The Houston Zoo has a new attraction where it lets zoo visitors play tug of war with a lion or tiger over a piece of raw meat. The zoo staff attaches a 20 lbs. piece of raw meat to a rope that leads out of the cage to a public area. They then allow zoo guests to tug on the rope as the animal tries to enjoy his raw meat afternoon snack. Below is a little YouTube video goodness taken recently by a visitor to the zoo.
Here is my favorite quote from a zoo employee.
It’s designed, Barongi says, to keep the animals from getting bored.
I would imagine that nothing spices up a lions day like having the assholes that locked him in a cage let other assholes try to steal food from him.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Baba Ganoush // Jan 9, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Where’s PETA when you need them?
No wonder you have zoo animals attacking people all the time.
2 Frank // Jan 9, 2008 at 4:31 pm
The best exhibit at the Boston Aquarium is one where they shine a light in the shape of a fish on the bottom the penguin tank, and guests can move it around with a joy stick. Those fuckers would chase that thing around for hours…
This is like one million times better.
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