Woman scales Memphis Zoo fence, tries to feed lions cookies

Woman scales Memphis Zoo fence, tries to feed lions cookies
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The Memphis Zoo has banned a woman for life after she breached a barrier and tried to feed dessert to a pack of lions while singing to them.

"I've never seen someone singing to a lion," one witness, speaking for pretty much all of us, told local station WMC-TV. "It was really loud."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.