This story was frontpaged on the Drudge Report today worldwide, over 2 million hits. Good way to improve tourist flow to Taiwan. First brawls in Congress, then brawls in lion’s den. TOurism bureau must be happy!
Photos, story, made world headlines today. Go Crazy Man Lion Converter!
Man Survives Jump Into Lion’s Den
46-Year-Old Was Reportedly Trying To Convert Lions To Born-Wild-Again Christianity
A man was attacked and injured after jumping into a lion’s den at the Taipei Zoo and trying to convert the lions to Christianity.
The 46-year-old man leaped into the den of lions and shouted “Jesus will save you.”
He also said, “Come bite me” before one of the male lions attacked, and it bit the man.
Yeah, I saw the video over dinner - how appetizing. I couldn’t hear the audio, so I was trying to figure out where it was taking place, thinking, “Gee, that kind of looks like the Taipei zoo’s lion enclosure.” I used to think the lion enclosure looked a bit unsafe; I wondered if the lions really tried, would they be able to jump out? Turns out it was zoo visitors jumping in that they should have been worried about.
I’m a bit surprised no grandstanding “politicians” have stuck their ugly mugs into a camera lens with demands that the lions be beaten or otherwise punished for their transgression. That’s what usually happens here.