Why is this lion trying to eat a baby on live TV not a big deal?

Is a lion attempting to devour a child not a big deal?
Why is this lion trying to eat a baby on live TV not a big deal?
Why is this lion trying to eat a baby on live TV not a big deal? /

There’s a video that’s been going around the past couple days of a lion attempting to eat a child on a Mexican television show. Sounds horrifying, right? Then why did everybody but the kid act so chill?

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOiVRMOKlXw]

Look at those smiles. Did they not just see a fierce predator attempt to quench its thirst for blood?

Or maybe this is just how you deal with a lion attack. I don’t know, I’m not a zookeeper. 


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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).