A Taiwanese man survived with only minor bite wounds after trying to convert
two zoo lions to Christianity.
Chen Chung-ho jumped into the lions' enclosure at the Taipei City Zoo in
Mucha, reports the China Post.
Raising his hands above his head, he shouted: "Jesus will save you!" and
"Come bite me!" at the two African lions.
At first the big cats, lounging under a tree, paid no attention to the man
but finally they attacked him, injuring his arms and legs.
The two lions pulled back after the 46-year old man put his hands in front
of his chest to pray.
After a standoff that lasted for about 30 minutes, zoo staff used water
cannons to chase the lions away and calmed the animals with tranquilizer
guns.
The rescued man was rushed to the nearby Wan Fang Hospital for treatment.
Zoo officials claimed Chen would have been more seriously hurt had the lions
not been fed earlier in the day.
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