Just a few days ago, a man hit headlines for jumping into a lion pen at a zoo in Chile, stripping naked and taunting the lions into attacking him.
Despite the man's circumstances, the overwhelming majority of people were devastated to hear the two lions attacking the man needed to be shot and killed to address the situation at hand.
I don't know about you but that horrific story was enough to put me off visiting the zoo ever again. The same can't be said for this guy.
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Mukesh Kumar, 35, got pissed up with his mates before going to the Nehru Zoo Park in Hyderabad, India, and jumping into the enclosure because he wanted to 'shake the lion's hand'.
The migrant labourer jumped into the moat surrounding the lions, causing a stir among horrified guests who heard him singing to the lions, "Please come to me my darling."
Absolutely fucking insane...
Zoo keepers reacted quickly to the screams and were able to lower a pole so he could climb out. The incident lasted a full 15 minutes and was captured by frightened eye-witnesses on mobile phones.
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Mukesh was taken into police custody and charged under various sections of the Wildlife Protection Act.
"He told us he wanted to see the lions up close and shake hands with one of them," said Inpsector Harish Kaushik. "
"He is lucky enough to have survived. The zoo keepers told us that it was the time of the cats for their feed and they responded to their voice when called out."
There's something funny to be said about natural selection in this.
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How hard is it to not put yourself in a lion enclosure at a zoo?!
Words by George Pavlou
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