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Malnourished lion suffers a seizure, shakes violently inside zoo cage in front of horrified visitors

The lion named Raffy collapsed on the floor of his enclosure after having a seizure at the Manila Zoo on Sunday afternoon
UPDATED SEP 18, 2018

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A lion was reportedly spotted having a seizure on the floor of his zoo enclosure in the Philippines on Sunday, according to Daily Mail. The incident was caught on camera by a horrified visitor.

The lion named Raffy collapsed on the floor of his enclosure and started shaking violently at the Manila Zoo on Sunday afternoon. Two lionesses, who were also in the enclosure, curiously looked on as the 'malnourished' lion slowed down his movements, breathing heavily at the same time. 

Mark Lee, a visitor at the zoo, said that the animal looked weak and called on the keepers at the zoo to investigate his health.

He said, "The lions in the zoo appeared malnourished. The animal in the video was having a seizure. I think that the zoo really needs to look into this. I know that volunteers do checkups once a week on animals but it is not enough. So I do hope that the management of Manila Zoo will improve in the future."

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