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The zoo employee was locked in the lion cage, and an investigation was launched

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An investigation was launched at Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland in early August after a staff member found the lions locked in their enclosure with the animals. Two staff members, one in training and the other more experienced, entered the enclosure to care for the lions.

Most experienced officer The other employee would then close the door and leave the area Among the lions, unable to escape, reports ABC News. He remained in the enclosure indefinitely.

Alerted to the story, Belfast City Council issued a statement on Friday 16 August: “We take the safety of our staff, visitors and animals very seriously.” An investigation has been started to understand the circumstances of the incident.

For its part, Belfast Zoo has not commented. According to the zoo's website, it has houses Barbary lions are also called Atlas lionsA man named Quais and two women named Fidda and Theeba. This species is extinct in the wild Atlas lions are the only ones still alive in zoos.

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