Circus Lion Attack Caught on Tape

Trainer currently in stable condition
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 5, 2010 1:38 PM CDT

An American family got a lot more than it bargained for at a Ukraine circus last weekend, when a lion attacked its trainer—and the family got it all on video. First one lion, then another, lunges and bites the trainer as other circus workers hose down the animals to try to separate them from the man. The victim is in stable condition, CBS News reports. The incident comes on the heels of another high-profile lion attack in Las Vegas. Click here for that story.
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