Lion bites off man finger

The footage was captured at the zoo, near Santa Cruz in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, at around 4.22pm as up to 15 people watched on.

I didn’t realise the seriousness of it because it’s their job to put on a show. Using his leg for stability and grabbing hold of his right arm with his left hand, the man tussles back and forth with the lion This is the shocking moment a zoo worker had his finger bitten off by a lion after putting his hand through the cage to show off in front of visitors in Jamaica

The Jamaica Zoo later issued a clarification saying the man's actions do not represent the “safety procedures and policies that must be adhered to” at the ...

As criticism grew louder, the zoo issued a statement with its management assuring everyone that the zoo is a safe place for everyone. While the man screams and is seen using all his might to get the animal to let go of his hand, the lion refuses to do so. The video shows an African lion roaring in its enclosure as the man keeps teasing the wild cat by putting his hands through the iron mesh to pet or tickle him.

A video of a zoo attendant at Jamaica Zoo having his finger bitten off by a lion on Friday has gone viral on Twitter. The video, which has been viewed just ...

I didn't think it was serious," the person, who did not want to be named, said. "We will be going down there and I will be communicating with the National Environment and Planning Agency who has oversight over Jamaica Zoo," she said. "I didn't realize the seriousness of it, because it's their job to put on a show. A visitor to the zoo spoke to the Jamaica Observer and revealed her initial reaction. Eventually, the lion bites off the man's finger and he falls to the ground. The lion then bites the man's finger and a struggle ensues as the man swears and tries to pull his digit out of the lion's mouth.

A video showing a contractor having his finger bitten off by a lion in Jamaica has gone viral. The shocking scene shows a zoo worker poking his hands ...

The entire skin and about the first joint of his finger was gone.” I didn’t realise the seriousness of it, because it’s their job to put on a show.” I didn’t think it was serious. Onlookers, who were on a tour of the zoo were horrified to witness the incident, with many initially thinking it was a joke. After the incident, the injured worker walked to a vehicle and is thought to have gone to hospital. The zoo contractor is seen screaming and trying to pull his hand away from the lion’s mouth.

A lion bit off a man's finger in a viral video that prompted a response from Jamaica Zoo officials. See the zoo's full statement on the video.

Similarly with respect to the professional conduct of all team members,” the zoo said. The man appeared to be missing a finger when the lion finally released its grasp. “The actions displayed in the video by a contractor to Jamaica Zoo, is tragic and do not represent the safety procedures and policies that must be adhered to at all times at Jamaica Zoo,” officials said in a statement released on Sunday.

In the video, the lion can be seen refusing to let go of the man's finger. An eyewitness stated that the incident occurred when the zookeeper was showing ...

Terming the incident as “tragic”, the statement stated that the clip was not representative of the safety procedures and policies that needed to be complied with at all times by employees. In a conversation with Jamaica Observer, an eyewitness said that the zookeeper was showing off the public present at the scene when the incident happened. The clip begins with the man teasing and playing with the lion as it is a cat.

A viral video has been making the rounds on social media recently showing a zoo attendant at the Jamaica Zoo in Lacovia, St. Elizabeth, petting a clearly ...

When the attendant finally breaks free of the lion's grip, it appears that the lion's bite has severed his right ring finger. For comparison, the average adult human only has about 150 pounds per square inch of pressure in its bite.) A viral video (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT), which has been viewed roughly 4 million times just on Twitter, shows an unnamed attendant at the Jamaica Zoo on May 20 as he tries to put on a show with a caged lion for curious onlookers. I didn’t think it was serious. The lion appears apprehensive, roaring at the attendant and bearing its huge sharp teeth every time he approaches the cage. "When it happened, I thought it was a joke.