An Indian man has been jailed for teasing a lioness with a chicken. <br /><br />A video that surfaced on October 25 shows him dangling a chicken before a lioness who begs for the bird. After taunting the lioness a few times he finally lets her have the chicken. <br /><br />As she grabs it, he even manages to pet the lioness. <br /><br />A senior Indian forest official said the man in the video, Haliyar Hoth of Jhalkha village, had teased the lioness in Gir Somnath forest range of Gujarat, India – the last home of Asiatic lion.<br /><br />Haliyar was arrested and jailed in May 2018 after he was involved in several similar incidents. <br /><br />Teasing an Asiatic lion’s attention is illegal in India and violators can be sentenced up to seven years in prison.<br /><br />While the video is a few months old, many villagers in Gir continue to put up illegal shows for the entertainment of tourists, said the official.<br /><br />The influx of tourists is also transforming the behaviour of lions, who are now used to easy meals and are turning docile, said the officer.
