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'I REALLY HAVE NO FEAR OF NOTHING'

According to Times Live, the incident took place at the Bronx Zoo's lion exhibit. In a series of videos, you see the woman climbing over the fence and standing metres away from a lion.

You hear people in the background saying 'you're not supposed to do that' while she waves at the king of the jungle and calls it 'baby'.

Submitted on 10/03/2019

Submitted by: craig
Reference: https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/stacey-norman/i-really-have-no-fear-of-nothing---woman-climbs-over-zoo-f


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Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Sorry, craig, but this is too common today. From polar bears to tigers, people have been climbing into zoo enclosures for years, and often suffering far worse consequences than this woman. Thanks anyway.

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I'm inclined to keep this in large part because of the decent quality videos that are making the rounds. What unbelievable idiocy that was caught on display. Here's one article with the video in question: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/10/02/woman-posted-videos-herself-hopping-fence-approach-zoo-lion-police-want-word/

James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I used to go to the Bronx Zoo often as a kid. It was a more civilized place back then. Lions were cool, but lions were big and had nasty big pointy teeth. I admired them from a distance. I am still here in one piece....! Thanks Craig!