Zookeeper at fault for lion mauling

A zoo in Germany says it appears a keeper failed to follow the “golden rule” of checking to see if lions were inside their enclosure before he entered it and was mauled. A spokeswoman for Serengeti Park, near Hamburg, said an investigation attributed the attack to “human error”, although it was not clear why the 24-year-old keeper had not followed procedure.

Asta Knoth said he suffered “many deep bite wounds” from the two male lions and had undergone several hours of surgery. He is expected to make a full recovery.