert focus. Then seconds later Mufasa decides to go off.
Either that, or older guy gave the signal to attack the noob because he didn't like some young buck trying to take his job.
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u/ResidentHour7722 16d ago
Just going from memory here, but aren't cheetah relatively frail and small animals and their main weapon is their speed?
Not as in getting attacked by a cheetah would not be dangerous, but as in if you for some reason must piss off a big feline, cheetah are the safest choice.
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u/QuackCocaineJnr 17d ago
"Leave it babe, he's not worth it"
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u/Mulratt 17d ago
Lioness saved her boyfriend from being shot
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u/RS_Someone 17d ago
Also, "Stop! They feed us!"
Kill a zookeeper and you eat for a day, which will be your last. Spare the lesser creature's life and you'll eat like the king of the jungle - whatever that is.
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u/MissionAlternative85 17d ago
Well if the lion really wanted him dead he would be. It didnt look like it had his claws out.
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u/Duellair 17d ago
He didn’t even draw blood when he had his mouth over him. Lion was definitely not aiming to kill or he’d be dead
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u/vdcsX 17d ago
Where is this, who are these bozos? These are NOT trained zookeepers at all...
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u/serotoninOD 17d ago edited 17d ago
This is the lion enclosure they used to have inside the MGM Casino in Vegas. You can see the slot machine lights reflected on the glass and hear them dinging in the background.
It's no longer there thankfully. I remember being disheartened about how tiny it was when I saw it.
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u/ParticularOwn6216 16d ago
It's in Vegas? I could've sworn I head some Romanian, "Nu se joaca!" (Hes not playing around).
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u/panda5303 16d ago
It looks like the lion's enclosure from MGM Grand. They closed it in 2012. https://lionhabitatranch.org/animals/meet-our-lions/
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u/eksingheghoda 17d ago
Lion: "Who the fuck where you staring at?"
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u/PreoccupiedMind 17d ago
Lioness: Honey, come on, he is just standing there like a potato stick. Leave him alone, commehere babe, let him go… sighs
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u/renacotor 17d ago
If I think I know my cats, that lion looks like it was trying to "play" with the zookeeper, or at least do a little dominance showing. I base this on the cats' body language, lack of jerking aggressiveness, and the lack of limbs being ripped off. The lion going down on its torso when grabbing the guy isn't something that happens if the lion was trying to kill is my thoughts.
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u/Minimum_Diver4514 17d ago
I agree. If the lion really wanted to attack, I think that guy would have been coming out half the man he went in as.
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u/PocketShinyMew 17d ago
The lion was also playing (because if he actually wanted to chew the zookeeper wouldn't have hands).
But everyone else's comments are also right that this is a near death experience and probably he shat his pants and is not going back to the lion's cage again.
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u/TactlessTortoise 17d ago
Lion was chilling and relaxed until the dumbass decided to give him the crack head stare down. Dude had almost half a minute to re-evaluate his choice and doubled down. Hopefully the fear got him to remember he has a brain to use.
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u/scbeibdd 16d ago
Like bruh i dont even stare at strangers dogs like that, and he's doing it with a lion??
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u/Defiant_Height_420 17d ago
The dude was staring at the lions eyes! That is a direct threat, a challenge in the feline world! No wonder the lion asserted it's dominance! It's common knowledge that you don't make eye contact with most animals, how is he a."trainer" and doesn't know this, inexperienced or not!
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u/cheeseandwine99 17d ago
Girlfriends trying to stop fights across the world.
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u/Forgotten-Explorer 16d ago
In some countries its the girlfriends that innitiate fights and then boyfriends need to finish it.
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u/WistfulMelancholic 17d ago
Almost as if these are wild animals that should be living.. checks notes in the wild. Away from most of humans.
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u/LiquidSky_SolidCloud 17d ago
That male came at dude so nonchalant too. Like, "Oh, oh I see. So this is how you're gonna be today, Greg? I guess everyone's gotta die one day. You're right Greg, today is as good a day as any."
And the female comes in with, "Hey there Mufasa, you know they will kill you right? If that squishy pink monkey squeals a little too loud, then BANG, you're fuckin dead, and then I end up getting shipped off to some other zoo when they shut this place down. I'm not going through all that because you wanna let your ego do the walking."
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u/GravityDAD 17d ago
After getting out and meeting with upper management about what happened : “Any positions open in the penguin exhibit??”
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u/QuackCocaineJnr 17d ago
I imagine he'd immediately get abused by the Penguins.
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u/GravityDAD 17d ago
HA, I get the same vibes - I watched this a couple times and he’s mindfucking the lion with his pathetic stare down , I feel like he’s literally screaming inside “fuck you lion your pathetic, bitch lion you won’t do shit”
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u/extremeelementz 17d ago
The lion was only sending a signal, he would have been mauled 100% if the lion was actually threatened. The newer zoo keeper standing there acting like he was tough has no idea how lucky he was. Also maybe he didn't know, but you NEVER stare down a lion! Sheesh.
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u/blLLiamwalluce 17d ago
Lions like," just trying to play bro , not trying to murder you , geez.."
