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Effort to "impress" the girlfriend; in the end, became prey to a lion, resulting in a tragic death for the young man.
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Renjini RamachandranEffort to impress the girlfriend ultimately turned into prey for a lion. 44-year-old zoo keeper, F. Iriskulov, from a private zoo in a park in Uzbekistan, lost his life while trying to impress his girlfriend. Reports suggest that he entered the lion's enclosure with a camera to show off in front of his girlfriend.
With a camera in hand, he entered the zoo for his night shift and at 5 a.m., he entered the lion's enclosure. Initially, the lions did not show any signs of aggression, but later, unexpectedly, they attacked him. At that time, there were three lions in the enclosure.The lions circled him, but with great confidence, he continued filming the scene. One of the lions is called Simba in the video. The video ends when he is attacked and heard screaming loudly.
The lions attacked Iriskulov, killed him, and ate parts of his body. One of the lions, which became uncontrollably aggressive, was shot dead by the rescuers, and the remaining two lions calmed down. The two lions have now been moved to another enclosure.