Lioness killed ‘almost immediately’ after being attacked by a lion in front of horrified visitors

A lioness was killed “virtually instantly” by a lion Longleat Safari Park on New Yr’s Day the park confirmed.

Zookeepers had been unable to rescue the animal from its accidents after a “uncommon” however “pure” incident.

Guests mentioned they had been distracted from the enclosure early within the afternoon resulting from an unknown main incident on the park in Wiltshire.

One visitor posted on social media that he was stopped within the enclosure and will see an injured lioness mendacity on the bottom.

A lioness was killed “virtually immediately” by a lion at Longleat Safari Park on New Yr’s Day, it has been confirmed. [File image]

Zookeepers at Longleat Safari Park had been unable to avoid wasting the lioness from her accidents after a “uncommon” however “pure” incident

On the time, it was unclear to visitors what had occurred – till a spokesman for Longleat confirmed the lioness was being attacked by one other animal in her enclosure.

A spokesman mentioned: “This weekend [1st January 2023] noticed one of many lionesses sadly killed by one other lion at Longleat. One of these incident may be very uncommon however can happen naturally in apex predators.

“It occurred extremely shortly, and the lioness died virtually instantly.”

They added: “Our skilled goalkeepers had been on the spot instantly however resulting from time constraints, it was not attainable to intervene. There was no threat for the visitors.”

It comes simply weeks after two uncommon crimson panda cubs died on the safari park as temperatures plummeted beneath freezing.

The summer-born animals had been discovered of their nesting field – park workers mentioned preliminary examinations revealed they died of hypothermia and weaning issues.