The woman who taunted a lion at the Bronx Zoo has been identified

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

The woman who taunted a lion at the Bronx Zoo has been identified

By Faith Karimi, CNN
Updated 1043 GMT (1843 HKT) October 4, 2019

(CNN) — The woman who jumped into a lion's den at the Bronx Zoo has been identified, and police want your help in tracking her down.

The New York Police Department said the culprit is Myah Autry. She shared videos of herself climbing over the wooden fence Saturday, then waving and dancing once inside as the big cat gawked.

In the video, the lion appears too stunned to pounce and the woman seems unbothered even as it takes a few steps toward her.

"I want to get closer to him," the woman says in the video as she climbs over the wooden fence. "Baby! Hi, I love you!" she mumbles as she waves before later breaking into a little dance.

In addition to the lion's enclosure, Autry also illegally entered the giraffe area at the Bronx Zoo last week, police said.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/04/us/bronx-zoo-lion-enclosure-myah-autry-trnd/index.html

[bobbieinok]

1. Some people just shouldn't be let out without a keeper!

[marble falls]

2. Zoos are not the best places for animals.

[SummerSnow]

3. She thinks he's Simba.

[LeftInTX]

4. Good!

Make her do community service....maybe she can clean dog poop from cages at the local animal shelter

She will find it's not all fun

[Garrett78]

5. I suspect what she needs is therapy.

[stopdiggin]

7. probably right

But I suspect she could also use a refresher in the concepts of "wrong" and "consequences" (IMO)
(and, if there's a compatriot doing the filming, I can't tell .. they could use some "counseling" as well)

[brush]

10. She's apparently a little off. She needs to be shown photos of what happens to people who tangle...

with lions. The lions always win.

[tblue37]

15. From heavy.com

The video was posted on Instagram on Sunday, September 29, by @realsobrino. He was at the zoo with his family and had been taking photos and videos of the animals when the scene unfolded in front of him.

[Drahthaardogs]

18. Or rehab

I'll bet she was high

[Garrett78]

20. That could be. Regardless, her mindset is/was warped.

[whathehell]

6. She may have mental issues..

A little compassion might be in order.

[stopdiggin]

8. you're right

Hugs and understanding .. immediately AFTER she stops engaging in action that endangers herself and others. (it's noted this is not the first time she's pulled this stunt)

[whathehell]

12. Certainly, it has to stop..

I.just have have problems imagining anyone of sound mind doing what she did.

[hlthe2b]

9. If so we owe her help. Not excuses that will allow her to repeat AGAIN

and result in the death of invaluable animals that would surely happen if she were to be attacked.
This is not only for HER safety but for those animals. We can not have a repeat of what happened to the gorilla a few years ago.

[whathehell]

11. I agree completely..

and I'm not making excuses, just advising a little restraint in the face of harsh criticism

[LeftInTX]

13. Possibly

I just see too many people doing stupid things around wild animals. It's as if it makes them feel important. That's why I feel cleaning dog excrement might be bring her down to earth.

But if she has real mental issues then of course, I agree that treating her illness will probably stop this type of behavior.

[Stallion]

14. LION: "I Could Eat Her for Lunch-BUT I'd Probably Get Shot..."

[Downtown Hound]

16. Anybody want to take a bet that if this woman had been attacked by the lion

She'd be screaming at the top of her lungs to kill it to save her own miserable self?

[uppityperson]

17. "I love you s much, I'm going to try to get you killed". Stupid

[Boomerproud]

19. Some people REALLY want attention.

[Sapient Donkey]

21. I wonder if she realized that if the lion attacked her

that it would have been her fault, and that they would have killed the lion afterwards.

[rusty fender]

22. At least her actions showed the Bronx Zoo

that they need to erect fences that can keep the human animals out of the wild animals’ enclosures