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A zookeeper had a heart-stopping encounter with a lion, only to be saved by an unlikely hero: a lioness.
Tourists visiting a lion enclosure, believed to be in a Las Vegas hotel, watched in awe as two zookeepers worked near a male lion and a lioness.
While the big cats initially seemed calm, chaos erupted when the lion suddenly pounced on one of the keepers.
A since-deleted Reddit video captured the shocking moment when the lion tackled the man to the ground, attempting to bite his leg.
Lioness Saves The Man
As gasps filled the air, the lioness sprang into action. She charged at her mate, biting his tail and shoving herself between him and the keeper.
Her intervention ultimately diffused the situation, allowing the zookeepers to escape unharmed.
One of the versions of the video is present on YouTube and its publication date is 12 years old.
