Lion Bites Off 2-Year-Old Girl’s Hand In A Zoo [Photos]

A 2-year-old Yemeni girl identified as Donia has had her left hand amputated after being bitten by a lion during her family visit to the zoo in Ibb governorate in Yemen.

Trixx NG learnt the toddler put her hand into the lion’s cage which prompted the animal to bit it off.

The girl was accompanied by her father who was busy clicking pictures of her next to the lion.

According to Al-Arabiya Al Hadath, the girl was immediately taken to the hospital, as well as her father, who fell into a coma after watching his daughter’s hand in the lion’s mouth.

Human rights advocates held the child’s father and the administration of the zoo, which is under the control of the Al Houthi militia, accountable for the tragedy.

They also decried the administration’s disregard for visitors by placing iron nets, which are inappropriate for these predators, or failing to ensure a sufficient safety distance that prevent visitors and children from getting closer to these animals.