{"id":152117,"date":"2022-05-24T10:32:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=152117"},"modified":"2022-05-24T10:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:33:44","slug":"lion-bites-off-mans-finger-in-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/lion-bites-off-mans-finger-in-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion bites off man’s finger in Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NY POST: Cat got your tongue? How about your finger?<\/p>

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A Jamaica zookeeper brought new meaning to \u201chand-feeding\u201d after getting his right ring finger bitten off by a caged lion that he\u2019d been taunting through a chain-link fence. A video of the bozo\u2019s thumb-uppance is currently going viral online.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it happened, I thought it was a joke. I didn\u2019t think it was serious,\u201d an unnamed female visitor told\u00a0the Jamaica Observer<\/a>\u00a0of the incident, which occurred Friday, May 20, at the Jamaica Zoo in St. Elizabeth.<\/p>

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The bystander, who was part of a tour with 15 people, said the zookeeper was trying to impress the group by sticking his hand into the cage of a massive male lion.<\/p>

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\u201cThe entire skin and about the first joint of his finger was gone,\u201d exclaimed one aghast bystander.<\/figcaption>
YouTube \/ Jamaica Observer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bystanders record the botched stunt on their phones.<\/figcaption>
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Little did the chucklehead know he\u2019d literally be giving it the finger.<\/p>\n

In the shocking YouTube clip, the cat-agonist can be seen brazenly reaching his hand through the chain-link fence toward the lion and its mouth as the enraged beast snaps and snarls at him. However, each time it tries to bite him, the daredevil jerks his hand away in the nick of time \u2014 for the most part.<\/p>

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Things appear to be going swimmingly until the cat chomps down on one of the amateur lion tamer\u2019s fingers, causing him to howl in pain. The cat-wrangler tries to pull free \u2014 at one point bracing his feet against the fence for leverage \u2014 but to no avail, as the powerful predator refuses to relinquish its grip.<\/p>\n

Finally, after one last yank, the keeper wrenches himself free and topples back onto his bottom as onlookers gasp in shock.<\/p>

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Things appear to be going swimmingly until the lion chomps down on his fingers.<\/figcaption>
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The lion refused to relinquish the man\u2019s finger.<\/figcaption>
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Despite the graphic attack, the aforementioned spectator initially thought the man was just horsing around.<\/p>

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\u201cI didn\u2019t realize the seriousness of it because it\u2019s their job to put on a show,\u201d she said. \u201cObviously, when he fell on the ground, everybody realized that it was serious. Everybody started to panic.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when they realized the extent of the damage. \u201cThe entire skin and about the first joint of his finger was gone,\u201d exclaimed the aghast gal, who reportedly ran away because the scene was \u201ctoo graphic,\u201d adding, \u201cHis facial expression when he was walking is like the pain never kicked in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The cat wrangler apparently pulled the harebrained stunt to impress a tour group.<\/figcaption>
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The attack occurred on May 20 at the Jamaica Zoo in St. Elizabeth.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cWhen it happened, I thought it was a joke. I didn\u2019t think it was serious,\u201d an unnamed visitor said.<\/figcaption>
YouTube \/ Jamaica Observer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Neither zoo representatives nor police sources were apparently aware of the incident when contacted by the Observer.<\/p>\n

However, the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is currently investigating the incident.<\/p>\n

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