It was a typical Thursday afternoon at the city zoo. School groups crowded around enclosures, snapping photos and pointing excitedly. But all that excitement quickly turned into chaos when a small shiba inu puppy slipped away from its leash and headed straight for the lion habitat.
The pup had wandered in from a visiting elementary class, unnoticed by its handler. In a matter of seconds, it disappeared through a narrow service gap in the fencing near the lion exhibit. Visitors screamed as the puppy trotted into the enclosure without hesitation.
Everyone froze. A full-grown lion was lying inside the habitat, just a few feet away from the tiny intruder. Zoo staff rushed toward the scene, prepared for the worst. But what happened next stunned everyone.