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(BBC)   Man climbs into lion enclosure in Accra to steal two white lion cubs. Mama lion was not consulted first   (bbc.co.uk) divider line
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snocone [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-08-29 11:48:42 AM  
Ah, the circle of life's all happening at the zoo. The zoo is the place to explore that or maybe not.
 
Lambskincoat [TotalFark]
2022-08-29 12:15:54 PM  
More risky than taking a gazelle out of momma's mouth, he chose poorly.
 
Three Crooked Squirrels [TotalFark]
2022-08-29 12:46:02 PM  
White Lion - Wait - 5/5/1988 - Ritz
Youtube Rv3_duBbxrk
 
BizarreMan [TotalFark]
2022-08-29 12:47:02 PM  
Simon & Garfunkel - At The Zoo
Youtube 6xKLBne1CoI
 
troyz99 [TotalFark]
2022-08-29 1:02:24 PM  
Lion in Acura?
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REDARMYVODKA [BareFark]
2022-08-29 1:07:27 PM  
Somewhere, in a dark corner, Gritty is climaxing.
 
Gaythiest Elitist [TotalFark]
2022-08-29 1:07:57 PM  
#TeamFourLegs
 
Bennie Crabtree
2022-08-29 1:08:28 PM  
FTA: The intruder scaled a 10-foot fence before climbing over another 20-foot one to enter the lions' enclosure, officials say.

I can't really feel sorry for this guy. It's not like he fell in by accident. Well, unless he had Inspector Gadget shoes and slipped ona  banana peel.
 
NewportBarGuy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-08-29 1:08:55 PM  
Nature has ways of sorting these things out.
 
Harry Freakstorm [BareFark]
2022-08-29 1:09:36 PM  
The victim's body was retrieved from the zoo and taken to a local morgue.

There was an old National Lampoon cartoon.  Two guys try maneuver a casket under a lion doing the poop squat.   Meanwhile, in the cage are the mauled clothes and whip of a failed lion tamer.
 
Ragin' Asian [recently expired TotalFark]
2022-08-29 1:10:04 PM  
Wildlife authorities suspect he may have planned to steal two rare white lion cubs which have become a big draw since their birth last November.

Like Mike Tyson said, "Everyone has a plan until they get mauled by a lion."

/always wins - never ties - Tic Tac Toe
 
Super Chronic
2022-08-29 1:10:14 PM  
If you climb into the lion enclosure, it's not Ghana be good for you.
 
Bennie Crabtree
2022-08-29 1:10:18 PM  
FTA: By Favour Nunoo

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grimlock1972
2022-08-29 1:10:22 PM  
Poor schmuck but he did it to himself.
 
Short Victoria's War
2022-08-29 1:10:30 PM  
The two white lion cubs: FA, and FO
 
pastramithemosterotic
2022-08-29 1:11:21 PM  
What was his plan once he got hold of the two lion cubs? You still gotta get back over the fences with them
 
Smelly Pirate Hooker
2022-08-29 1:11:38 PM  
Yay! You go, girl.
 
Harry Wagstaff
2022-08-29 1:11:55 PM  

Three Crooked Squirrels: [Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rv3_duBbxrk]


White Lion - When The Children Cry (Official Music Video)
Youtube 6tatKFXlYiY
 
EL EM
2022-08-29 1:12:54 PM  
If only someone could have predicted this!
 
Schlubbe [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-08-29 1:15:54 PM  
Will the killer lion now have to be euthanized, or is that batshiat crazy logic just a US zoos thing?
 
king of vegas
2022-08-29 1:16:04 PM  
If they had a minimum wage which allowed someone to live a reasonable life, he wouldn't have been tempted to commit crime.
 
cowsaregoodeating
2022-08-29 1:16:37 PM  
This has to be the worst thief I've ever heard of.,
 
DRTFA
2022-08-29 1:16:38 PM  
What's considered middle aged in Ghana? 23?
 
Mr. Shabooboo
2022-08-29 1:17:23 PM  
Well..They aren't Ghana do that again are they?
 
Johnny the Tackling Alzheimers Patient
2022-08-29 1:18:46 PM  
Play stupid games; make a delicious breakfast.
 
cowsaregoodeating
2022-08-29 1:19:06 PM  

Harry Wagstaff: Three Crooked Squirrels: [Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rv3_duBbxrk]

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LOL!  I remember when this first came out I was singing this thinking it was insightful and poetic. Man, I listen to any crap they shove down my throat enough times.

