Thursday, November 04, 2004
Lions do not respond positively to religious zeal
In a move that could have won him a Darwin Award had it gone a bit further, a man leapt into the lion enclosure at Taipei Zoo in an attempt to convert the animals dwelling therein to Christianity.
After shouting "Jesus will save you!" following by "Come bite me!" one of the male lions felt it only prudent to oblige, biting the man on his leg and giving him a good old scratching.
Before things became too entertaining however, the lions were called off the attack by zoo workers brandishing hoses and tranquiliser guns.
Reuters has the story here, along with video footage of the event, which I must admit, I found more than a little entertaining.
Apparently the prediliction for eating christians has stayed with the lions since their Roman employment, centuries ago. I'm surpised Dubya hasn't tried
After shouting "Jesus will save you!" following by "Come bite me!" one of the male lions felt it only prudent to oblige, biting the man on his leg and giving him a good old scratching.
Before things became too entertaining however, the lions were called off the attack by zoo workers brandishing hoses and tranquiliser guns.
Reuters has the story here, along with video footage of the event, which I must admit, I found more than a little entertaining.
Apparently the prediliction for eating christians has stayed with the lions since their Roman employment, centuries ago. I'm surpised Dubya hasn't tried
# posted by Nils @ 1:40 PM 
