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Viral Video: Zoo Lion Tries to Eat a Baby Wearing Zebra-Like Stripes

May. 3, 2012 3:35pm Liz Klimas

Do zoo animals get enough to eat? In January, the Blaze reported this viral video face-off between a lion and a 3-year-old. Lucky for the 3-year-old, there was a thick layer of Plexiglas giving her the confidence she wouldn’t be harmed by the male lion.

Now, a lioness at a zoo in Portland, Ore., also gets frustrated when she can’t get at her black-and-white stripped prey sitting on the other side of the glass. It’s not a zebra the lioness is trying to reach — it’s a baby. Mom caught it all on film.

Lion at Oregon Zoo Tries to Eat Baby Through Plexiglas

(Photo: YouTube screenshot/jpbsmama)

Watch as the baby is initially unaware of what is going on behind him but at the end notices the lion with a rather calm reaction:

Here’s another angle of baby Jack enjoying himself behind the Plexiglas wall:

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.

Someone in “Lion Tries to Eat Baby Part 1″ says “that’s, like, almost not cool”, and mom seems to have gotten some other negative feedback on the footage she took. She voices a bit of this frustration in the description of the second video, writing “Jack was in no danger so save yourself the carpal tunnel.”

[H/T io9]

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abbygirl1994
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 7:10pm
Its a zebra.. I want it.. Yum yum!! To many worry warts here.. I guarantee you that lion could not break that glass! The joke was on the lion who can’t figure out why he can’t get that baby zebra!

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- B_rad
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 7:43pm
  Where are Al Sharpton and the rest of the idiot brigade on this one? That is obviously a racist lion who only went after the baby because of the hoodie.
  
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- Orion the truth hunter
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 11:50pm
  I agree, the lion will not break the Plexiglas. Years ago, I was at the Columbus zoo viewing the gorilla exhibit. It had a large Plexiglas viewing window. An adult male was standing very close to it, making fun of the apes. The large silverback gorilla was walking past the window and appeared to be ignoring the idiot on the outside of the compound. Suddenly, he wheeled and brought both fists down on the window right in front of the man’s face. The sound of the strike was very loud and the man jumped back and turned very white. I still remember the gorilla making what could only be called a belly laugh and continued on his walk. I just wish we had a video camera back then.
  
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- smokey888x2
  Posted on May 4, 2012 at 12:33am
  breaking the glass isn’t the point …… parents are idiots is the point!!
  
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- Yoselahonda
  Posted on May 4, 2012 at 2:52pm
  The real uproar should be that she shot most of the video with the camera sideways. The camera doesn’t auto-orient video like it does photos, please use a video editing program and put it upright before posting online. Otherwise we should all have just cause to sue for the crick in our necks caused by holding our heads sideways in order to not get dizzy watching a sideways video.
  Now that’s getting your panties in a twist.
  
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- stardawl8311
  Posted on May 4, 2012 at 5:01pm
  A gorilla at the Dallas Zoo shattered the glass. They don’t know how he did it, but there are a lot of layers. Another gorilla was being tormented by some kids, he got so angry he jumped and pulled himself over the wall in his enclosure and escaped. He was shot dead by police, upon his autopsy they found all of his stomach muscles had been torn.
  
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wedgeii
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 6:07pm
Sorry but I wish that cute lil kitty would have broke that glass and eat that kid!!! JUST TO SHOW THOSE IDIOTS THAT IT’S NOT A CUTE KITTY!!!!!!!

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- Nathaniel Horn
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 7:09pm
  No worries… Everything man creates always works according to specs, right? Teaching a child casual arrogance in the face of merciless nature is always a good thing. These are really good life lessons. You know, like what national debt? I don’t see any nasty ol’ debt anywhere ‘cause the sun is shining and I have an iPad. It’s never happened before. Therefore it never will. The Titanic was such an aberration. That silly ol’ Depression thing is so ancient history. We don’t have to worry about the dollar crashing, the grid going down and all of those dependent upon electricity & drugs dying within a week then rotting and creating disease for a second wave of death then a third and a fourth and so on and such. Silly! Of course if all of those big burly truckers who are always in our way can’t get their diesel, the stores will run out of food in 3 days and people will begin starving and killing each other within a week or so. But who wants to think about that, really? Meh! But the good side is that the lions and tigers will all escape from zoos everywhere and will have plenty of dead or defenseless human beings to feast upon. Oh happy day! That will make PETA very happy! Oh how NATURAL!! And the wonderful Left will jump for joy. Well, maybe not if they are being eaten but it will be great afterwards. Maybe even this sweet, innocent little child will be a hors d’oeuvre. Or perhaps even better; his parents! That would be a mouthful, for sure! O happy day on Mr. Rogers s
  
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- Nathaniel Horn
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 7:22pm
  Oh, happy day on Mr. Rogers street!
  
