He didn't eat him, the man got mauled...I'm thinking he may not try this again.
But hear a ole talk. I was able to get inside a compound for close-ups of these animals. They wouldn't let my daughter in with me since to these cats, a small child is a snack.
Anywho. I am standing at the huge cage of an African lion. The lion was at the other end of the cage...a good 60 feet. I am talking with the director of the place as she explains what brought this cat to the sanctuary. She said "want to see him closer?". Dotish me bawl out "Sure!"
I had my camera around my neck, lifted it, took off the cap. She called him "HAWK!". The time it took me to look into the viewfinder, the lion was there, inches from me behind his fence. I did not hear him move, I could not focus on him - the lightening speed at which he covered those 60 feet was mind boggling. I moved the camera and looked and there he was, looking at me straight in the eye.
I had never been this close to such an animal before.
The hardwired survival instinct set my heart pounding painfully and I broke out in a sweat and yeah, I stepped back. They are HUGE! But smaller than tigers and tigers are even smaller than the Liger I saw.
Trivia:
Did you know tigers do not roar? They make a 'chuff' sound.