Everybody fantasize getting into the zoo and getting a glimpse of the wild animals. They expect to get an encounter with animals like lions. People take some vehicles at the national parks and roam in it in the different parts of the forest. The prime objective of getting into national parks is to get a sight of wild creatures. The experience of roaming in the forests become magical when people get a sight of exotic animals.
There is also no doubt that animals can become unpredictable at times. Animals are having their natural instincts and they are also not able to communicate with the humans. All these points say that you can become clueless on how to handle these wild animals. You just cannot become completely sure about the wild animals’ next moves.
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There was a bunch of visitors at the West Midlands Safari Park who encountered something unexpected. The lions went after them at their enclosures. The West Midlands Safari Park opened in the year 1973 and it allows people to move in there on their cars. They also allow people to let their cars move to the areas where lions, zebras and giraffes freely move.
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Animals having misadventure with the visitors has already happened in the past. They become overzealous on the very fact that motorized vehicles pass near their homes. But, recently, bunch of lions did something which is a gentle reminder that animals can at times become very aggressive.
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The group of lions became very irritated at the visitors. The rangers took guard at the enclosure to save them from lions. They trapped the vehicles which were roaming inside the park. The rangers struggle hard for about 50 minutes and it was very tough to pacify the lions. The attempts were very less effective against the lions.
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The lions became very wild and attacked the people who were travelling on their vehicles. A lion had attacked the car which had two children. The lions were in very attacking mood and they did not want to let people go from that place.
“It was the last thing you’d expect to happen on a causal day out. We could see as we got into the enclosure that the lions were making a lot of noise, and that a few of them were wrestling with one another,” explained Jazzy Reynolds, who was driving the vehicle at the time.
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“They were dashing around after one another – I think there was a female that they were trying to chase. The employees weren’t able to open the gates to let us out because of the disturbance. Then, out of nowhere, a load of them darted towards my car and started jumping all over it. It was a real shock, but I knew that I couldn’t scream because it would upset the children,” said a visitor.
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“I think they were just running from one place to the other, and my car happened to be an obstacle in their way, so they hurtled over it. One of them went up on the bonnet, and another one managed to jump on the roof. They really got up close and personal. Eventually the gates opened so that we could get out, and we just carried on our day as normal,” said a visitor.
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“The children were talking about it as we drove them back home, they found it absolutely hilarious and were really happy that they got to experience that. I think that the staff were amazing, I have to commend them for what they did. Their presence made us feel safe as it happened,” said a visitor.
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“The only negative is the paw print dent on my car, but it looks really funny and will hopefully be easy to fix. I’m due to take the car in for a service later this week, so they’re going to think I’m bonkers when I try to explain that to them,” said a visitor.
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“The male lions have been in the process of being mixed with the females for a few months now. This has been going well and there was no reason to believe that there would be any issues yesterday as a result of mixing. As with all wild animals, normally harmonious groups can on occasion become particularly active,” said a spokesperson.
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“This is constantly monitored closely by trained staff who are always in the enclosure when guests are too and will intervene if necessary. There was an experienced member of staff within the enclosure and at no time were guests in any danger. The safety and wellbeing of our guests is paramount,” said a spokesperson.
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