‘We’ve experienced a miracle’: German zoo bosses say injured keeper is recovering well after two lions attacked him when he walked into their enclosure at feeding time
- German zoo bosses said it’s a ‘miracle’ that the 24-year-old keeper survived
- Two male lions seriously injured the 24-year-old keeper who came to feed them
- He entered their enclosure at Serengeti Park zoo in Hodenhagen yesterday
- Fellow keepers pulled their colleague to safety who was then flown to hospital
German zoo bosses have said it’s a ‘miracle’ that a 24-year-old keeper survived being attacked by two male lions when he entered their enclosure.
Directors Fabrizio Sepe and Frank Ahrens said he is recovering well in hospital after sustaining serious injuries at Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen, north Germany.
Fellow keepers noticed the attack yesterday and pulled their colleague from the enclosure, who was then airlifted to hospital.
German bosses said it was a ‘miracle’ that a 24-year-old keeper survived the attack when he entered the lion enclosure. The two males were kept separately from the main pride (pictured)
Directors Fabrizio Sepe (right) and Frank Ahrens said their colleague was recovering well in hospital after the attack at Serengeti Park, in Hodenhagen, north Germany
The entrance to the enclosure where the attack happened has been photographed
The two male’s, who have been separated from the main pride and placed in a different enclosure, were being fed when the attack happened.
The zoo said it was not normal for a keeper to be in an enclosure with the lions.
The park, which visitors drive through in their cars, contains more than 1,500 animals on 120 hectares of land.
Elephants, leopards, giraffes, and macaques call it home alongside a pride of lions.
Since its foundation in 1974, the park said online it has worked to conserve endangered species. One of its most important achievements, according to the zoo’s website, was the release of a White Rhinoceros, bred in Europe, back into the wild.
A lion pictured at the zoo on Instagram. There is no suggestion that this lion is one of the males that attacked a keeper during feeding time
Two male lions seriously injured the keeper when he entered their enclosure (Stock picture)
Fellow keepers pulled their colleague to safety who was then flown to hospital with non-life threatening injuries (Stock picture)
