Gir Lion spends a night in kitchen of family in slumber

21-05-2008

Gir Lion spends a night in kitchen of family in slumber

Divya Bhaskar

Briefly translated from Gujarati

This incidence proves that lion (and most of the wild animals) don't attack humans until disturbed or harassed.

Asiatic Lions visiting Itvaya village at 10 km from Una town is very common. Two days back, a pride of four lions visited the village and killed a cattle. Normally by the time villagers find such killings, lions are back into the jungle. But in this incidence, villagers got awakened.

Villagers and forest staff tried to scare away the pride back into the jungle. In the process, one of the lion, entered into the house of Jerambhai Lavabhai Korat. His family was sleeping in the lounge. The lion without disturbing or harming them moved into the kitchen area. There it spent a night.

Finally, family was called outside the house and after hours of efforts by forest department, lion was scared away to jungle.