THIS is the terrifying moment a man was attacked by a pet lion after trying to shake the paw of the dangerous predator.
Shocking footage shows a man approaching the beast being walked on a lead like a dog in Makhachkala, southern Russia.
At first, the animal appears calm, almost bored, as the man edges closer, reaching out towards its face.
The man offers a hand to the lion, and the beast grabs hold of it.
But trying to play with the powerful predator has dramatic consequences.
Alarmed, the man recoils – but the lion lunges.
It charges at the man, who tries to run.
The beast catches up and clamps its jaws around the man’s arm, as screams erupt from stunned bystanders.
The video shows the man desperately trying to pull free, with his hand briefly disappearing inside the animal’s mouth.
Panicked locals rush to help and the lion’s apparent owner yanks back on the leash in a frantic attempt to stop the attack.
Miraculously, the man is freed from the predator’s jaws — and quickly escapes.
He later claimed he did not have any serious injuries from the attack.
Authorities in Russia‘s Dagestan region, close to Georgia, are now investigating the incident.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/news/15905370/lion-mauls-man-shaking-paw-onlookers-rush-to-help/