  The Blaze text box lies like a dog! It said I had 6 characters left!
  
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TheBritshRcmg
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 6:04pm
There’s always a first time for everything. Someday an animal will break the glass. Would never put our children at risk. Frightening are the mother’s actions not funny.

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In the O.C.
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:40pm
Oh good grief. The baby was not upset even one scintilla. The baby was giggling, watching alternately her/his father & mother AND the lion occasionally. (Wow, what a mouth that cat has on it!). The baby was safe, having a good time. The lion was separated by strong plexiglass and I expect was not traumatized whatsoever at not being able to reach her prospective lunch – the baby. The lion has survived another horribly frustrating day encompassed inside its rather large playground at the zoo, then trotting off for the zoo-provided yummy meal. The baby has survived another day to look at the animals at the zoo. It’s all good. Akuna matata.

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- hidden_lion
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:49pm
  Even the lion knows hoodies= hoodlum
  
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- pscully17
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 6:11pm
  yes, the mother had a lot of faith in that 6 inch glass barrier… this is in the running for the top spot in: stpuid parental acts of the day…
  
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birdlady
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:39pm
I would have grabbed my baby. Mother’s instinct. It is different watching it and it is not your child, but my mother’s instincts went overboard and I got sick watching that. I could not have stood there and video taped a lion wanting to eat my baby.
Have to agree, I felt it was sick mom laughing and video taping.

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RamonPreston
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:26pm
The lion like black-and-white meals? Sounds like Obama; throw him in there!

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Anton Phibes
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:59pm
I am terrified of sharks. If I was at an aquarium and a shark tried to do this to me….I would never go back.

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lukerw
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:50pm
Let’s go back to… Black & White Striped Prison garb!

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MJ0709
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:44pm
I enjoyed this video. I’m a mom of two and found this video creepy and hilarious! There’s protective glass! Now if the baby was scared, then I would say yes, this video would be cruel, but the baby was fine and wasn’t scared at all.

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mdeputy7
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:32pm
Oh…….my gosh….you people are way too cynical. Just enjoy it for what it is rather than berating the mother for being so terrible to put her child indexer this position…..what if what if what if. Come on people. Smile a little. It’ll make your day brighter.

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Intense66
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:25pm
That baby is in more danger of being recruited by the uncivilized occupiers than it was of getting eaten by the lion… I would prefer to get eaten by the lion, a lot less painful.

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crusaderx9
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:23pm
Putting that child next to a wild predator is absurd – it obviously provokes the wild animal and should be discouraged by zoos who are presumably there to raise awareness as they assist animal populations with proper treatment as they provide education and promote respect for these animals.

It does remind of the tiger at the San Francisco Zoo who killed 1 and injured 2 – justice in the animal kingdom or just nature taking its course…
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=7955146

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- ccarving
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:17pm
  @Crusader, Get a clue and join reality. The zoo is not there to ” raise awareness as they assist animal populations with proper treatment as they provide education and promote respect for these animals.”
  The zoo is there to get as many people as possible to pay money to come see exotic animals in cages. Sure, there might be some education going, but the zoo’s job is to make $ (just like any other business). And this lady putting this video online will probably boost ticket sales, so I guarantee they have no problem with it.
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:22pm
…
This is not amusing, cute, or funny.

Doesn’t this air-head Mom have an “occupy” rally to attend ?
The “occupy” Moms put their children in harm’s way also. She would fit right in.

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- ImMormon
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:38pm
  Chill… I’m conservative as the next guy, but come on peeps, not a big deal!
  
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- Pearsontech
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:08pm
  Wow some of you folks need to remove the 2×4 from you rectums. Holy cow give it a rest there is nothing wrong with this video.
  
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lisa2994
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:20pm
The baby was safe… But why let the child sit there antagonizing the lion unkowingly of ocurse but still? It may be cute for a moment but then the fun should be over. They are magnificent animals is all I am saying but they are cooped up at that zoo as it is.

