No escape for a deer in the zoo's lions' den »

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Washington DC - A deer that jumped a wall at the National Zoo was fatally injured by two lions as dozens of startled spectators looked on. Zoo spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson described the incident as highly unusual. It began about 2:50 p.m. as visitors lined the perimeter wall of an enclosure that contained two female lions, and it involved a deer that may have entered from Rock Creek Park. “Everyone was cheering, ‘Go, go, go’ ” to encourage the deer to reach safety, witness Josh Shpayher said. “Everyone was rooting for the deer.” As the episode neared its end, one lion dragged the deer to a stairwell area.

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