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'Lion Whisperer' Left Fighting for His Life After Vicious Attack by Lion He Previously Fought to Save
- Oleg Zubkov, 57, was seriously injured in an attack by a lion at Taigan Safari Park, where he was feeding the animals.
- Tatyana Aleksagina, a park employee, bravely intervened by distracting the lion, allowing her to rescue Zubkov from its jaws.
- Zubkov lost consciousness due to serious injuries, including head, neck, and lung wounds, and underwent surgery at a local hospital, where he regained consciousness and his condition is now described as stable.
- This incident follows a previous lion attack in 2024 that resulted in the death of Leokadiya Perevalova, raising concerns about safety at the park.
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Horrifying moment 'lion whisperer' is mauled by big cat and 'dragged by his neck like ...
A world famous lion whisperer is fighting for his life after he was savagely mauled by a big cat he spared last year when it killed a close female colleague. The beast brutally attacked Oleg Zubkov, 57, inflicting serious head, neck and lung wounds, and he is now in a 'critical' condition in hospital. He was inside the enclosure during feeding time at Taigan Safari Park - which he founded - in Russian-occupied Crimea. 'There was terrible panic...
'Lion whisperer' left fighting for his life after vicious attack by lion he previously fought to save
Russian man Oleg Zubkov, who is known by his nickname of the 'lion whisperer', is fighting for his life after being attacked by the animal at a Crimea zoo.
Lion attacks collaborator at safari park in Russian-occupied Crimea
A lion has attacked collaborator Oleg Zubkov at the Taigan Safari Park he founded in Russian-occupied Crimea, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported on June 22.Zubkov is a businessman who renounced his Ukrainian citizenship and began cooperating with the Russian authorities following Moscow's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014He also smuggled animals from zoos in the partially occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts after the full-scale …
'Lion whisperer' fighting for life after he's attacked by big cat he fought to save - The Mirror
The lion viciously attacked Oleg Zubkov during feeding time at Taigan Safari Park, leaving him with serious injuries just a year after it killed one of his colleagues
Oleg Zubkov, the owner and founder of the Teigen Safari in Crimea, is fighting for his life after being savagely attacked by a lion - the same lion that killed a park employee a year ago, and Zubkov chose to spare his life. The incident occurred during a routine feeding when Zubkov, 57, entered the enclosure. One witness said: "There was a terrible panic... the lion dragged the man by the neck like a toy," and then dragged Zubkov under an observ…
Oleg Zubkov wasn't injured in 'lion attack,' says Taigan Safari Park's official explanation - US and Global News
In the wake of few British and Ukrainian, several Russian and at least one American media reports saying that Crimean wildlife park founder Oleg Zubkov was mauled by a lion, an official statement from his team has provided a clear, detailed account — correcting the narrative and emphasizing that no deliberate lion attack took place. Zubkov, a businessman, is the founder and managing director of the Taigan Safari Park, located in Belogorsk, Crime…
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