Animals - Aquariums - Archeology - Insects - Fossils - Zoos
1968 - Why You Should Never Trust Those lions: Aiming at a Bank holiday weekend visit to the lions at Longleat? Then be warned Take car! Although those huge, lazy, loveable-looking beats seem so tame, and after all some of them have been there four eight years now, you can trust them. So, Stay in the car, Obey of Warden, orders.. But if you should be caught out, unawares, then at least - as it these picture shows - they have got a practiced drill for your rescue, although by the time they get you may have been gnawed about a bit too much for for your continued existences. These picture were taken during a spoecial demonstrtion using dummty mannequins and show just what is in store for the unwary or stupuidly brave halidaymaker. Even after 8 years of semi captivity, Longleat lions are stil wild capable of killing or naiming people, as this experiment shows. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)
