LAS VEGAS, Nevada – A tourist videotaped a lion attack at the MGM Lion Habitat in Las Vegas. The resort confirmed the video was from the Sept. 1 incident when a lion lunged at a trainer in full view of casino patrons. The video shows the trainer attempting to hold the lion down and a second trainer stepping in between the two. The lion is eventually pushed away, but continues to walk around the habitat as if in pursuit of the trainer. It’s unknown what prompted the lion to attack the man and the video camera is focused elsewhere when the animal first charges at him.
"If this cat was serious, the damage to the animal care gentleman would be a lot more,” Las Vegas Zoo Director Pat Dingle told FOX5. “The cat had no intentions of doing permanent damage. It wasn’t hungry. It wasn't anything like that. It was just a quick signal."