Except Brussel sprouts.
 
Wenchmaster
2022-08-29 1:20:15 PM  
Why can't headlines be more accurate? It should read, "Idiot Tries to Steal Lion Cubs, Gets Mauled to Death."

This is the sort of stupidityness one expects from Europeans and Americans, but it seems the Idiot gene exists in all population groups.

TFA says Idiot climbed two fences (one 10' and one 20') to get into the enclosure with the lioness and her cubs. I suggest giving mama Lion and extra helping of prime beef as a reward for thinning the herd of Homo Idioticus.
 
The Pope of Manwich Village
2022-08-29 1:21:03 PM  
"Hey, Dad, how did great-grandpa die?"

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

A. "He died in a nursing home - alone, depressed, afraid, covered in bed sores and soggy from sitting in his own filth."

or...

B. "He died valiantly while trying to rescue some lion cubs from prison."
 
Aardvark Inc.
2022-08-29 1:23:43 PM  

The Pope of Manwich Village: "Hey, Dad, how did great-grandpa die?"


He found out.
 
hlehmann
2022-08-29 1:24:04 PM  

Schlubbe: Will the killer lion now have to be euthanized, or is that batshiat crazy logic just a US zoos thing?


I don't think zoos do anything like that, even here in the U.S.  After all, they have have fences and moats to keep the animals in and (most of) the morons out.  You're probably thinking of national parks where, if a bear starts to become unafraid of humans he becomes dangerous, and you can't just lock him in a cage forever.
 
cowsaregoodeating
2022-08-29 1:25:39 PM  

The Pope of Manwich Village: B. "He died valiantly while trying to rescue some lion cubs from prison."


I don't think that word means what you think that means.
 
Harry Wagstaff
2022-08-29 1:26:32 PM  

hlehmann: Schlubbe: Will the killer lion now have to be euthanized, or is that batshiat crazy logic just a US zoos thing?

I don't think zoos do anything like that, even here in the U.S.  After all, they have have fences and moats to keep the animals in and (most of) the morons out.  You're probably thinking of national parks where, if a bear starts to become unafraid of humans he becomes dangerous, and you can't just lock him in a cage forever.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe
 
deadsanta
2022-08-29 1:27:55 PM  

Schlubbe: Will the killer lion now have to be euthanized, or is that batshiat crazy logic just a US zoos thing?


Why is that batshiat crazy?  The Zoo has to protect its employees-- Men and women who don't care to risk themselves to an apex predator that has learned to see humans as prey animals.  Also, you cannot just release a maneating lion back into the wild and hope all will be well (even if one could fend for itself after captivity, which is unlikely), so euthenizing seems to be the most logical outcome given a typical Zoo's resources.
 
hlehmann
2022-08-29 1:32:19 PM  

Harry Wagstaff: hlehmann: Schlubbe: Will the killer lion now have to be euthanized, or is that batshiat crazy logic just a US zoos thing?

I don't think zoos do anything like that, even here in the U.S.  After all, they have have fences and moats to keep the animals in and (most of) the morons out.  You're probably thinking of national parks where, if a bear starts to become unafraid of humans he becomes dangerous, and you can't just lock him in a cage forever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe


Huh, I stand corrected, though in that case the kid was still alive and they were to save him before anything worse happened.  The kids parents were still idiots for allowing their toddler to climb over the fence.
 
Flowery Twats
2022-08-29 1:32:39 PM  

king of vegas: If they had a minimum wage which allowed someone to live a reasonable life, he wouldn't have been tempted to commit crime.


If he had been smarter, he would have selected a crime at which he could have succeeded. Like stealing a car for example.
 
Fear the Clam
2022-08-29 1:33:19 PM  
One might say the lion was Accramonious about these actions.
 
Harry Freakstorm [BareFark]
2022-08-29 1:37:04 PM  

Flowery Twats: king of vegas: If they had a minimum wage which allowed someone to live a reasonable life, he wouldn't have been tempted to commit crime.

If he had been smarter, he would have selected a crime at which he could have succeeded. Like stealing a car for example.


That momma lion would have paid through the nose to get those cubs back.   One big score, man.  That's all it takes.   You get a big bag of Lion's Gold.  Momma gets her kids back.  Almost victimless.
 
