The 2 animals handled to get away on Sunday from their cage in the zoo in the city of Arak, Markazi province, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of Tehran.

Lioness Kills Keeper, Escapes Zoo With Mate

A zoo keeper was apparently assaulted and eliminated by a lioness which left with a mate before the pair was recorded again.

“The lioness, which has remained in the Iranian zoo for a number of years, managed to open a door of the cage, go out and after that attack the 40-year-old guard who had actually simply brought food to the pair of felines,” a zoo employee told state broadcaster IRIB on Monday.He said”the two

animals managed to leave” on Sunday from their cage in the zoo in the city of Arak, Markazi province, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of Tehran.

“Immediately after the event, security forces took control of the zoo”, Amir Hadi, the governor of the province was quoted as saying by state news firm IRNA.He included that “efforts to capture the 2 felines alive have achieved success”.