{"id":168,"date":"2011-06-15T15:49:36","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T19:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dadequate\/?p=168"},"modified":"2011-06-15T14:55:26","modified_gmt":"2011-06-15T18:55:26","slug":"lioness-tries-to-eat-baby-through-zoo-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dadequate\/2011\/06\/lioness-tries-to-eat-baby-through-zoo-glass.html","title":{"rendered":"Lioness Tries to Eat Baby Through Zoo Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Parents: Don&#8217;t attempt this <\/strong>without thick, shatterproof glass between your child and fierce predators.<\/p>\n<p>This video comes from one of the observation windows at the <a href=\"www.cmzoo.com\" target=\"_blank\">Cheyenne Mountain Zoo<\/a> in Colorado Springs. The glass is very thick, but it&#8217;s still a bit nerve-wracking being that close to such big cats. 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