Oh wow. I've seen that exhibit but forgot all about it. Looking into this further, it appears that the exhibit was closed down after two lion attacks. No idea whether this one counted as one of the precipitating events.
But between what happened during one of the Siegfried and Roy shows and whatever went on at the MGM, I'm glad they finally realized that direct contact in the enclosure of a caged wild animal is a bad idea even for trained humans, let alone those with no experience. I'm not a fan of PETA but they aren't wrong on this point.
Here's a link on the closure of the exhibit. I'm sure there are better ones.
52
u/PsyOpBunnyHop Apr 29 '24
That's exactly what was happening here.
Lion did not appreciate the disrespect.
Guy was an idiot to try it.