Zookeepers Chase Man in Lion Suit
Put this in the only-in-Japan category: Every year the Tama Zoo keepers chase coworkers dressed in animal costumes such as this lion suit as part a wild animal escape drill. You may be able to see this year’s “lion hunt” in the video provided only in vile, slow-to-load, ad-infested, Windows Media here, in the Slideshow, or by clicking on the link here.
Zookeepers Chase Man In Lion Suit
Zoo’s Wacky Escape Drill — A Japanese zoo prepared for animal escapes by chasing a volunteer dressed in a lion costume. Zookeepers tracked the “lion” through the park Monday…the annual costumed rehearsal is a favorite spectacle for zoo goers. Last year, the zoo practiced capturing a man dressed as an escaped polar bear….
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