A man is injured in a struggle with an escaped lion in southern Turkey
MANAVGAT, ANTALYA, JUL 6 – The lion named Zeus was shot dead after injuring a farmer in a pistachio field, with police using drones to track the animal, officials said.
- On July 6, 2025, a male lion named Zeus escaped early from the Land of Lions park in Manavgat, Turkey, and attacked a 53-year-old farmer sleeping outdoors.
- Zeus attacked agricultural worker Suleyman Kir while he was resting after watering pistachio trees, and Kir described how the animal suddenly lunged at him as he uncovered himself.
- Kir grabbed the lion around its neck and applied pressure until it withdrew, suffering injuries to his head and shoulder that required hospitalization as officials began investigating the escape.
- Police and drones found the lion near hotels and wooded areas after the attack, and the local governor stated the escaped lion was tracked down and shot dead on the same day.
- The Land of Lions claims to hold more than 30 lions, and the incident prompted ongoing investigations regarding zoo security and animal containment measures.
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The man defended himself with his own hands.He was sleeping at the time of the attack.
In Turkey, a lion escaped from a zoo. On his escape, the predator attacked a man and seriously injured him.
In southern Turkey, a farmer was attacked by a lion that had escaped from a local zoo. The man was able to throw the animal off and escape, after which the lion was shot dead by police. An incident involving a lion also occurred in Australia: a visitor was seriously injured in the arm while visiting the lion enclosure of a zoo in the state of Queensland.
Escaped Lion Attacks Man as He Sleeps
A man was seriously injured when he was attacked by a lion that had escaped a zoo in southern Turkey on Sunday, local media reported. The lion was later shot dead, the AP reports. The male lion, named Zeus, escaped his cage at Land of Lions in Manavgat, a resort...
A lion escaped from a zoo and made the residents live hours of fear and worry, with a man in serious condition in the Hospital. In Manavgat, in the province of Antalya in southern Turkey, there were scenes from movies. On the night between Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 July, a lion fled, around 2 in the morning, from the private zoo "Aslan Diyarı" (Terra dei Leoni) and headed towards the surrounding countryside. The animal would benefit from a cage cl…
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