Here, Eat My Kid: Lion At Zoo Seeks Baby Snack

05/07/2012

Cute Enough To Eat?

Do zoo animals get enough to eat? This video would seem to prove that they indeed do not. Last week at the Oregon Zoo, a 3-year old toddler's zebra-like striped hoodie attracted Kya the lioness' attention and sparked what might result in a lifetime of recurring nightmares and an aversion to anything Lion King-related for the child.

Luckily for the 3-year-old, there was a thick layer of Plexiglas giving he and his parents the confidence she wouldn’t be harmed by the lioness.

Was this responsible parenting? What do you think?

The toddler's mom caught it all on film.  Some viewers are firing back and saying that it was wreckless of the parents to use their child as bait for YouTube fame purposes. In the YouTube description, mom writes:

 "At the zoo in Portland, Oregon the usually lazy lioness, Kya, tries desperately to eat my son through     the glass. Jack is coincidentally dressed like a baby zebra in his black and white striped hoodie. He is brave though and calls her “kitty kitty”. That’s my boy."

Zoo officials related to Headline News that the plate glass is substantial enough to withstand such heavy blows from these powerful cats and that no one was in danger. What do you think?

Watch the video here and judge for yourself!

 

 

 

This is not the first time this sort of thing has been caught on tape  -- another recent examples of parents pimping their kids to zoo animals was when a brave three year old girl wins staring contest with ginormous lion... check the video here>

Comments

[Ken Johnson]

I think it's cruel to tease the big cats like this. I would think they are terribly bored and just want a change.
This is almost as cruel as having them in the zoo.
I do like zoos

[Sarah]

I don't think it's bad parenting at all. I've seen the video and it was just meant to be humorous. The child even cried when he was taken away from the lion. He wasn't afraid in the slightest, and his mom and dad knew he was safe. I'm sure they wouldn't have put him back on the floor if they thought a lion was going to eat him. People are just over reacting and trying to find a reason to complain about others. What question should be raised is this: is the zoo feeding their animals as they should, and should the zoo be under investigation because they don't sufficiently feed their animals?

[Trayce]

Not bad parenting so much as @$$hole people teasing a caged animal. If aliens ever invade our planet, I hope they're the first ones to be put in a cage and teased with McDonalds fries.

[Joy]

Never mess around with nature. Man always loses.

[Me]

I've been to a zoo that used this type of glass to separate them. During our visit one of the lions charged at the glass and jumped up on it. While it certainly scared the hec out of my friend who had his back to the glass the lion did not come through it. This glass is perfectly safe. No harm would've come to the child.

[Jessica]

I think it was cute and not nearly as bad as everyone says. The child was obviously safe. He wasn't scared or being forced to sit there, he was having fun. Of course the zoo is taking care of their animals. I am sure there is TONS of regulations for this stuff. It is all instinct. Dogs scratch at windows to get birds and mailmen. People are just making noise to make noise.

[Toby]

It actually looks like the lion is playing in a way and not acting all crazy because it can't get to the child, It is a wild animal and teasing an animal... Well if the glass wasn't there then the results would be awful and the parent's would be to blame for it!

[Kandis]

I don't think the Lion's behavior is the result of a feeding problem at the zoo. I saw a show where a big cat keeper was attacked by their big cats. (I forgot what type of big cat it was) During the interview the keeper felt it was their own mistake for turning their back to the big cat, and stimulating its instincts to attack. So hungry or not if any animal's instincts kick in they will act on them. Even the most domesticated animals still have some of their wild ancestor's instincts in them!

[Erik]

Not bad parenting at all. The kid was loving it. If he had been terrified, that would be a different story, and that might lead to hating lion king, etc. But, the kid looks simply fascinated. Is it not a parents responsibility to support a child's interest? Why would they take the kid away if he was so interested? If anything, I'd say this kid isn't going to be afraid of lions, he's going to love them. Maybe he'll even grow up to be a naturalist or something due to such a significant interaction with nature. I'm sure it will influence him greatly and in a good way.

[Ana Thomas]

Admittedly it's very scary to watch, but I don't think it's indicative of bad parenting. Isn't that the purpose of having glass between human and animal -- to get a better look? No one was teasing the lioness. People simply have to complain about something.

[Yvette van der Colf]

I personally feel it's in poor taste that the parent (no matter how thick the safety glass is) still would in essence let a big cat think of their son as bait.

I work with big cats through fences and even then when a parent uses their children to get the cats to come closer, makes me think they want the cat to view their children as food

[Siobhanham]

Luckily for the 3-year-old, there was a thick layer of Plexiglas giving he and his parents the confidence she wouldn’t be harmed by the lioness.

[jordan]

there is glass there, stop being pussies!

[Renee Smith]

I go to this zoo all the time and I used to work there... this tiger does this all the time.. if there are 20 people at the window she plays with the little kids... that's all she is doing. Ever watch your house cat play...same thing just bigger. People sure have a lot of judgments on others when they know nothing about what is going on.

[Renee Smith]

Sorry, that is a Lion... not a tiger...

[Renee Smith]

Sorry, that is a Lion... not a tiger...

[Hannah]

Don't get me wrong, this was hilarious to watch. But it is unfair to the lioness. I don't think it was bad parenting either as both parents knew nothing would happen and the child wasn't even fazed by the lion.

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