![]() ![]() “It was incredible to watch the king of the jungle looking so vulnerable. “He could have tried it on with one of the females, who knows, but they looked angry and pounced as if they are going in for the kill. It could be that they thought he was too old to be their leader or it could have been over food. “There could be any number of reasons why they were attacking him. The male lion was in real trouble before safari park employees stepped in. There were three vehicles, one was honking its horn while another sprayed an extinguisher. ![]() “Within a flash, safari jeeps were there surrounding the lionesses. “They were biting at his back legs and his neck and pinning him to the ground, it looked really vicious and you can see in his eyes he thought he was going to die. “We drove around a little bit and I noticed these female lionesses surrounding a male. “We had been sat there for a few minutes when we noticed these two male lions sitting on top a rock growling at something down below. It is unclear why the animals turned on the male but in the wild females have been known to kill an elderly male if they no longer think he is fit to rule the pride.īeverstock, who works at Domino’s Pizza, said: “I decided to go to the safari park with my mom and dad to take some pictures of the lions. Keepers were quickly on the scene and had to step in using fire extinguishers to break up the brutal attack. Images taken by Beverstock show the male roaring in agony as up to nine females sink their razor-sharp teeth into his body leaving him with bloody cuts and bite marks. she noticed the group of female lions surrounding the male before pouncing “out of the blue.” The gang of lionesses launch their attack. The drama was captured on camera by amateur photographer Mya Beverstock, 19, who had visited the attraction on Wednesday.Īs Beverstock drove around the safari park with her parents at around 11:45 a.m. Heart-stopping footage captures the powerful beasts pouncing on the male and sinking their teeth into his body at West Midlands Safari Park. This is the terrifying moment a gang of lionesses viciously attacked the male of the pride in a bid to kill him off in front of horrified visitors at a British safari park. ![]()
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