Imagine just randomly seeing a lion on the side of the road while driving …
That’s exactly what happened Saturday in Italy after a circus lion escaped and started roaming around in public.
The lion ran away in Ladispoli, a seaside town in Italy. A traveling circus was performing there, with the giant cat getting out of its cage at one point and then walking around with a ton of shocked witnesses and cameras zoomed in on him.
The lion was caught on video by multiple bystanders just casually going through residential neighborhoods, hanging out on sidewalks and completely minding its own business. It was actually a sight to see.
The owners and local veterinarians eventually tracked down the lion, sedated him and brought him back to the circus, according to TMZ. Fantastically, no one was hurt while the lion was out just being a cat.
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I would definitely be like everybody else … cameras would just start rollin’! Y’all know how much I love content!
And with the story itself, you can’t help but enjoy it. Not only did nobody get hurt, but you have to love the fact that this lion was just completely minding his business. Yeah, this is a wild animal from Africa and the animal thunderdome remains undefeated, but you can’t help but feel bad for him being locked in a cage all the time. You could tell he was enjoying being out in the open, just enjoying that little bit of freedom he had. (RELATED: Bear Straight Up Jacks A Family’s Taco Bell Order)
A good story with a little bit of sadness … a true heartstring-puller.