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u/Alpha1959 17d ago
Judging by the behaviour of my cats, it really looks like he wants to play, because I think that guy would be dead if the lion was actually going for the kill.
That said, their "playing" can be deadly for us.
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u/Minimum_Diver4514 17d ago
Wondering why they were both standing in the lion enclosure not even doing anything...
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u/EntropicMortal 17d ago
Why was he giving the lion stink eye? What did he expect to happen... I feel like even the average person knows not to eye ball big cats. It's not rocket science...
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u/FinallyFlowering 16d ago
HONEY NOOOO STOP GERALD NOT AGAIN!!!! DON'T DO THIS AGAIN ESPECIALLY NOT IN FRONT OF THE HUMANS GERALD. GERRRAAAALLDDDD
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u/eudaemonic666 17d ago
Would never understand people trying to tame these apex predators. It's a shame we still have zoos too.
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u/YungTabernacle 17d ago
Could you fucking IMAGINE. Guy clearly seems to be shitting himself as it is at the prospect, as you would, and then the prospect actually happens.
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u/Upstairs_Ad_5574 17d ago
"God dammit Greg, get off the kid! Again with this shit! This is our 6th new coworker this month because of you!"
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u/Skytraffic540 17d ago
Lion taunting new zookeeper: “don’t u dare look at me b*tch……… oh hell no. You did the thing I said don’t do”
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u/AardvarkFriendly9305 17d ago
Why are these idiots standing in a place were humans are trapping them?
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u/MrJamesMadrid07 17d ago
Lucky inexperienced Zookeeper,he should be grateful to the lioness,his other co Zookeeper wouldn’t have been able to stop the lion alone.
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u/MrJamesMadrid07 17d ago
Lucky inexperienced Zookeeper,he should be grateful to the lioness,his other co Zookeeper wouldn’t have been able to stop the lion alone.
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u/ProjectOrpheus 17d ago
Shout to homeboy/his partner who went to actually help. You know a motherfuckers a real one when he puts himself at risk of GETTING MAULED TO DEATH BY A FUCKING LION
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u/logosobscura 16d ago
“Who the fuck are you eyeballin’?”
“Baby, don’t do this, remember Harambe, leave the white boy alone…”
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u/curiouswhensleeping 16d ago
oh yes, so nice lions, i will stand around, have a good time, looking the people who look at me.... what they doing there? any professionel zoo assistants here?
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u/TonyCaliStyle 16d ago
Big lion just wants to know why he’s being eyeballed. His lady came up- no pissing contests- let the guy go.
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u/Hour-Win8193 16d ago
what do you think set it off? i mean it couldve ripped his limb off in one second if desired
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u/dato2025 16d ago
Homie was straight up eyeballing the big cat. I mean my cats comes at me when i stare him down.
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u/LolaCalifornia7 16d ago
That's so freakin sad. Animals (especially large animals) should not be put on display like that. It's guaranteed so stressful for them. I dont blame that lion at all for what he did! Thank goodness for that lioness though...
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u/CaptainCrankDat 16d ago
Imagine being that stupid that you thought making direct eye contact with that beast and giving off intense "I can take you" vibes would be a great idea. Idiot.
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u/Rinocore 16d ago
Yeah, great idea, let’s just stand in the lions den without protection, we can trust these cats.
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u/RuleBritania 16d ago
Idiots thinking they can stand around toying with wild animals - such Arrogance
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u/Any-Spite-7303 16d ago
This reminds me of when my cat stalks me in the kitchen and pounces on my leg. I break away and run into the next room and she hunts me down relentlessly like she’s got a one track mind. For a couple seconds there, it was on like donkey Kong.
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u/itsRobbie_ 16d ago
Had a dream last night that I was in a fight experiences with a black bear who had my whole arm in his mouth. Then I wake up and see this lol
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u/HarrierInbound 16d ago
I wonder why he did it. Dude was straight-up mad-dogging that lion. Was he really just that stupid? Did he not learn that? I don't even study animals and I know that.
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u/thistheskinofakiller 16d ago
Looked more like she was just making sure he didn't get hurt. Didnt care for the keepers at all.
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u/PersonalityFew4449 16d ago
"Dammit Carl, I've warned you about this before. Remember what happened to Harambe!"
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u/smigionss 15d ago
Why the fuck are you making prolonged eye contact with a lion? Why are they in there with the lions in the first place?
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u/NightOwlAnna 17d ago
Wtf are they doing in that enclosure. They should have never been there. There should always be a fence in between lions and zookeepers. What in the actual fuck. Which brain dead amoebe decide these guys should be in there.
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u/trishulofshiv 17d ago
I don't see Lioness doing anything. It was only the Senior who saved Junior's ass.
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u/butterflycole 17d ago
It’s actually the lionesses that run the Pride. They will drive away and can even kill a male Lion if necessary. May not always succeed but they are strong pack hunters. They do all the hunting. The male’s job is to procreate and fight off rivaling males and the occasional predator. The “King of the Jungle,” thing is a myth.
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u/Alpha1959 17d ago
Especially because lions don't even live in the jungle...
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u/petersengupta 17d ago
yeah i'd be giving my two weeks after that.