Aardvark Inc.
2022-08-29 1:38:05 PM  

cowsaregoodeating: I don't think that word means what you think that means.


I think the word 'violently' is more appropriate. He died violently at the teeth and claws of a frickin' lion.
 
God--
2022-08-29 1:39:19 PM  
Nelson-haha.gif

/I never met a hot dog I didn't like, but that's irrelevant to this conversation.
 
sithon
2022-08-29 1:39:58 PM  
PSGWSP
 
foo monkey
2022-08-29 1:40:43 PM  

Harry Wagstaff: hlehmann: Schlubbe: Will the killer lion now have to be euthanized, or is that batshiat crazy logic just a US zoos thing?

I don't think zoos do anything like that, even here in the U.S.  After all, they have have fences and moats to keep the animals in and (most of) the morons out.  You're probably thinking of national parks where, if a bear starts to become unafraid of humans he becomes dangerous, and you can't just lock him in a cage forever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe


Oh stop it.  You know better than to equate the two events.
 
Harry Wagstaff
2022-08-29 1:42:09 PM  

hlehmann: Harry Wagstaff: hlehmann: Schlubbe: Will the killer lion now have to be euthanized, or is that batshiat crazy logic just a US zoos thing?

I don't think zoos do anything like that, even here in the U.S.  After all, they have have fences and moats to keep the animals in and (most of) the morons out.  You're probably thinking of national parks where, if a bear starts to become unafraid of humans he becomes dangerous, and you can't just lock him in a cage forever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe

Huh, I stand corrected, though in that case the kid was still alive and they were to save him before anything worse happened.  The kids parents were still idiots for allowing their toddler to climb over the fence.


There was also this incident

Those are the only two I know of, but I'm betting there are more.
 
Unobtanium [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-08-29 1:48:28 PM  
In other news, I miss hearing Ofeibea Quist-Arcton on NPR say "Accra."
 
Combustion [TotalFark]
2022-08-29 1:49:21 PM  

Johnny the Tackling Alzheimers Patient: Play stupid games; make a delicious breakfast.


Do you think the staff just lets the lion finish and eat the whole body? Or do they try to get between a hungry lion and its food???
 
Toxophil
2022-08-29 1:50:18 PM  
Justice for Binky the polarbear!

/got nothin.
 
nursetim
2022-08-29 1:51:56 PM  

Harry Wagstaff: hlehmann: Harry Wagstaff: hlehmann: Schlubbe: Will the killer lion now have to be euthanized, or is that batshiat crazy logic just a US zoos thing?

I don't think zoos do anything like that, even here in the U.S.  After all, they have have fences and moats to keep the animals in and (most of) the morons out.  You're probably thinking of national parks where, if a bear starts to become unafraid of humans he becomes dangerous, and you can't just lock him in a cage forever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe

Huh, I stand corrected, though in that case the kid was still alive and they were to save him before anything worse happened.  The kids parents were still idiots for allowing their toddler to climb over the fence.

There was also this incident

Those are the only two I know of, but I'm betting there are more.


I had a former coworker who at one time was a higher up at a decent size zoo. He told me once they have a rifle locked up in the director's office in case certain kinds of animals get loose. One time a storm came through and a large tree limb fell onto the enclosure that had a snow leopard. The staff grabbed the rifle and went to the enclosure, only to find the leopard cowering in a corner.  They opened the door to the inner enclosure and the leopard ran inside.

/CSB
 
cgremlin
2022-08-29 1:52:33 PM  

NewportBarGuy: Nature has ways of sorting these things out.


The lions, ah, fixed the glitch.
 
nursetim
2022-08-29 1:53:50 PM  

Combustion: Johnny the Tackling Alzheimers Patient: Play stupid games; make a delicious breakfast.

Do you think the staff just lets the lion finish and eat the whole body? Or do they try to get between a hungry lion and its food???


I imagine they would try to shoo it away and secure it, but if momma is not done, there isn't anything they can do about it.
 
Nicki Minaj's Cousin's Friend's Swollen Testicle
2022-08-29 1:54:00 PM  

cowsaregoodeating: This has to be the worst thief I've ever heard of.,


But you have heard of him.
 
bifster [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-08-29 1:56:00 PM  
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