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Deer jumps into lion pit at DC Zoo

submitted by nomino

1 decade 5 years ago

A wild deer jumped into the lion enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Sunday and inspired onlookers as it fought to escape from the big cats. However, despite breaking free, the Washington Post reports that the animal had to be euthanized. The deer had a serious wound on its belly.

According to the zoo's spokeswoman, the young female deer jumped a 3 1/2- to 4-foot retaining wall and landed in a moat surrounding the enclosure. It was then attacked by two female lions. Video of the encounter that has been posted to YouTube shows the deer escaping from one of the cats and jumping back into the moat.

The Washington Post reports that more than 100 zoo guests were at the enclosure at the time of the attack and a witness said people were shouting "Go! Go! Go!" and that "everyone was rooting for the deer."

12 Comments

Ah man, that's pretty sad. Why didn't they let the lions eat the poor thing? Another sad point, those killing machines couldn't even take down Bambi. They've been in there too long.

rosekat says...

I feel like that Lion sometimes, and sometimes I feel like that Dear.

The lioness was looking around like,

"Hey Martha, watch the big monkeys."

"OH NOES! I CAUGHT THE DEER!"

"Whoops, it got away."

"OH NOES! I CAUGHT IT AGAIN!"

"Whoops, it got away."

"HAHAHAHA! Oh my, listen to the monkeys shriek, Martha! Soon they'll be throwing their shit at us."

the primate enclosure on the right was hilarious
excitable and loud

People who go to a zoo to see "nature" and are horrified at a lion attempting to eat a deer have no real concept of what nature is.

>> ^demon_ix:
People who go to a zoo to see "nature" and are horrified at a lion attempting to eat a deer have no real concept of what nature is.

I came to say the same thing. I think a real zoo should do this DAILY, at least keep those lions in shape.

I was rooting for the lion.

PostalBlowfish says...

God damn deer are stupid. Apparently the only reason deer exist are to be stupid and ruin vehicles and present themselves as food to caged lions. Euthanize all deer.

*dead

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