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cranberry
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:17pm
Unless Lion was born in Africa and hunted Zebra, why would it matter how kid is dressed? Lion wants to eat, period.has nothing to do with zebra stripes, sheesh. feed the cat. Nothing worse than a cat that is hungry, they’ll nag you to death…

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- SerikFox
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:24pm
  Actually that’s not true. Genetics play a role in what animals (and people) do with regards to literally everything. Certain aesthetics are more pleasing to people of certain genetic backgrounds, as are types of foods. Same goes for animals. It would want to go for it without ever actually knowing what it was. My job is working with animals; I’ve been around animals since I was born. You can see animals develop the same tendencies and preferences as their parents without ever being near them. Certain types of dogs don’t require any training to do certain things. Herding dogs or livestock guards are good examples. They know what they should do from the time they’re born. They don’t know why, but they do know what.
  
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NavyVetGreg
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:15pm
I love the m o r o n s who are critical of a child at the zoo, watching the animals. Be sure to lock yourself up in your house, there are things outside like bugs that might bite you.

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MittensKittens
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:01pm
I just noticed in the article, it was at the Portland Zoo, now this makes sense…Portland is filled with idiots. Portland is a Moron Magnet.

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LOJ
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:58pm
Incredible…this Lion is hungry…he needs to be fed something substantial, too close to the baby in my opinion. Scary!

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:55pm
The kid was in no danger, how many videos have been already shown on the Blaze and other sights of similiar scenes when people watch the lions behind the safety barriers?

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theprofessor1031
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:55pm
I think the lion was just trying to protect her neighborhood from a thug in a “hoodie”. lol

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- airhead0
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:55pm
  ok….that was funny!
  
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WAR PIGS CRAWLING
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:54pm
I thought, I thought, I thought I saw a puddy cat…

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John655
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:50pm
That mom has more faith in a bit of glass than I would. People way under estimate the power of animals and over estimate the skill of engineers and contrators. What if that glass had been installed on a friday afternoon. You can’t live in fear of the world, but neither do you temp fate.

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- DeathTongue
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:32pm
  seems like you’re leaning toward the former big-time.
  
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- ccarving
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:28pm
  Speaking as both an Engineer and a former Contractor . . . You have no idea what you’re talking about. It’s Plexi-glass, not “glass” which is much stronger and virtually impossible to break through. Even an elephant would have a hard time breaking that stuff.
  Then take into account the fact that we use so many safety factors when designing structures, I guarantee the design of that cage would hold 4 times the maximum strength of the biggest lion on record. And Friday afternoon installation would be meaningless, because any installation still has to pass an Engineer’s inspection . . . and those don’t happen on Friday afternoon.
  
  Basically, before you go insulting groups of people that a good portion of your life and safety depends on, you may want to rethink that.
  
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- whitefantom
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:35pm
  My husband made a similar (and only partly joking) observation when we visited the Sears tower and stood in the projecting windows, looking straight down 108 floors through the glass under our feet. We still did it.
  
  I have a tendency to be a very anxious person, and a lot of things scare me–probably unnecessarily. This, however, wouldn’t be one of them. Think about your comment critically–if the glass failed, would it make a difference whether the baby (or anyone else) was sitting directly in front of it, or a few feet–or even yards–away? Based on your assessment, it’s too dangerous to go to the zoo at all, because if the glass fails, it really doesn’t matter how close you are–you’re still catfood.
  
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- John655
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 6:52pm
  How many structual failures happen everyday. Fortunately, very few end unfortunately with many deaths. And I was only making a joke based on the old adage about buying anything made on a monday morning or friday afternoon. I wouldn’t have any fear of the lion on any other day, but if I saw it doing that to my child, I’d again wouldn’t temp fate and get them out of there. Call it an unreasonable reaction, I’m guilty.
  
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REBELWITHACAUSE
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:50pm
Makes for a cool video or neat pics, but… still creeps me out!!!

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MittensKittens
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:48pm
Oh yeah, that’s hilarious, just to think an inch of plastic separates that baby from a hungry lion…yeah real funny…
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FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:45pm
dumb ass mom

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- FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:50pm
  How could any normal parent put their child in that position. The intent of the lion was to eat him. He needs to know that there are things in life that will kill you. She is a DA in MHO
  
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