Shocking video shows the moment a lion brutally attacked a whip-wielding tamer in Russia as a horrified audience looked on.
During the circus show, two lionesses were wrestling in the ring in front of a raucous crowd, when one of them, named Bega,reacted to the trainer lunging at her with a pole, pouncing on top of him and biting him several times while he struggled on the ground, the disturbing recording shows.
The lionesses’ attack on Tamer Maxim Orlov caused him to be taken to a local hospital in Moshkovo, Novosibirsk region, according to the Daily Mail.
Among the horrified audience members was a pregnant woman who had a seizure from witnessing the shocking scene, the Daily Mail reported.
One of the lionesses, Bega, reacted to Maxim Orlov lunging at her with a pole. Social media
Bega pounced on top of Maxim Orlov. Social media
The lioness proceeded to bite Maxim Orlov several times while dragging him to the ground. Social media
Maxim Orlov was taken to a local hospital for his injuries. Social media“The lionesses went berserk,” one witness, Viktoria, purportedly said.
Orlov, while in the hospital, said. “Cases such as today are very rare, but animals are animals,” and said the 5-year-old lion “has been wayward since childhood,” according to the Daily Mail.
