THIS is the horrifying moment a teen broke into a lion enclosure at a Brazilian zoo – before meeting a tragic end. Gerson ...

A teenager was mauled to death by a lioness after sneaking into the animal’s pen in front of fellow visitors at a zoo in Brazil. The botanical zoo, which is home to hundreds of animal species, ...

The teen previously snuck into the landing gear of an Africa-bound plane in pursuit of his dream to tame lions.

They build high walls around the big cat enclosures at zoos for a reason. Many of those cat species are capable of killing ...

Gerson de Melo Machado was filmed making his way into the enclosure at Arruda Camera Park in Brazil before tragedy struck ...

In January, F. Iriskulov was killed by lions at a zoo in Uzbekistan after entering their pen to film a video. Last year, a ...

The park said that "euthanasia was never considered" for the lioness, who "shows no aggressive behavior outside the context ...

Gerson de Melo Machado, 19, was mauled to death after he invaded a lioness' enclosure at Parque Zoobotanio Arruda Camara in João Pessoa, Brazil, on Sunday morning, according to the Brazilian outlet ...