Visitors to the Tuzoofari Zoo, located in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, experienced one of the most traumatic moments of their lives. While looking at the imposing of two lions, male and female, they were touched by a small newborn cub, however, the scene ended with an act of cannibalism.
The young A lion that had just been calved was eaten by the male in front of children and parents who came for a Sunday walk . The incident was recorded on video by the visitors of the Tuzoofari.
Thus, the moment in which the male lion devours the young, while the female approaches, was recorded. The assistants, in principle, believed that the lion came to meet his young, without imagining that he would eat it.
Visitors capture the MOMENT in which a LION EATS ITS BABY in a zoo in Hidalgo
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After the moment became viral on social networks, dozens of criticisms appeared towards this animal center, one of them was that of the activist and president of the Invictus Foundation, a veterinary hospital for big cats, Erika Ortigoza Vázquez, who denounced the lack of dignified and respectful treatment and non-compliance with a management plan for wildlife.
The former deputy also requested the intervention of environmental authorities, in order to define responsibilities, as she denounced that what happened evidenced the deficiencies and absence of protocols for the reproduction of this species in said space of animal captivity.
After explaining that this behavior in which a lion devours another occurs in nature when animals feel threatened, he pointed out that in places in captivity must have control measures for successful reproduction.