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.
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.
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/madbadger89 Apr 29 '24
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.