Lion Charges at Children at Zoo, Mzansi Netizens Slam Cameraman for Missing the Incident in Video

Lion Charges at Children at Zoo, Mzansi Netizens Slam Cameraman for Missing the Incident in Video

  • A lion at a zoo charged at two children, but the cameraman ran away in fear, and the video cut off
  • Netizens were unimpressed with the cameraman's poor videography skills and asked for the full video
  • Many netizens have humorously criticised the cameraman for missing the golden opportunity to capture the lion's charge

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A barrier fence separated two children and a few spectators at the zoo from a lion who had an unexpected wild moment of mistaking them for prey.

Lion charges at children at zoo
A lion at a zoo proved to be dangerous when it targeted two children. Image: @ndumee_chacha/TikTok, Stock Image/Getty Images
Source: TikTok

Lion targets children at zoo in TikTok video

A video posted on TikTok shows a lion observing two children closely before charging at them. Unfortunately, what happened afterwards is unknown as the cameraman responsible for capturing the moment ran away in fear.

Watch the video below:

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Lions in a zoo can be dangerous, even if they are well-trained and cared for. After all, they are wild animals and can still be unpredictable.

Netizens unimpressed with camerman's poor videography skills

Many netizens humorously criticised the cameraman for missing the golden opportunity.

Dudu said:

"Ma’am you had one job."

Love commented:

"The position of that lion should have given it away yey. It was reeeady!"

Zana replied:

"Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how whenever you go see the lions they are most interested in watching the kids."

Nobomvu replied:

"But mem, the lion did on your marks, get ready, set and gooooo."

Naomi said:

"Yho camera person."

Makhadzi Netsh commented:

"Camera person report to my office."

Karabo_makoetlane wrote

"Can I see the results please?"

South Africans react to man with lion on his lap in TikTok video with 7 million views

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In a separate story, Briefly News reported that a man with a lion lying on top of him had South Africans thinking he was testing God. The man had a massive lion on his lap, which seemed like his pet.

The video was posted by @humaidalbuqaish, breaking the internet with over 7 million views.

In the video, the man seems pretty relaxed as the lion lies on him as if it's natural for a lion to be on a man's lap. The lion relaxingly licks his lips, and the man laughs while brushing it.

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Source: Briefly News

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Nothando Mthembu (Senior editor) Nothando Mthembu is a senior multimedia journalist and editor. Nothando has over 5 years of work experience and has served several media houses including Caxton Local Newspapers. She has experience writing on human interest, environment, crime and social issues for community newspapers. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree and an Honours Degree in Media Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, obtained in 2016 and 2017. Nothando has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Email: nothando.mthembu@briefly.co.za